REG - National World PLC - Directorate change

National WorldAnnouncement

09/11/2023 12:00

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RNS Number : 9746S  National World PLC  09 November 2023

National World plc

 

("National World" or the "Company")

 

 

Directorate change

 

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

 

National World (LSE: NWOR) is pleased to announce that Sheree Manning has been
appointed Chief Financial Officer, having served as Acting Finance Director
since 14 September 2022. She has been appointed as an Executive Director of
the Company's Board and will attend its Audit Committee.

 

In addition, Mark Hollinshead, an Executive Director on the Board, who has
served as Chief Commercial Officer since 1 January 2021, now assumes the role
of Chief Operating Officer.

 

Both appointments commence with immediate effect.

 

National World's Executive Chairman, David Montgomery, said:

"Sheree has proved an excellent member of our team which has benefited from
her long experience in the business. She has smoothed multiple acquisitions
over the last year, exercising financial and strategic rigour in their
execution.

 

"Mark extends his role leading the commercial side of the business to
overseeing operations including the integration of Business Insider, Midland
News Association and Press Computer Systems, which have taken annualised Group
revenues beyond £100 million."

 

Sheree has over two decades of financial management and business leadership
experience. She joined Johnston Press plc in 2013 as Group Financial
Controller having previously worked in London for, amongst others, RBS Group,
IMG Media and Sainsbury's plc.

 

After reading a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of South
Australia, she qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Australia with Ernst
& Young in 2003.

 

 

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Enquiries:

 National World plc

 David Montgomery         c/o Montfort Communications

 Dowgate Capital Limited  +44 (0)20 3903 7715
 David Poutney

 James Serjeant

 Montfort Communications  +44 (0)77 3970 1634
 Nick Miles
+44 (0)78 1234 5205

Olly Scott

 

 

The Company confirms that there are no additional matters that require
disclosure under paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial
Conduct Authority with regard to Sheree Manning's appointment.

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