Thursday 7 October 2021

Volution Group plc

Board changes

Volution Group plc (the "Company", the "Group" or "Volution", LSE: FAN) a leading international designer and manufacturer of energy efficient indoor air quality solutions, announces the following changes to the Board as set out in the Announcement of Preliminary Results 2021 this morning, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11:

•    Tony Reading will be retiring as a Non-Executive Director and as Senior Independent Director with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 9 December 2021. A search process, which has commenced, will focus on diversity, to better reflect our customer base and the wider population in our markets. Once the Board has approved the appointment of a new independent Non-Executive Director, an announcement will be made to the London Stock Exchange; and

•      Amanda Mellor, independent Non-Executive Director, will be appointed as Senior Independent Director with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on Thursday 9 December 2021. Amanda has been a Board member since March 2018 and has also been appointed as the Board representative for ESG matters and attends the Management Sustainability Committee.

Paul Hollingworth, Chairman of the Board, said:

"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Tony for his invaluable contribution to Board discussions over the past seven years. The Board has greatly appreciated his depth of knowledge and experience on Board matters and he has provided wise counsel to me personally in his capacity as Senior Independent Director. I would like to wish Tony all the very best for the future. I also look forward to working with Amanda in her new role as Senior Independent Director."

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Note to Editors:

Volution Group plc (LSE: FAN) is a leading international designer and manufacturer of energy efficient indoor air quality solutions.  Volution Group comprises 19 key brands across three regions:

UK: Vent-Axia, Manrose, Diffusion, National Ventilation, Airtech, Breathing Buildings, Torin-Sifan.

Continental Europe: Fresh, PAX, VoltAir, Kair, Air Connection, Rtek, inVENTer, Ventilair, ClimaRad, ERI Corporation.

Australasia: Simx, Ventair, Manrose.

For more information, please go to: www.volutiongroupplc.com