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RNS Number : 0783P  Mission Group PLC (The)  01 July 2025

1(st) July 2025

THE MISSION GROUP plc

("MISSION", the "Group")

MISSION Group plc appoints John Carey as new Chief Executive Officer

MISSION Group plc (AIM:TMG) ('MISSION or 'the Group') is pleased to announce
that following an external process, John Carey has been appointed to the Board
as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 September 2025.

 

John draws on over 30 years of extensive experience in leading global
businesses, most recently holding executive positions at Castrol, BP plc and
Abu Dhabi National Oil Corporation for Distribution, where he led the
company's IPO in 2017.  In 2020 John was appointed to the Board of EG Group,
initially as Non-Executive Director and from 2023 to 2025 assumed the role of
Executive Director and President of EG America where he led the group's
business transformation plans.

 

Following John's appointment, the Board is also pleased to confirm that Mark
Lund, Interim Chief Executive, will resume his previous role as Non-Executive
Director.

 

Commenting David Morgan, Chair of MISSION said: "I am delighted to confirm
John's appointment as MISSION's new CEO. A highly experienced international
leader, he brings a diverse breadth of commercial and business transformation
expertise with a strong operations and marketing background.

 

"MISSION has a highly experienced senior leadership team who collectively
boast over 200 years of experience in the marketing industry. The Board
believes John's skills will be highly complementary and valuable to the Group
as it continues to make progress against its plans and explores new
opportunities to deliver sustainable, long-term growth and value to our
clients, colleagues and shareholders.

 

"Finally, I would like to thank Mark Lund for his contribution to the business
during his tenure as Interim Chief Executive. During this period he
successfully led and completed a restructuring of the Group, positioning
MISSION to move forward as a leaner and more agile business and I am delighted
that he will be resuming his role on the Board as Non-Executive Director
following John's appointment."

 

 

Additional information in respect of the AIM Rules

 

The following information relates to the appointment of John Joseph Carey,
aged 62, who is currently, or has within the past five years been, a director
or partner of the following companies:

 

 Current Directorships and/or Partnerships   Previous Directorships and/or Partnerships (within the last five years)
 JJC & MBM Holdings Ltd                      EG Group Holdings Limited
 Morphosis Venture Capital Limited

As at the date of this announcement, John Carey does not hold any ordinary
shares in MISSION.

Save as set out above there are no further disclosures pursuant to Rule 17 or
Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of
John Carey.

 

 

ENQUIRIES:    

 

 Mark Lund, Interim Chief Executive                                        Via Houston

 Giles Lee, Chief Financial Officer
 The MISSION Group PLC

 Simon Bridges/Andrew Potts/Harry Rees
 Canaccord Genuity Limited                                                 020 7523 8000

 (Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser and Broker)

 Peter Tracey                                                              020 3807 8484

 Blackdown Partners Limited

 (Financial Adviser)

 Kate Hoare/India Spencer                                                  0204 529 0549
 E: mission@houston.co.uk (mailto:mission@houston.co.uk)
 Houston PR

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS 

 

The MISSION Group Plc. is The Brand Performance Group.

 

Delivering measurable, results-driven campaigns as the preferred creative
partner for real business growth. We offer top-tier agencies, strategic
specialisms and global reach delivering outstanding performance for brands. We
call it Work That Counts™ www.themission.co.uk
(http://www.themission.co.uk/)

 

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Regulations 2019. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside
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