Connect Group PLC Director declaration (4779X)
February 22 2017 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCNCT
RNS Number : 4779X
Connect Group PLC
22 February 2017
For immediate release 22 February 2017
Connect Group PLC
("Connect Group" or "the Company")
Director declaration
Connect Group, a leading specialist distributor operating in
four divisions; News & Media, Books, Education & Care and
Parcel Freight, today announces, in accordance with paragraph
9.6.14 (2) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority, that
David Bauernfeind, Chief Financial Officer and Board member, has
been appointed to the Board of Gooch & Housego PLC ("G&H"),
an AIM listed specialist manufacturer of optical components and
systems, as a Non - Executive Director, with effect from 1 May
2017. David will also chair their Audit committee.
The Company confirms that there are no further changes to the
information requiring disclosure under paragraph 9.6.13 (2) to (6)
of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
Enquiries:
Connect Group PLC
Mark Cashmore, Group Chief Executive Today: 020 7466 5000
David Bauernfeind, Chief Financial Thereafter: 01793
Officer 563641
www.connectgroupplc.com
Buchanan
Richard Oldworth / Jamie Hooper
connect@buchanan.uk.com
www.buchanan.uk.com 020 7466 5000
About Connect Group
Connect Group PLC is a leading specialist distributor operating
in large and diverse markets. The Group has four separate
divisions, connecting suppliers to customers in an efficient,
knowledgeable and service oriented way:
-- Connect News & Media - Encompassing: Smiths News, Dawson
Media Direct and Pass My Parcel. Smiths News is the UK's largest
newspaper and magazine wholesaling business with an approximate 55
per cent. market share. It distributes newspapers and magazines on
behalf of the majority of the major national publishers as well as
a large number of regional publishers serving approximately 30,000
customers across England and Wales on a daily basis, including
large general retailers as well as smaller independent newsagents
with approximately 40 million newspapers supplied weekly; Dawson
Media Direct is an international media direct business supplying
newspapers, magazines and inflight entertainment technology and
content to over 80 airlines in 50 countries. Pass My Parcel, a
wholly-owned 'click and collect' delivery service, operated by the
Smiths News business, has a network of over 3,000 parcel shops and
clients which include Amazon and ASOS.
-- Connect Parcel Freight - Tuffnells is a leading provider of
next-day B2B delivery of mixed parcel freight consignments,
specialising in items of irregular dimension and weight ("IDW"),
examples of which include bulky furnishings, building materials and
automotive parts. Tuffnells offers distribution coverage throughout
the UK through a network of 37 depots and operates a largely
depot-to-depot operational model, delivering over 13 million
consignments per annum, through a wide range of services to over
4,500 customers focusing on SMEs.
-- Connect Education & Care - An independent supplier of
consumable products to the Education and Care markets through The
Consortium and West Mercia Supplies. The division currently serves
over 30,000 customers with an extensive range of over 40,000
products across a branded, own-brand and value range, including
stationery, arts and craft and cleaning.
-- Connect Books - Combining a number of recognised brands in
print and digital bookselling, including Bertrams, Dawson Books and
Wordery. A leading distributor of printed and digital books, the
division supplies a mix of traditional and online booksellers,
academic and public libraries and direct to consumer through
Wordery.
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