RNS Number : 7766O
Kitwave Group PLC
14 January 2026
14 January 2026
Kitwave Group plc
("Kitwave", the "Group" or the "Company")
Directorate Changes
Kitwave Group plc (AIM: KITW), the delivered wholesale business, today announces that Gerard Murray, Non-Executive Director, will be stepping down from the Board with immediate effect.
Following the departure of Mr Murray, Dr Marnie Millard (Chair of the Company) will act as interim chair of the Audit Committee and Teresa Octavio (Independent Non-Executive Director) will act as interim chair of the Remuneration Committee.
The Company will commence a search for a new Non-Executive Director and update shareholders as appropriate.
Dr Marnie Millard, Chair, commented:
"I would like to thank Gerard for his valued contribution and commitment on the Board since the Company's IPO in May 2021 and wish him well for the future."
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For further information please contact:
Kitwave Group plc Ben Maxted, Chief Executive Officer David Brind, Chief Financial Officer www.kitwave.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 191 259 2277
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker) Bobbie Hilliam
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 8150
Yellow Jersey PR (Financial media and PR) Sarah Hollins Shivantha Thambirajah Bessie Elliot
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3004 9512
Company Overview
Founded in 1987, following the acquisition of a single-site confectionery wholesale business based in North Shields, United Kingdom, Kitwave is a delivered wholesale business, specialising in selling and delivering impulse products, frozen, chilled and fresh foods, alcohol, groceries and tobacco to approximately 46,000, mainly independent, customers.
With a network of 37 depots, Kitwave is able to support delivery throughout the UK to a diverse customer base, which includes independent convenience retailers, leisure outlets, vending machine operators, foodservice providers and other wholesalers, as well as leading national retailers.
The Group's growth to date has been achieved both organically and through a strategy of acquiring smaller, predominantly family-owned, complementary businesses in the fragmented UK grocery and foodservice wholesale market.
Kitwave Group plc (AIM: KITW) was admitted to trading on AIM of the London Stock Exchange on 24 May 2021.
For further information, please visit: www.kitwave.co.uk.
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