Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9879X

Harworth Group PLC

04 September 2020

 

4 September 2020  LEI 213800R8JSSGK2KPFG21

Harworth Group plc

Directorate Change

Harworth Group plc ("Harworth" or the "Company"), a leading regenerator of land and property for development and investment, announces that Andrew Cunningham, independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee, has informed the Board that he intends to step down as a Director of the Company with effect from 1 November 2020.

The Board has commenced a process to recruit Andrew's successor.  To assist with that process, Lisa Clement will defer her own previously announced retirement from the Board by one month to 31 October 2020 and, with immediate effect, will replace Andrew on the Nomination Committee during that period.

Commenting on Andrew's decision, Alastair Lyons, Non-Executive Chair of Harworth, said:

"Andrew has made an enormous contribution to Harworth over his time on the Board as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of our Audit Committee. We shall miss greatly his insight and wise counsel and wish him all the very best for the future."

Enquiries: 

Harworth Group plc	FTI Consulting
Iain Thomson, Head of Communications & IR	Dido Laurimore
Chris Birch, General Counsel and Company Secretary	Richard Gotla
	Eve Kirmatzis
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ABOUT HARWORTH GROUP PLC

Listed on the premium segment of the main market, Harworth Group plc (LSE: HWG) invests to transform land and property into sustainable places where people want to live and work. Harworth owns and manages a portfolio of approximately 18,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands ( harworthgroup.com ).

 

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