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RNS Number : 4779A  Petards Group PLC  15 April 2026

 
 
15 April 2026
 
PETARDS GROUP PLC

 

 ("Petards" or the "Group")

 

Director Appointment

 

 

Petards, the AIM quoted developer of advanced security, communication and
surveillance systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin (Ben)
Gillam to the Board as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director with
immediate effect.

 

Ben is a chartered accountant with more than 20 years' finance and accounting
experience. He joined Petards in March 2022 and has held senior finance
responsibilities for the Group, including statutory and management reporting,
oversight of key external adviser relationships and regulatory reporting.

 

Prior to joining Petards, Ben held a number of senior finance roles at TT
Electronics plc, including Head Office finance Manager, Interim Divisional
Finance Director and Group Financial Accountant.

 

 

Raschid Abdullah, Chairman of Petards Group plc said:

 

"Ben has become an integral and committed member of the management team. I
look forward to welcoming him to the Board am confident that he will make a
significant contribution during the next stage of the Group's development."

 

 

The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and
paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies in connection
with the appointment of Benjamin Neville Gillam, aged 49, to the Board of the
Company.

 

Current Directorships:

Affini Technology Limited

Affini Technology Group Limited

 

Past directorships / partnerships held within the past 5 years

Fountain and Fairfax Ltd

 

As announced on 9 February 2026, Ben was granted options over 1,000,000
ordinary shares in the Company with an exercise price of 10.25 pence, all of
which vest after three years from the date of grant and are exercisable at any
time up to ten years after the date of grant. Ben holds no ordinary shares in
the Company.

 

There are no other matters under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules
to be disclosed.

 

 

Contacts:

 

 

 Petards Group plc                              www.petards.com (http://www.petards.com)
 Raschid Abdullah, Chairman                     Mb:  07768 905 004

 Zeus Capital Limited, Joint Broker
 Mike Coe / Darshan Patel (Investment Banking)  Tel:  020 3829 5000

 Hybridan LLP, Joint Broker                     www.hybridan.com (http://www.hybridan.com)
 Claire Louise Noyce                            Tel:  020 3764 2341

                                                claire.noyce@hybridan.com

 

 

 

 

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