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RNS Number : 9127Y  Shearwater Group PLC  01 April 2026

01 April 2026

 

Shearwater Group PLC

("Shearwater", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Board Update

 

Shearwater Group plc, the cybersecurity, advisory and managed security
services group, announces that Giles Willits will step down as a Non-Executive
Director from the Board with effect from 1 April 2026 following over a decade
with the Company.

 

Further to Robin Southwell's appointment as Chair in January 2026, the Board
confirms that the transition has been completed smoothly and the Company is
benefitting from his strong leadership and continuity at Board level.

 

The Board has commenced a process to identify and appoint a new Non-Executive
Director. This process is progressing well and is now at an advanced stage. A
further update will be provided in due course.

 

Robin Southwell OBE, Chair, commented: "The Board would like to express its
gratitude to Giles for his contribution to the Company over the past 10 years
and we wish him well for the future."

 

As confirmed in the interim results announced on 17 March 2026, the Board
entered the second half of FY26 with an increasing level of confidence in the
Company's strategy with new deals progressing well through the pipeline.
Trading is in line with expectations and the Company continues to be well
positioned to deliver on its objectives.

 

Enquiries

 

 Shearwater Group plc                                  www.shearwatergroup.com

 Phil Higgins, CEO                                     c/o Alma

 Jonathan Hall, CFO

 Cavendish Capital Markets Limited - NOMAD and Broker  +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

 Adrian Hadden / Ben Jeynes - Corporate Finance

 Dale Bellis / Michael Johnson - Sales

 Alma Strategic Communications                         shearwater@almastrategic.com (mailto:shearwater@almastrategic.com)

 Justine James / Joe Pederzolli / Emma Thompson        +44 (0) 20 3405 0205

 

About Shearwater Group plc

Shearwater Group plc is an award-winning group providing cyber security,
managed security and professional advisory solutions to create a safer online
environment for organisations and their end users.

 

The Group's differentiated full service offering spans identity and access
management and data security, cybersecurity solutions and managed security
services, and security governance, risk and compliance. Its growth strategy is
focused on building a scalable group that caters to the entire spectrum of
cyber security and managed security needs, through a focused buy and build
approach.

 

The Group is headquartered in the UK, serving customers globally across a
broad spectrum of industries.

 

Shearwater shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM under the
ticker "SWG".  For more information, please visit www.shearwatergroup.com
(http://www.shearwatergroup.com/) .

 

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