Sumo Group PLC Appointment of Director (5043V)
April 09 2019 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMSUMO
RNS Number : 5043V
Sumo Group PLC
09 April 2019
9 April 2019
SUMO GROUP PLC
("Sumo Group", the "Company" or the "Group")
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR
Sumo Group (AIM: SUMO), the provider of turnkey and
co-development solutions to the world's largest video game
publishers, announces the appointment of Paul Porter to the Board
as a director of the Company with effect from 9 April 2019.
Paul, who co-founded Sumo Digital in 2003 with Carl Cavers and
Darren Mills, was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Sumo
Group on 1 April 2019. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of
Sumo Digital, the Group's primary operating business. Paul has more
than 25 years of industry experience, having previously been Studio
Head for Infogrames Sheffield and Head of Core Technology at
Gremlin Interactive.
Ken Beaty, Chairman of Sumo Group, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Paul to the Board. I have worked
with Paul at Sumo Digital since late 2014 and know that his
profound industry knowledge and considerable expertise will further
strengthen our executive team. The Group continues to grow rapidly
and we are reorganising our management structure to accommodate
further successful expansion. The creation of the Chief Operating
Officer role on the plc Board is an important part of this new
structure and how we manage the business."
Additional Information
The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17
and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Paul Reginald Porter, aged 47, is, or has during the last five
years been, a director or partner of the following companies and
partnerships:
Current directorships/partnerships Former directorships/partnerships
within last five years
Sumo Digital Ltd Sumo Digital Entertainment Limited
Cirrus Development Limited Sumo Digital Group Limited
Mistral Entertainment Limited Sumo Digital Holdings Limited
Aghoco 1337 Limited Project Republica Bidco Limited
Sumo Digital (Atlantis) Limited Atomhawk Design Ltd - 29 June
Sumo Digital (Genus) Limited 2017 to 22 May 2018
Sumo Games Development Limited
Project Republica Topco Limited
Aghoco 1789 Limited
Aghoco 1790 Limited
Riverside Games Limited
Red Kite Games Limited
Red Kite Software Development
Limited
Atomhawk Design Ltd - since
6 March 2019
The Chinese Room Ltd
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There are no further disclosures required to be made in respect
of Paul Porter's appointment.
Interest in Sumo Group Shares
Paul Porter is interested in 6,202,091 shares in Sumo Group
which are held by Aghoco 1337 Limited, as trustee of the Sumo Group
plc EBT.
Enquiries:
Sumo Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 114 242 6766
Carl Cavers, Chief Executive Officer
David Wilton, Chief Financial Officer
Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser
& Broker)
Nick Cowles / Richard Darlington Tel: +44 (0) 161 831 1512
/ Andrew Jones
Ben Robertson / John Goold Tel: +44 (0) 203 829 5000
Belvedere Communications Limited
Cat Valentine (cvalentine@belvederepr.com) Tel: +44 (0) 7715 769 078
Keeley Clarke (kclarke@belvederepr.com) Tel: +44 (0) 7967 816 525
Llew Angus (langus@belvederepr.com) Tel: +44 (0) 7407 023 147
About Sumo Group - www.sumogroupplc.com
Sumo Group's businesses provide acclaimed development and design
services to the video games and entertainment industries from nine
studios in the UK, India, and Canada.
Sumo Digital, as the group's primary business, is one of the
UK's largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games,
having studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Huddersfield,
Leamington Spa and Pune, India. The business has acquired two
studios since IPO, which operate under their own names, BAFTA
award-winning The Chinese Room and Red Kite Games. Sumo Digital
provides turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip
client base.
Atomhawk is a multi-award-winning visual design company, with
studios in Newcastle and in Vancouver (Canada), servicing the
games, film and visual effects industries.
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