Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2183N

Frenkel Topping Group PLC

07 August 2017

 

Frenkel Topping Group plc

("Frenkel Topping" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Frenkel Topping Group plc (AIM: FEN) is pleased to announce that Stephen Bentley will be joining the Board of Frenkel Topping as Chief Financial Officer of the Company once his approval by the FCA has been granted, likely to be in early September this year. Stephen replaces Julie Dean, who has left the Company with immediate effect.  Mrs. Dean was appointed as Finance Director of the Company in 2006 and has served on the Board since that time. The Board would like to thank Mrs Dean for her service over the years.

Mr Bentley has over 30 years of senior / board level experience as a finance director of public and private companies, having served companies across an array of sectors. Since March 2009, Mr Bentley has held the role of Group Finance Director of Jade Equity Limited, an industrial textile manufacturer operating throughout Europe and the USA. Prior to that, Mr Bentley spent more than 10 years at Brunner Mond Group PLC, where he served as the Group Finance Director. He was involved in the company's flotation on the London Stock Exchange and in its subsequent take private process. In 2006, he supported the sale of the business to Tata Chemicals for a value of £190m. Mr Bentley is FCA-qualified, having completed his articles with Whinney Murray & Co. (now Ernst & Young).

Jason Granite, Executive Chairman of the Company, commented:

"I am absolutely delighted that Stephen Bentley has agreed to join the Board as our new Finance Director.  I have known Stephen for over 15 years and his experience and knowledge will undoubtedly add significant value to our growth plans as we take the Company to the next level."

The following information regarding the appointment of Stephen Graham Bentley, aged 64, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Current directorships and/or partnerships:	Former directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five years):
Jade Equity Limited	Allsop Gowrie Industrial Fabrics Limited
Emerald Bond Limited
Jade Mezzanine Limited
James Dewhurst Limited
Dewtex Inc.
James Dewhurst Gmbh

There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

The information communicated in this announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

For further information:

Frenkel Topping Group plc Jason Granite, Executive Chairman	www.frenkeltopping.co.uk
	Tel: [phone]
finnCap Ltd	Tel: [phone]
Adrian Hargrave / James Thompson / Alex Price
Tony Quirke
Walbrook PR Ltd	Tel: [phone] or [e-mail]
Paul McManus	Mob: [phone]
Nick Rome	Mob: [phone]

About Frenkel Topping: www.frenkeltopping.co.uk

Frenkel Topping provides specialist independent financial advice and asset management services for vulnerable clients, many of whom have had catastrophic injuries.

 

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