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RNS Number : 7666Z  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  18 September 2025

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

("Bloomsbury" or "the Company")

 

Appointment of new Chief Financial & Operating Officer

Keith Underwood of Guardian Media Group moves to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (LSE: BMY), the leading independent publisher,
announces the appointment of Keith Underwood as Chief Financial and Operating
Officer, reporting to Chief Executive, Nigel Newton. Keith will join
Bloomsbury on 2(nd) February 2026 enabling an orderly transition with the
current Group Finance Director, Penny Scott-Bayfield. Keith will join the
Board of Directors of Bloomsbury.

Keith Underwood has had a highly successful career in the media industry and
has extensive experience in developing and delivering digital and
international growth strategies. He has successfully led a broad range of
finance, commercial, strategic and technology-related business functions, and
this expanded role on the Bloomsbury Board utilises his breadth of
experience.

Keith joins Bloomsbury from Guardian Media Group (GMG) where he is Chief
Financial and Operating Officer, and was previously Interim CEO. He joined GMG
in June 2020 as an Executive Member of the Board with responsibility for
financial stewardship, operational performance and helping to shape the
strategic direction of the group. Before GMG, Keith worked at Channel 4 as
Chief Financial and Operating Officer and spent more than eight years on the
Executive Committee. Prior to joining Channel 4, he was employed by Discovery
Networks International, Sky and PwC. Keith is a Chartered Accountant.

Keith is a Board member of Digital Catapult, a digital technology innovation
organisation which helps businesses grow by applying advanced digital
technology. He has previously served as chairman of Freeview and a Board
Director of Digital UK and YouView.

Nigel Newton, Founder & Chief Executive of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
commented,

"I am greatly looking forward to working with Keith and benefiting from his
significant media, finance, operations and AI expertise. He joins as
Bloomsbury grasps the huge opportunity of Artificial Intelligence, licencing
content for significant future revenue while increasing operational
efficiency. Keith has the perfect experience to help deliver these ambitions
for Bloomsbury and its shareholders.

Penny Scott-Bayfield has been a wonderful colleague, I thank her for her huge
contribution to Bloomsbury and shall miss her greatly."

Keith Underwood, incoming Chief Financial & Operating Officer, commented,

"I am delighted to be joining Nigel Newton and his team at Bloomsbury.
Bloomsbury has achieved hugely impressive growth with an increasingly
diversified, high-quality portfolio distributed across more geographies, in
more formats than ever before. In a dynamic media market, with rapid
technological transformation, I look forward to working as part of the
Bloomsbury team to harness new opportunities and deliver sustained success in
the years ahead."

The Company is making this announcement pursuant to UK Listing Rule 6.4.6R
with no further disclosure necessary under UK Listing Rule 6.4.8R(2) to (6).

For further information, please contact:

 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
 Tamsin Garrity, Head of Investor Relations      tamsin.garrity@bloomsbury.com
 Hudson Sandler                                  +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
 Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus / Emily Brooker  bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com

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