REG - Sanderson Design Grp - Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

Sanderson DesignAnnouncement

03/11/2021 07:00

RNS Number : 1313R
  
Sanderson Design Group PLC
  
03 November 2021
  
 




For immediate release


                                                      3 November 2021



 
SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP PLC
("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the "Group")
 
Appointment of Non-Executive Directors
 
Sanderson Design Group PLC (AIM: SDG), the luxury interior design and furnishings group, announces the appointment of two independent Non-Executive Directors, Juliette Stacey and Patrick Lewis, to broaden the Board's consumer, retail and commercial experience whilst strengthening the Company's governance for the next stage of development of the business. Juliette and Patrick will join the Company as Non-Executive Directors today, 3 November 2021. 
Juliette is currently Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, the hospitality group, and an adviser to a privately held property business, Middleton Advisors. Prior to her non-executive career, Juliette held executive leadership roles as Group CEO of Mabey Holdings Ltd, the engineering services group, and property group Savills PLC, having gained experience of advisory work at E&Y, where she qualified as an accountant.
Patrick was, until last year, an executive and Board director of John Lewis Partnership ("JLP"), where he gained extensive consumer and retail experience. He joined JLP in 1994 and held managerial roles across the business before becoming CFO in 2015. Patrick's early career was at the management consultant Bain & Company followed by a move into industry at Procter & Gamble, the consumer brands business.
As previously announced, Vijay Thakrar, who currently chairs the Audit Committee, will step down from the Board on 27 November 2021, and Juliette will become Chair of the Audit Committee. 
In addition to chairing the Audit Committee, Juliette will join the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee. Patrick will join the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
 
Dianne Thompson, Chairman of Sanderson Design Group, said: 
"I am delighted to welcome Juliette and Patrick to the Company's Board. The breadth of experience they bring of governance, operational management and the consumer sector will be of great value to the Company as we continue to focus on the strategic development and operating performance of the Group. I would again like to thank Vijay for his valued contribution to the Company as Chair of the Audit Committee and his handover of the role to Juliette." 
 
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. 
 
Juliette Natasha Stacey (51 years of age) has been a director or partner of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:
 



Current directorships and/or partnerships


Past directorships and/or partnerships














Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC


Beachley (Chepstow) Limited 




Bewley's Limited


Beachley (Twyford) Limited 








Blagrave No 1 Limited 








Blagrave No 2 Limited








Fairfield-Mabey Limited 








Mabey and Johnson Limited 








Mabey Bridge Limited 








Mabey Bridging (Americas) Limited 








Mabey Engineering (Holdings) Limited 








Mabey Engineering Australia (Holdings) Pty. Ltd 








Mabey Hire International Limited 








Mabey Hire Limited 








Mabey Hire NZ Limited 








Mabey Hire Pty. Ltd 








Mabey Investments Limited 








Mabey Limited 








Mabey Property Limited 








Rockfort Greys Ltd








Severn Crossing Developments Ltd 
Mabey Holdings Limited



 
 
John Patrick Lewis (56 years of age) has been a director or partner of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:
 



Current directorships and/or partnerships


Past directorships and/or partnerships














Girls' Education Company Limited


3BM Trustee Limited




Winch Trustee Limited 


Carlisle Place Ventures Limited  




Wycombe Abbey International Limited


JLP Scotland Limited








John Lewis Car Finance Limited








John Lewis Partnership PLC








John Lewis PLC








John Lewis Properties PLC 








John Lewis PT Holdings Limited








JSL Custodian Trustee Limited








Waitrose Limited



 
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
 
For further information: 



 
Sanderson Design Group PLC


 
c/o Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466 5000




Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer 








Mike Woodcock, Chief Financial Officer








Caroline Geary, Company Secretary


















Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)


+44 (0) 20 7597 5970




David Anderson / Alex Wright / Ben Farrow


















Buchanan


+44 (0) 20 7466 5000




Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Toto Berger 







SDG@buchanan.uk.com
 
 
Notes for editors:
About Sanderson Design Group
Sanderson Design Group PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company derives licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide range of products such as bed and bath collections, rugs, blinds and tableware.
Sanderson Design Group's brands include Zoffany, Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Scion, Clarke & Clarke and Archive by Sanderson Design.
The Company has a strong UK manufacturing base comprising Anstey wallpaper factory in Loughborough and Standfast & Barracks a fabric printing factory, in Lancaster. Both sites manufacture for the Company and for other wallpaper and fabric brands.
Sanderson Design Group employs approximately 600 people, and its products are sold worldwide. It has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago, Paris, Amsterdam, and Dubai.
Sanderson Design Group trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SDG.
For further information please visit: www.sandersondesigngroup.com
 

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