REG - Hornby PLC - Board Change

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05/01/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 4309X  Hornby PLC  05 January 2022

Hornby PLC

("Hornby", "the Company" or the "Group")

 

 

BOARD CHANGE

 

Hornby Plc, the international models and collectibles group, today announces
the appointment of Henry de Zoete as Non-Executive Director.

 

Henry de Zoete is an entrepreneur and alumnus of renowned Silicon Valley
start-up accelerator Y Combinator. In 2014, he co-founded The Big Deal which
uses tech to facilitate collective bargaining for consumers. In 2018, he went
on to establish Look After My Bills, a tech start-up, which became the largest
auto-switching service in the UK, saving families money on their gas and
electricity. After raising global investment and securing the best deal in the
history of BBC's Dragons' Den, Look After My Bills was acquired by GoCo Group
PLC (owners of GoCompare) in July 2019.

 

Henry has previously served on the Board of grassroots campaigning
organisation 38 Degrees (2015-2018) and was a Special Adviser in the
Department of Education (2010-2014). Henry is currently an angel investor in
tech start-ups and a Non-Executive Board Member of the Cabinet Office.

 

Henry will be a member of both the Audit and Remuneration Committees.

 

John Stansfield, Non-Executive Chairman said,

 

"I am very pleased to welcome Henry to the Board.  Henry has a tremendous
amount of highly relevant experience and I am in no doubt that he will make a
strong contribution to the Group as we move forward with our digital
transformation."

 

Henry de Zoete said:

 

"I am delighted to be joining the Board of Hornby Plc. Hornby, Scalextric,
Corgi, Humbrol and Airfix are all incredible, heritage brands that I grew up
with. I am really excited to give strategic input as the brilliant team
focuses on digital transformation and growth, to build the business for
generations to come."

 

 

The names of all companies and partnerships of which Henry de Zoete, aged 40,
has been a director or partner at any time in the previous five years are set
out below:

 

 Previous directorships or partnerships:
 Look After My Bills Limited
 This is the Big Deal Limited
 38 Degrees
 CKZ Property Limited

 

 

Henry holds no ordinary shares in Hornby.

 

Save as set out in this announcement, there are no further details to be
disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in
respect of Henry.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Hornby Plc

Lyndon Davies, CEO

Kirstie Gould, CFO

01843 233500

Web: www.hornby.plc.uk (http://www.hornby.plc.uk/)

 

Liberum Capital Limited (Nomad & Broker)

Andrew Godber

Edward Thomas

020 3100 2222

 

 

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