REG - Cropper(James) PLC - Directorate Change

James CropperAnnouncement

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7 January 2025

 

James Cropper plc

("James Cropper", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Directorate Change

 

James Cropper plc (AIM: CRPR), the Advanced Materials and Paper &
Packaging group, announces that Patrick Willink has informed the Board of his
intention to retire from James Cropper in April 2026.

 

Patrick first joined James Cropper in 1990 and was appointed to the Board in
1998.  He was instrumental in the development of the James Cropper
Cupcycling(®) facility and Colourform(®) product offering and currently
serves as Chief Innovation Officer.

 

As part of an orderly retirement process, Patrick will step down from the
Board on 29 March 2025 but remain employed by the Company for a further 12
months as Strategic Adviser and member of the Executive Committee supporting
the development of strategy and ensuring a smooth transition of leadership,
particularly within the Centre for Innovation.

 

Mark Cropper, Non-Executive Chair, stated:

 

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Patrick for his extraordinary
contribution.  Over 34 years, Patrick has been a formidable force both within
James Cropper and across broader industry. His exceptional leadership and
approach to innovation has helped to position James Cropper as an advanced
materials business with capabilities aligned to secular global trends and
exciting growth prospects.  We look forward to working with Patrick on the
Board until 29 March, and for a further 12 months in his capacity as Strategic
Adviser on the Executive Committee."

 

Patrick Willink, Chief Innovation Officer, stated:

 

"It has been a real privilege to have played a part in the development of the
Company from being a speciality papermill into a globally recognised paper,
packaging and advanced materials business, serving some of the world's biggest
brands and operating at the leading edge in our chosen sectors.  I believe we
have built a strong foundation of innovation and inventiveness that will allow
James Cropper to develop significantly over the coming years."

 

-ENDS-

Enquiries:

 

James Cropper plc
Mark Cropper, Non-Executive Chair

Tel: +44(0)1539 722002

 

Shore Capital - Nominated Adviser and Broker

Daniel Bush, David Coaten, Henry Willcocks, Lucy Bowden

Tel: +44 (0)207 408 4090

 

Burson Buchanan - Financial PR

Chris Lane, Charles Ryland, Jamie Hooper, Verity Parker

jamescropper@buchanancomms.co.uk (mailto:jamescropper@buchanancomms.co.uk)

Tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000

 

 

 

 

Notes for editors:

 

James Cropper is a market leader in Advanced Materials and Paper &
Packaging, centred around four market audiences: Energy Solutions, Composite
Solutions, Luxury Packaging and Creative Papers.

 

A purpose-led business, built upon six generations of the Cropper family,
James Cropper has a 600+ international workforce and an operational reach in
over 50 countries.

 

Established in 1845, the Group manufactures creative papers, luxury packaging
and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical
coatings.

 

James Cropper is a specialist provider of niche solutions tailored to a unique
customer specification, ranging from substrates and components in hydrogen
electrolysis and fuel cells to bespoke colours and textures in paper and
moulded fibre packaging designed to replace single use plastics.

 

The Group operates across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable
energy. It is renowned globally for service, capability, pioneering and multi
award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.

 

James Cropper's goal is to be operationally net zero by 2030 and to reduce
carbon through its entire supply chain to net zero by 2050.

 

 

 

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