REG - John Lewis Of Hunger - Directorate Change

John Lewis of HungerfordAnnouncement

20/01/2020 07:05

RNS Number : 2409A
John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC
20 January 2020
 


20 January 2020
John Lewis of Hungerford plc
(the "Company")
 
Directorate change
 
 
John Lewis of Hungerford Plc (AIM: JLH), the specialist manufacturer and retailer of kitchens, bedrooms and freestanding furniture, announces that Gary O'Brien, Non-Executive Chairman, has resigned as a director of the Company with immediate effect. Kiran Noonan, Managing Director, has been appointed as Acting Chairman with immediate effect until a permanent Non-Executive Chairman is identified and appointed.
 
As a result of Mr O'Brien's resignation, the resolution relating to his re-appointment which was to be presented at the Company's General Meeting scheduled for 21 January 2020 will not be presented at the meeting.
 
Kiran Noonan, Managing Director, commented:
"We thank Gary for his contribution to the Company over the recent years and wish him well with his future plans."
Gary O'Brien commented:
 "It is with regret that I have tendered my resignation for personal reasons and I thank all my colleagues in the Company for the support they have given me over my tenure. I also wish them and the Company all the success that they deserve."
 
Enquiries:
 



John Lewis of Hungerford plc
Kiran Noonan - Managing Director


01235 774300
 




 


 




Cenkos Securities plc
Azhic Basirov
Katy Birkin
 


0207 397 8900



 
Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 until the release of this announcement.
 




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