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RNS Number : 6878F  Christie Group PLC  26 September 2024

26 September 2024

 

Christie Group plc

("Christie Group" or the "Company")

 

Simon Herrick is appointed permanent Independent Non-executive Chair

 

The Board of Directors of Christie Group plc (CTG.L), the leading provider of
Professional & Financial Services and Stock & Inventory Systems &
Services to the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare &
education and retail sectors, is pleased to announce that Simon Herrick,
currently interim Non-executive Chair of the Board, has accepted the position
of permanent Independent Non-executive Chair with immediate effect.

 

Nomination Committee Chair, Andrew Doyle commented: "Following an extensive
and thorough search process in which we considered applications from a number
of excellent individuals and conducted a wide range of interviews with the
best of those applicants, the Board concluded that Simon Herrick was the
outstanding candidate for the Chair role. Simon's knowledge of the Group and
its culture, his experience in listed company roles, combined with his passion
for and belief in the potential of the Group were key in that decision. We are
therefore delighted he has accepted our offer to accept the role on a
permanent, rather than interim basis."

 

Group Chief Executive, Dan Prickett, commented: "I am excited to have the
chance to continue to work with Simon, as we focus on significantly improving
the performance of the Group and in doing so more fully align shareholder
value with the quality of our brands and client service offering. There are
significant opportunities and challenges ahead, and much to do to realise that
objective, but I am confident that under Simon's stewardship as Chair we have
the skills and talent across the Group to deliver real value growth in the
years ahead."

 

Simon Herrick has held a variety of senior executive roles in his career,
including positions as CFO of Debenhams plc, Northern Foods plc, Darty plc and
PA Consulting Limited and CEO of Northern Foods plc, before he opted to pursue
a career as a non-executive Director. Simon currently holds one other
non-executive directorship at Ramsden Holdings plc. Simon is a fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds an MBA from
Durham University.

 

Commenting on his appointment, Simon Herrick said: "I would like to thank the
Board for its confidence in my leadership and I'm deeply honoured at being
entrusted with the permanent role of Independent Non-Executive Chair of
Christie Group plc. We have a great group, comprising well known and trusted
brands with the highest reputations in their chosen sectors, so I'm naturally
very excited to continue working with the Board of Directors, the leadership
team, and our talented employees to guide and build our business and navigate
the opportunities and challenges ahead. With a commitment to fostering growth,
strategic evolution, and increasing stakeholder value, I look forward to
contributing to the profitable growth and prosperity of the group and to
ensuring our future achievements reflect the hard work and dedication of all
involved."

 

For the time being Simon will remain as Chair of the Audit Committee. The
Board will review the Audit Committee Chair role in due course.

Enquiries:

 

Christie Group plc

Simon Herrick
                        07901 878972

Chairman

Dan
Prickett
07885 813101

Chief
Executive

 

Simon
Hawkins
07767 354366

Chief Financial Officer

 

Shore Capital

Patrick
Castle
020 7408 4090

Nominated Advisor and Broker

 

 

Notes to Editors:

Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services
group with 37 offices across the UK and Europe, catering to its specialist
markets in the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare &
education and retail sectors.

 

Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional
& Financial Services (PFS) and Stock & Inventory Systems &
Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PFS - Christie
& Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Orridge,
Venners and Vennersys.

 

Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long-established reputation
for offering valued services to client companies in agency, valuation
services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional
trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory
management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the
Group's core agency business.

 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK Market
Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of the UK law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.

 

For more information, please go to https://www.christiegroup.com/
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