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.



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Christie Group plc

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Chairman                                                                            

Dan Prickett                                                                       07885 813101

Chief Executive                                

Simon Hawkins                                                                 07767 354366

Chief Financial Officer

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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/