REG - Wynnstay Group PLC - Appointment of Group Finance Director

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23/08/2023 07:15

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RNS Number : 1332K  Wynnstay Group PLC  23 August 2023

AIM: WYN

Wynnstay Group Plc

("Wynnstay" or the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Group Finance Director

 

Wynnstay, the agricultural and specialist merchanting group, is pleased to
announce the conclusion of its recruitment process for the role of Group
Finance Director, following Paul Robert's decision to retire from the Company
after many years of outstanding service, as announced on 3 July 2023.  Rob
Thomas will be joining the Group on 2 October 2023 as Group Finance Director
Designate and as a Director of the Board of Wynnstay. Rob will take up the
role of Group Finance Director on 2 January 2024 with Paul Roberts stepping
down from the Board on the same day. Paul will remain with the Company in a
consultancy role for a period thereafter to assist with the year end audit
process and ensure a smooth handover.

 

Rob Thomas, FCA, has significant financial and commercial experience in senior
roles, including in the agricultural and the supply chain sectors. He joins
from EFS Global Limited, the UK-based logistics provider, where he was Group
Finance Director. Before that, he worked at NWF Group plc, the specialist
distributor of fuel, food and feed, for eight years until 2022. For the
majority of his time there, he was Finance Director of the feeds division, NWF
Agriculture Limited, which manufactures and supplies animal feeds to livestock
farmers across the UK. He has significant experience of M&A and strategic
planning.

 

Rob's earlier career was in accountancy with PwC, both in the UK and overseas.
 

 

Further information in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the
AIM Rules for Companies (the "AIM Rules") is set out at the end of this
announcement.

Steve Ellwood, Chairman of Wynnstay Group plc, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Rob Thomas to Wynnstay as Group Finance Director,
and at the same time to acknowledge Paul Robert's outstanding contribution
during his long tenure with the Group.

 

"On behalf of the Board and all his colleagues, I would like to thank Paul for
his hard work and astute counsel over many years and to wish him all the very
best in his retirement. It is typical of his commitment that he remains
available to us as Rob establishes himself.

 

"Rob is an excellent fit, bringing financial and commercial experience of our
sector, and we look forward to working with him."

 

 

Enquiries:

 Wynnstay Group Plc                Gareth Davies, Chief Executive                                 T: 020 3178 6378 (today)

                                   Paul Roberts, Finance Director                                 T: 01691 827 142

 KTZ Communications                Katie Tzouliadis, Robert Morton                                T: 020 3178 6378

 Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)  Stephane Auton, Henry Willcocks, Tom Knibbs, Rachel Goldstein  T: 020 7408 4090

 

 

Regulatory Disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph
(g) of the AIM Rules)

Save for the information set out above and below, there are no further
disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph
(g) of the AIM Rules in respect of the appointment of Robert ("Rob") John
Thomas, aged 44. Mr. Thomas does not hold any beneficial interest in the
Company's share capital.

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