REG - Wynnstay Group PLC - Board Appointments

WynnstayAnnouncement

25/03/2025 07:15

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RNS Number : 9567B  Wynnstay Group PLC  25 March 2025

AIM: WYN

 

Wynnstay Group Plc

("Wynnstay" or "the Group")

Agricultural supplies and services group

 

Board Appointments

 

Wynnstay, the agricultural supplies and services group, is pleased to announce
the appointments of David Christensen and Catherine Smith to the Board as
independent non-executive directors, with effect from 1 April 2025. They
succeed Gareth Davies and Howell Richards, who will be retiring from the Board
at the Company's AGM on 27 March 2025, as previously announced.

 

David Christensen is a farmer with extensive experience of the UK farming
sector. He has been a member of the Board of Representatives for Arla Foods
amba ("Arla") since 2012. Arla is one of the world's largest dairy companies
and a cooperative owned by c.8,000 dairy farmers. He chairs Arla's Policy
Advisory Group and is a member of the Arla Tesco Committee. He also chairs the
South East Advisory Board of NFU Mutual. He was previously an advisory
committee member of the National Institute for Research in Dairying for five
years, and a committee member of the Prince's Dairy Initiative for seven
years.

 

Catherine Smith has been involved in the food and farming industry for over 24
years and helps to run the family farm in Monmouthshire. She is Chair of Hybu
Cig Cymru ("HCC") - Meat Promotion Wales, which is responsible for the
development, promotion and marketing of Welsh red meat. As Chair she led the
development of HCC's five-year plan and is involved with ministerial advisory
bodies shaping the future of agricultural policy in Wales. She is also a
senior member of the Vale of Glamorgan Council's Regeneration Team, which
advises on the delivery of sustainability and economic development objectives
in the region.

 

Steve Ellwood, Chairman of Wynnstay Group Plc, said:

 

"I am delighted to welcome Cath and David to the Board as Non-executive
Directors. They have extensive agricultural experience and a deep
understanding of the farming sector. We are confident that they will further
strengthen the Board, bringing additional expertise as we move forward with
our growth plans, including our newly launched Project Genesis.

 

"At the same time, I would like to thank our outgoing Non-executive Directors,
Gareth Davies, formerly Chief Executive, and Howell Richard, who both retire
at the Company's forthcoming AGM. Gareth's commitment and contribution to the
business over 26 years have been considerable. Howell Richard's wise counsel
over this tenure has also been much appreciated."

 

Enquiries:

 

 Wynnstay Group plc                Alk Brand, Chief Executive Officer    T: 01691 827 142

                                   Rob Thomas, Chief Financial Officer

 Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker)  Stephane Auton / Tom Knibbs           T: 020 7408 4090

                                   Henry Willcocks (Corporate Broking)

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

Regulatory Disclosures

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 appointments of David Andrew
Christensen, aged 57, and Catherine Margaret Smith, aged 45. Mr. Christensen
and Mrs. Smith do not hold any beneficial interest in the Company's share
capital.

 

 David Christensen
 Current Directorships                                  Past Directorships (within 5 years)

 Kingston Hill Farm Ltd                                 None

 The Oxford Cow Dairy Ltd

 Regal Court Management Company Ltd

 The Oxfordshire Agricultural Society Trust (Trustee)

 

 Catherine Smith
 Current Directorships                                        Past Directorships (within 5 years)

 Hybu Cig Cymru Meat Promotion Wales                          None

 Food Redistribution Wales Ltd (trading as FareShare Cymru)

 

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