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RNS Number : 2278D  Coats Group PLC  06 May 2026

6 May 2026

 

Coats Group plc

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

Coats Group plc ('Coats' or the 'Company'), a world-leading Tier 2 supplier of
critical components to the apparel and footwear industries, announces that
Annette Kelleher will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 1
June 2026. In addition, she will join the Nomination Committee and the
Remuneration Committee.

 

Annette has more than 25 years of experience in the international industrials
sector and was the Chief Human Resources Officer and on the executive
committee of Johnson Matthey plc, a global leader in sustainable technologies,
from 2013 to 2025. Prior to that Annette held a number of senior human
resources roles during her tenure with Pilkington Glass and NSG Group (the
Tokyo-listed global performance glass group which acquired Pilkington Group
plc in 2006) and spent considerable time in Asia.

 

Annette is currently a non-executive director of Keller Group plc, where she
also chairs the Remuneration Committee, and of the Remuneration Consultants
Group. From 2014 to 2023, Annette was a non-executive director of Hill &
Smith plc, and chair of the Remuneration Committee from 2016. She was
previously an independent Director of Tribunal Services, part of the UK's
Ministry of Justice.

 

David Gosnell OBE, Chair of Coats said "I am delighted that Annette will be
joining the Board. Her substantial experience in the international industrials
sector, together with her significant human resources expertise, will provide
Coats with valuable insights and will further strengthen the Board. I look
forward to working with Annette."

 

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule
6.4.8.

 

 Enquiry details

 Investors        Chris Dyett      Coats Group plc  +44 (0)797 497 4690
 Media            Nick Hasell      FTI Consulting   +44 (0) 20 3727 1340

                  Victoria Hayns

 

About Coats Group plc
 
Coats is a world-leading Tier 2 manufacturer and trusted partner for the apparel and footwear industries. We deliver essential materials, components, and software solutions that help our customers grow, compete and win.
 
With over 250 years of industry expertise, we're shaping the future of the apparel and footwear supply chain through insight-led innovation, impactful sustainability practices, and digital technologies that unlock better product quality, efficiency and performance.
 
Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 company and a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. In 2025, we generated $1.5 billion in revenue and employed c.19,000 people worldwide - all united by a spirit of innovation, quality and service. Learn more at
www.coats.com (http://www.coats.com/)
 or follow us on LinkedIn.
 
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