26 September 2024
Christie Group
plc
("Christie Group" or the "Company")
Simon Herrick is appointed
permanent Independent Non-executive Chair
The Board of Directors of Christie
Group plc (CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional &
Financial Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services
to the hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare &
education and retail sectors, is pleased to announce that Simon
Herrick, currently interim Non-executive Chair of the Board, has
accepted the position of permanent Independent Non-executive Chair
with immediate effect.
Nomination Committee Chair, Andrew Doyle
commented: "Following an extensive
and thorough search process in which we considered applications
from a number of excellent individuals and conducted a wide range
of interviews with the best of those applicants, the Board
concluded that Simon Herrick was the outstanding candidate for the
Chair role. Simon's knowledge of the Group and its culture, his
experience in listed company roles, combined with his passion for
and belief in the potential of the Group were key in that decision.
We are therefore delighted he has accepted our offer to accept the
role on a permanent, rather than interim basis."
Group Chief Executive, Dan Prickett, commented:
"I am excited to have the chance to continue to
work with Simon, as we focus on significantly improving the
performance of the Group and in doing so more fully align
shareholder value with the quality of our brands and client service
offering. There are significant opportunities and challenges ahead,
and much to do to realise that objective, but I am confident that
under Simon's stewardship as Chair we have the skills and talent
across the Group to deliver real value growth in the years
ahead."
Simon Herrick has held a variety of
senior executive roles in his career, including positions as CFO of
Debenhams plc, Northern Foods plc, Darty plc and PA Consulting
Limited and CEO of Northern Foods plc, before he opted to pursue a
career as a non-executive Director. Simon currently holds one other
non-executive directorship at Ramsden Holdings plc. Simon is a
fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales and holds an MBA from Durham University.
Commenting on his appointment, Simon Herrick
said: "I would like to thank the
Board for its confidence in my leadership and I'm deeply honoured
at being entrusted with the permanent role of Independent
Non-Executive Chair of Christie Group plc. We have a great group,
comprising well known and trusted brands with the highest
reputations in their chosen sectors, so I'm naturally very excited
to continue working with the Board of Directors, the leadership
team, and our talented employees to guide and build our business
and navigate the opportunities and challenges ahead. With a
commitment to fostering growth, strategic evolution, and increasing
stakeholder value, I look forward to contributing to the profitable
growth and prosperity of the group and to ensuring our future
achievements reflect the hard work and dedication of all
involved."
For the time being Simon will remain
as Chair of the Audit Committee. The Board will review the Audit
Committee Chair role in due course.
Enquiries:
Christie Group plc
Simon Herrick
07901 878972
Chairman
Dan
Prickett
07885 813101
Chief
Executive
Simon
Hawkins
07767 354366
Chief Financial Officer
Shore
Capital
Patrick
Castle
020 7408 4090
Nominated Advisor and
Broker
Notes
to Editors:
Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM,
is a leading professional business services group with 37 offices
across the UK and Europe, catering to its specialist markets in the
hospitality, leisure, healthcare, medical, childcare &
education and retail sectors.
Christie Group operates in two
complementary business divisions: Professional & Financial
Services (PFS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services
(SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PFS - Christie
& Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS -
Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.
Tracing its origins back to 1846,
the Group has a long-established reputation for offering valued
services to client companies in agency, valuation services,
investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional
trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and
inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a
natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
The information contained within
this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of the UK Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which is part of the UK law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
For more information, please go
to
https://www.christiegroup.com/
