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John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC

14 July 2016

John Lewis of Hungerford plc

Directorate Change

The Board of John Lewis of Hungerford plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenneth McNaught as an independent Non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

Eur Ing McNaught is a Chartered Engineer with a background in the provision of management consultancy, change management and business strategy to blue-chip engineering and support services companies. He is a member of the Institution of Engineering & Technology (MIET), the Engineering Council (CEng) and the European Federation of National Engineering Associations (Eur Ing).

Eur Ing McNaught becomes Chairman of the Board, succeeding John Lewis who has fulfilled the role on an interim basis for the past four months. Mr Lewis remains a Non-executive director of the Company.

Mr Lewis commented:

"We are delighted that Kenneth has agreed to lead the Board and welcome him to the team. He brings experience and passion for developing high performing teams, organisational values and sound business practices with the drive and ambition to develop the next phase of strategic goals for the business."

 
 Enquiries: 
 
 John Lewis of Hungerford plc 
  John Lewis                             01235 774300 
 
 Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance 
  Limited 
  Martyn Fraser                          0117 376 2213

Kenneth Bruce McNaught (aged 48) is a director of Knowledge-Based Management Consultants Limited.

There are no other matters which are required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

This announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

This information is provided by RNS

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