REG - Wynnstay Group PLC - Board Appointment

WynnstayAnnouncement

18/04/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 4786W  Wynnstay Group PLC  18 April 2023

AIM: WYN

Wynnstay Group Plc

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

 

Board Changes

 

Wynnstay the agricultural and specialist merchanting group, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Steven Esom as Senior Independent Non-executive
Director, with immediate effect. He succeeds Philip Kirkham, Vice-chairman and
Senior Independent Director, who will be retiring after 10 years as a member
of the Board of Directors on 24 May 2023.

 

Steven has extensive senior-level experience in the UK food and retailing
industries and significant experience of the UK agricultural sector. He was
Managing Director of Waitrose & Partners, where he regularly engaged with
farmers and was involved with the oversight of Waitrose-owned farmlands. He
was also Executive Director of Food at Marks & Spencer, and held senior
commercial buying roles at J Sainsbury plc for 12 years as well as at Texas,
the DIY retailer, then part of Ladbroke Group.

 

Steven is Chairman of Sedex, a leading global supply chain consultancy focused
on environmental, social and governance ("ESG") outcomes, which operates the
world's largest data platform for supply chain assessment.  He is also
Chairman of Andrews & Partners Ltd, the residential estate agency and
lettings and management group, and Chairman of Advantage Travel Partnership,
the UK's largest independent travel agent group. Until December 2022, Steven
was a non-executive director of Rank Group plc and, for nine years until 2018,
was a non-executive director of Cranswick plc, a leading UK food producer and
FTSE-250 constituent.

 

Steve Ellwood, Chairman of Wynnstay Group Plc, said:

 

"On behalf of my colleagues, I would like to thank Philip for his tremendous
contribution to the Board and to the Group over the last ten years. Philip's
insights and expertise have been much appreciated. We are delighted to welcome
Steven, who succeeds him as Senior Independent Non-executive Director.

 

"Steven is a highly experienced business leader and brings extensive
commercial experience of food production and retailing, and a significant
understanding of the agricultural industry. We are confident that he provides
additional complementary strengths to the Board of Directors as we continue to
grow and develop the Group."

 

Enquiries:

 

 Wynnstay Group Plc                Gareth Davies, Chief Executive                 T: 01691 827 142

                                   Paul Roberts, Finance Director

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

 Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)  Stephane Auton / John More / Rachel Goldstein  T: 020 7408 4090

 

Regulatory disclosures

In accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies,
Steven Derek Esom, aged 62 years, currently has no shareholding in the
Company. Steven Esom holds, or has held in the past five years, the following
directorships, and partnerships:

 

 Current directorships/partnerships              Directorships/partnerships within the last five years
 Advantage Travel Partnerships Ltd               Brand Reputation Compliance Limited
 Andrews Letting and Management Limited          BRC Global Standards Ltd
 Andrews & Partners Limited                      British Amateur Boxing Association Limited
 Inside Track 1 LLP                              Cranswick plc
 Inside Track 2 LLP                              Focus Partnerships Travel Limited
 PCG (2023) Ltd                                  GB Boxing Events Limited
 Phoenix Film Partners LLP                       The Invicta Film Partnership No.43 LLP
 Product Chain Limited                           The Rank Group plc
 Product Chain (Services) Limited
 Sedex Solutions Limited
 Sedex Information Exchange Limited
 The British Wrestling Association Limited
 Worldwide Independent Travel Network (Win) Ltd

 

Steven Esom was a Director of Panakeia Limited, New Glow Urban Spa (Holdings)
Limited and New Glow Urban Spa Limited between April 2010 and April 2011. The
companies formed a group that offered luxury spa services.  After the end of
the first year's trading, the companies' projected forecasts were not met and
the companies were involved in a group administration, which began on 1 June
2011. The companies' assets were sold and the companies subsequently dissolved
on 26 July 2012. There was an estimated shortfall to non-preferential
creditors of £2,100 and the companies did not have any preferential
creditors.

 

Save as disclosed above, there is no further information required to be
disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule
2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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