26 April 2022

Zenova Group PLC

("Zenova", the "Company" or the "Group")

Zenova Appoints New Sales Director

Zenova Group PLC (AIM: ZED), a provider of innovative fire safety and heat management technology and products, is pleased to announce that Warwick Stevens will be joining the Company's management team on 1 May 2022 as its new Sales Director. He will replace Paul Williamson who will become Zenova's Head of Projects. Both are non-Board positions.

Warwick joins Zenova from Cemex, a leading building services business, where he has spent the last seventeen years of his career, including nine years as International Sales Director. In this role, Warwick built and led the business' global distribution network, which included eight country/global region managers across Europe, North America, South America and Asia Pacific, and a sales team of 40 people. Through strong relationships with global clients, which included builders' merchants, building supply companies, DIY businesses, specifiers and architects, Warwick helped grow Cemex's global sales in the facades market almost tenfold.

Warwick began his career as an Officer in the Royal Horse Artillery and has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Commenting on the appointment, Tony Crawley, Chief Executive of Zenova Group PLC said: "I would like to welcome Warwick to the Zenova team. He has an impressive track record in the building materials sector and in achieving high value contracts and growth in international markets. Warwick's experience and expertise will be hugely valuable to Zenova, and I believe he has an important role to play in helping Zenova grow into the global business we believe it will become."

Commenting on joining Zenova Group PLC as Sales Director, Warwick Stevens added: "Zenova has truly remarkable, life-changing, products and it is an exciting time in its journey. Joining Zenova as Sales Director is an opportunity I feel I cannot refuse and I look forward to building, developing and leading Zenova's sales team as we maximise existing opportunities, grow new markets and look to deliver rapid and sustainable sales growth."

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About Zenova Group PLC:

The Group, through Zenova Ltd, is the holder of intellectual property that underpins a suite of fire safety and temperature management products and technology. The product range is applicable to industrial, commercial, and residential markets. The Group's products include fire retardant paints, insulating paints and render, fire extinguishing fluid and applications. Through innovative development, and a refined formulation and development process, Zenova provides industry leading solutions across a range of fire protection and temperature management problems, comprising:

Zenova FP

A water-based fire-protection paint that prevents ignition and spread of fire. It can be used in commercial, industrial, and domestic applications on variety of materials, from wood to metal.

Zenova FX

Patent pending fire extinguisher filled with proprietary Zenova Fluid (Zenova FXB) that extinguishes all types of fires, reduces chances of re-ignition, works in cold (-15 ̊C) conditions, is non-toxic and does not produce harmful by-products.

Zenova IP

Thermal insulation paint that creates a thermal barrier, provides thermal reflection of sunrays and infrared radiation, anti-condensation, and anti-mould properties. It can be applied to virtually any exterior or interior material, regardless of the surface.

Zenova IR

Thermal insulation render to enhance the effectiveness of insulation by creating a thermo shield. It fills all cavities and gaps regardless of geometric shape and creates a vacuum - the most effective insulator.

Zenova CS

Patent pending next generation ceiling sprinkler filled with proprietary Zenova Fluid (Zenova FXB) that removes the need to install large fluid tanks, piping, complicated equipment, and software. This sprinkler could be installed in the kitchen.

The Group has achieved this without compromising the sustainability of natural and economical resources, including personal health and safety, with ecologically sound products.

Further information on the Group can be found at www.zenovagroup.com