Change of Group Company Secretary

27 September 2019

Ibstock plc

('Ibstock' or the 'Company')

Change of Group Company Secretary

Ibstock plc announces that Robert Douglas will be retiring from the role of Group Company Secretary on 8 November 2019 and Nick Giles will be appointed as Group Company Secretary on that date.  

Robert joined the Company as IPO Project Manager leading up to the Company's stock market listing in June 2015. He was subsequently appointed Group Company Secretary in October 2015 and has been a key member of the management team and been responsible for advising the Board on all aspects of Corporate Governance.

Nick Giles joins us from RPC Group plc where he held the position of Company Secretary.  He has a wealth of company secretariat experience gained through governance and compliance roles at a number of UK listed companies.  He is a Fellow of ICSA ¦ The Chartered Governance Institute and has an MA in Business Law.

 Jonathan Nicholls, Chairman, Ibstock, said:

"Robert has played a very important role following our move to a plc organisation, and subsequently in the disposal of our Glen-Gery business.  On behalf of my Board colleagues, I thank him for his significant contribution to Ibstock and wish him well in his retirement."

Notes to Editors:

About Ibstock plc

Ibstock plc is a leading manufacturer of clay bricks and a diversified range of clay and concrete products, from its operations in the United Kingdom. Its principal products are clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete substitutes for stone masonry, concrete fencing and pre-stressed concrete products.

The Group's two divisions are:

Ibstock Clay: The leading manufacturer by volume of clay bricks sold in the United Kingdom. With 19 manufacturing sites Ibstock Brick has the largest brick production capacity in the United Kingdom. It operates a network of 23 active quarries located close to its manufacturing plants. Ibstock Brick has recently commissioned a new soft mud brick manufacturing plant in Leicestershire that added approximately 100 million bricks (c.13%) to its brick production capacity per annum. Ibstock Kevington provides masonry and pre-fabricated component building solutions, operating from 5 sites across the UK.

Ibstock Concrete: A leading manufacturer of concrete roofing, walling, flooring and fencing products, along with lintels and general concrete building products, with 16 manufacturing plants in the United Kingdom.