REG - Northern Bear Plc - Director Appointment

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RNS Number : 2292M  Northern Bear Plc  13 September 2023

13 September 2023

Northern Bear plc

("Northern Bear" or the "Company")

 

Director Appointment

Northern Bear (LSE:NTBR), the AIM listed group of companies (together, the
"Group") providing specialist building and support services to customers in
Northern England and across the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Martin Boden to the Board as a non-executive director of the Company with
immediate effect.

Martin Boden is a Chartered Accountant with considerable experience in high
growth businesses. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he worked for
FTSE 100 companies including WH Smith Group, NatWest Group and then Great
Universal Stores where he was Group Financial Controller, primarily Manchester
based.  Martin has worked as Group CFO with both AIM and FTSE 250 listed
companies as well as Private Equity owned organisations, having most recently
been Group CFO at Small World Financial Services Group Limited. Martin's AIM
listed experience was initially with Genus plc, a global animal genetics
business that moved up to the FTSE 250, and most recently with Westminster
Group plc, a global aviation security services business. Martin has been an
executive main board member of businesses since 2007 and has previously worked
with JDR Cable Systems Limited who are based in Hartlepool and with Bettys
& Taylors who are based in Harrogate.

Jeff Baryshnik, Non-Executive Chairman of Northern Bear, commented on the
appointment:

"We are delighted to welcome Martin to the Board, who brings with him a wealth
of public markets experience. We look forward to working with him going
forward."

Further information on Martin Boden's appointment:

The following details in relation to the appointment of Martin Boden are
disclosed in accordance with AIM Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

Martin Brett Boden (aged 64) has held the following directorships and/or
partnerships in the past five years.

 Current Directorships                                         Past Directorships (last five years)
 Martin Boden Consulting Limited                               Small World Financial Services Group Ltd
 235 Stoke Newington Church Street Management Company Limited  SW Bidco Ltd
                                                               SW Midco Ltd
                                                               SW Topco Ltd
                                                               SW Holdco Ltd
                                                               LCC Trans-Sending Ltd
                                                               Westminster Group PLC
                                                               Longmoor Security Services Ltd
                                                               Westminster Aviation Security Services Ltd
                                                               Sovereign Ferries Ltd
                                                               Westminster International Ltd
                                                               Westminster Operating Ltd
                                                               Westminster Maritime Services Ltd
                                                               CTAC Ltd
                                                               Westminster Services Ltd

Martin Boden was appointed by Vision Capital LLP as a director of First Quench
Group Limited ("FQG") and its subsidiary companies (including Threshers Wine
Group) on 5 October 2009. FQG entered creditors voluntary liquidation on 28
April 2010 and was dissolved following a creditors' voluntary wind up on 1 May
2017. The total shortfall to FQG's sole creditor, HM Revenue & Customs,
was £3,480,201. FQG's subsidiary companies have all been dissolved following
either being liquidated or struck off.

There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to Martin Boden's
appointment pursuant to AIM Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii)
of the AIM Rules for Companies.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of United Kingdom domestic law by virtue of
the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended by virtue of the Market
Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

 

For further information, please contact:

 Northern Bear PLC                          +44 (0) 166 182 0369

 Jeff Baryshnik - Non-Executive Chairman

 Tom Hayes - Finance Director

 Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)  +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 James Harris

 James Bellman

 

 Hybridan LLP (Nominated Broker)  +44 (0) 20 3764 2341

 Claire Louise Noyce

 

 

 

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