James Cropper plc
("James Cropper", the "Company" or the "Group")
Directorate Update
Further to the Company's announcement on 24 November 2023, James Gravestock, Managing Director for Technical Fibres and Future Energy, will step down from the Board and leave the Company on 31 January 2024 following completion of a handover of responsibilities on an interim basis to Steve Adams, Chief Executive Officer, and other members of the Company's executive leadership. As previously announced, a process to appoint a permanent successor to James Gravestock is underway. The Company will provide further updates in due course.
Enquiries:
James Cropper plc Steve Adams, CEO Andrew Goody, CFO Via Buchanan: tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000
Shore Capital - (NOMAD and Broker) Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks, Lucy Bowden Tel: +44 (0) 7601 6100
Buchanan Communications - Financial PR Chris Lane, Charles Ryland, Jamie Hooper, Verity Parker jamescropper@buchanancomms.co.uk Tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000 |
Notes for editors:
James Cropper is a market leader in Advanced Materials and Paper Products, centred around four market audiences: Future Energy, Technical Fibres, Luxury Packaging and Creative Papers.
A purpose-led business, built upon six generations of the Cropper family, James Cropper has a 600+ international workforce and an operational reach in over 50 countries.
Established in 1845, the Group manufactures creative papers, luxury packaging and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical coatings.
James Cropper is a specialist provider of niche solutions tailored to a unique customer specification, ranging from substrates and components in hydrogen electrolysis and fuel cells to bespoke colours and textures in paper and moulded fibre packaging designed to replace single use plastics.
The Group operates across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable energy. It is renowned globally for service, capability, pioneering and multi award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.
James Cropper's goal is to be operationally net zero by 2030 and to reduce carbon through its entire supply chain to net zero by 2050.