25 February 2025
ROEBUCK FOOD GROUP
PLC
("Roebuck" or "the Company", AIM: RFG)
Appointment of
Non-Executive Director
Roebuck Food Group plc (AIM: RFG) a group
focused on growth and innovation within the food and agribusiness
sectors is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Tommy Conway
as non-executive director and Chairman of the Company.
Mr Conway (63) has over three decades'
experience in investment banking and is currently principal of
independent corporate finance advisory firm TCCA Limited, of which
he has been a director since 7 December 2021. In this capacity he
recently advised Roebuck in relation to its acquisition of
interests in GlasPort Bio Limited ("GlasPort Bio") and GlasPort Rumen Tech
Limited ("GlasPort Rumen
Tech"), and ancillary agreements. As announced on 7 February
2025, Mr Conway has been nominated by Roebuck to the Boards of
GlasPort Bio and GlasPort Rumen Tech as non-executive director of
those companies.
Mr Conway is a graduate in Agricultural Science
from University College Dublin, holds an MSc in Climate Change from
Dublin City University, and a Graduate Diploma in Sustainable
Leadership from University College Dublin. A former business
editor of the Irish Farmers Journal, he was for 11 years
subsequently an equity analyst and institutional equity sales
director with Davy Stockbrokers, then becoming a Director and Head
of Institutional Equities at NCB Group for 12 years, followed by 10
years as a Director with Investec Corporate Finance. Mr Conway has
extensive experience advising public and private companies, and
leading successful sell-side and buy-side transactions in the UK
and Irish agrifood sector, including the sale in 2021 by Roebuck
(then Norish plc) of its Cold Stores division.
The following information in respect
of Tommy Conway
is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Current
Directorships and Directorships held in the last 5
years:
TCCA Limited
Skelgrove ltd (Resigned December 2022)
Save as set out above, there is no additional
information under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies which needs to be disclosed.
Commenting on the appointment of Mr Conway,
Roebuck Chief Executive Kieran Mahon stated:
"Last year we
lost our long-standing Chairman, the late Ted O'Neill, who oversaw
both the 2021 transaction which returned £50 million to
shareholders and the steady refocussing of the Group's activities
after that to what they are today. We are delighted that
Tommy Conway is now undertaking the role of Chairman to lead the
next exciting chapter for our company. Tommy's agricultural
science and climate qualifications, and his experience in plc and
private company advisory and M&A will be great assets as we
drive forward our strategic mission to deliver stakeholder value
creation across innovation, efficiency and sustainability in
agriculture and food production."
The directors of the Company accept
responsibility for this announcement.
Enquiries:
Roebuck Food Group plc
Aidan Hughes, Deputy
Chairman Telephone: + 44 1293
862 498
J & E Davy (Nomad)
Anthony
Farrell
Telephone: + 353 1 679 6363
