REG - Motorpoint Group plc - Directorate Change

MotorpointAnnouncement

28/11/2019 07:05

RNS Number : 9197U
Motorpoint Group plc
28 November 2019
 


28 November 2019
 
Motorpoint Group PLC
("Motorpoint" or the "Group")
 
Directorate Change
 
Motorpoint Group PLC, the UK's largest independent vehicle retailer, announces that the Group's Founder and Non-Executive Director, David Shelton, will retire from the Board on 31 December 2019.  David stepped down as an executive director in March 2018.
 
Mark Morris, Chairman of Motorpoint Group PLC, commented:
"I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Board and the whole group, to thank David for his tireless service to Motorpoint since founding it in 1998. David has been key to Motorpoint's successful growth strategy from its first site in Derby to the 12-strong estate that we operate from today. The Board wishes David a long and happy retirement."
 
 
Enquiries:
 



Motorpoint Group PLC
Mark Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer
James Gilmour, Chief Financial Officer
 


via FTI Consulting




 
FTI Consulting (Financial PR)
Jonathon Brill
Alex Beagley
James Styles
Sam Macpherson


 
020 3727 1000



 
 
Notes to editors
Motorpoint is the largest independent vehicle retailer in the United Kingdom. The Group's principal business is the sale of nearly-new vehicles, the majority of which are up to two years old and which have covered less than 15,000 miles. Motorpoint sells vehicles from brands representing over 95 per cent of new vehicle sales in the United Kingdom, with models from Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, Audi and BMW being amongst the top sellers. The Group operates from 12 retail sites across the United Kingdom; Derby, Burnley, Glasgow, Newport, Peterborough, Chingford, Birmingham, Widnes, Birtley, Castleford, Oldbury and Sheffield of which five have opened in the last five years; together with a national contact-centre dealing with online enquiries.
 
More information is available at www.motorpointplc.com and www.motorpoint.co.uk.




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