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30/01/2018 07:05

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NWF Group PLC
30 January 2018
NWF Group plc 
30th January 2018 
NWF Group plc 
NWF Group plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director
NWF Group plc ("NWF" or the "Group"), the specialist agricultural and distribution business delivering feed, food and fuel across the UK, announces the appointment of David Stewart Downie, as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, with effect from 1st February 2018. 
David Downie, FCMA, BSc Agriculture, aged 52, has wide experience of UK blue-chip executive board roles, combined with multi-industry, public and private non-executive director experience. Between 1988 and 2005, David spent more than fifteen years as a senior executive at ASDA (initially a Plc, now part of Wal-Mart), performing key roles such as Director of Retail Finance, Retail Director and Logistics Director. David has also held senior executive roles in The 4U Group, HSS Hire where he was Chief Operating Officer and most recently Agrii, a subsidiary of Origin Enterprises Plc, the specialist agronomy company serving UK Farmers, where he was Chief Executive Officer. David is Non-Executive Chairman of a private coffee group which trades as Cafe2u Limited and Red Bean Coffee Limited.
Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive, Richard Whiting said: "I am delighted to welcome David to the Board of NWF, his experience will be of value in developing the Group going forward".
Save for the disclosures below, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules in relation to the appointment of David Downie as Non- Executive Director.
AIM Rules Disclosure
David is currently a director of or partner at the following entities:
Current Directorships and Partnerships
Caf 2 U Limited
Coffee Global Limited
D.L.Downie Limited
Micro Fusion 2004-15 LLP (Partner)
Red Bean Coffee Limited
In the previous 5 years, David has been a director of or partner at the following entities:
Previous Directorships and Partnerships
Agri Intelligence Limited
Agrii (UK) Limited
B. C. Agricultural Services Limited
Camvo (No 15) Limited
Cleancrop Uk Limited
Csc Crop Protection Limited
GB Seeds Limited
Gromax Industries Limited
Ian Nash Limited
Independent Agriculture Limited
Kingdom Agribusiness Limited
Kings Horticulture Limited
Masstock Arable (UK) Limited
Masstock Group Holdings Limited
Minster Law Limited
Oval (1173) Limited
Reso (Seeds) Limited
United Agri Products Limited
Whitebell Management Limited
Willmot Pertwee Limited
For further information please visit www.nwf.co.uk or contact:
Richard Whiting, Chief Executive
NWF Group plc
Tel: 01829 260 260
Reg Hoare /Andrew Leach /
Vera Prokhorenko
MHP Communications
Tel: 020 3128 8100
Justin Jones /
Mike Bell
Peel Hunt LLP
(Nominated Adviser)
Tel: 020 7418 8900

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