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RNS Number : 4410J  IG Design Group PLC  27 April 2022

27 April 2022

 

IG Design Group plc

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

 

Non-Executive Director Appointment

 

IG Design Group plc, one of the world's leading designers, innovators and
manufacturers of celebrations, craft, gifting, stationery and creative play
products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Binyon to the Board
as a Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 June 2022.

 

Claire is an experienced non-executive director and has extensive experience
in executive and board advisory roles at international companies across the
manufacturing, industrial and consumer goods sectors, both public and private.
She currently holds the role of non-executive director at two FTSE 250
investment trusts: JP Morgan American Investment Trust plc and Murray
International Trust PLC. Claire is also currently a non-executive director of
NHBS LTD, a privately owned international retailer. Her previous experience
includes senior executive positions at blue-chip businesses GE, InBev,
Cadbury, DS Smith and Fenner/Michelin. Claire is a Chartered Accountant.

 

Claire has worked with many businesses undergoing operational and cultural
change, driving their international expansion with a mixture of strategic
thinking and tactical implementation. She has supported a number of
multinationals with key operations in the US and, in addition, has substantial
experience leading corporate transactions.

 

Stewart Gilliland, Chair, commented:

 

"We are very pleased to welcome Claire to the Board of Design Group; we are
confident that her significant experience helping to navigate large consumer
businesses through times of challenge and change will be of great value to us.
Claire brings with her skills in PLC finance and governance, corporate
transaction experience and a clear track record of helping global businesses
to flourish. The team and I look forward to working together with her from
June."

 

 

The following details in relation to the appointment of Claire Binyon (aged
55) are disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

 

  Current directorships                    Past directorships held within last 5 years

 Murray International Trust PLC            Olorverde Consulting Limited

 NHBS Limited

 JP Morgan American Investment Trust plc

 

There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to Claire Binyon's
appointment pursuant to AIM Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the
AIM Rules for Companies.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 IG Design Group plc                                       Tel: 0152 588 7310
 Stewart Gilliland, Chair

 Giles Willits, Chief Financial Officer

 Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  Tel: 0207 523 8000
 Bobbie Hilliam, NOMAD

 Alex Aylen, Sales

 Alma PR                                                   Tel: 0203 405 0205
 Susie Hudson

Sam Modlin

 Rebecca Sanders-Hewett

 

 

About IG Design Group plc

 

IG Design Group plc, the largest consumer gift packaging business in the
world, is a designer, innovator and manufacturer of products that help people
celebrate life's special occasions. Design Group works with more than 11,000
customers in over 80 countries throughout the UK, Europe, Australia and the
USA.

 

Its products are found in over 210,000 retail outlets, including several of
the world's biggest retailers, for example Walmart, Target, Amazon, Costco,
Lidl and Aldi. Its brand, Tom Smith, also holds the Royal Warrant for the
supply of Christmas crackers and Christmas wrapping paper to the Royal family.
Design Group is a diverse business operating across multiple regions,
categories, seasons and brands.

 

Its five major product categories are: Celebrations, Gifting, Craft &
creative play, Stationery and 'Not-for-resale' consumables. It offers
customers a full end-to-end service from design through to distribution,
offering both branded and bespoke products from the value-focused through to
the higher-margin ends of the market.

 

The Company was admitted to the Alternative Investment Market of the London
Stock Exchange in 1995 under the name 'International Greetings plc' and
rebranded to IG Design Group plc in 2016. For further information please
visit www.thedesigngroup.com.

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