Board Changes

RNS Number : 3367N
Real Good Food PLC
08 August 2017
 

 

Strictly embargoed until 07.00, 8 August 2017

 

Real Good Food plc

 

("Real Good Food" or "the Company")

 

Board Changes

 

Real Good Food plc (AIM: RGD) the diversified food business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Harveen Rai as Finance Director and Company Secretary of the Company with effect from 14 August 2017. Harveen Rai will replace David Newman, who will be stepping down from the Board with immediate effect but who will remain with the Company for a period of time in order to ensure an orderly handover.

 

The Company also announces the appointment of Hugh Cawley as Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Furthermore Pieter Totté, Executive Chairman of the Company, has resigned from the Company and stepped down from the Board with immediate effect.

 

Pat Ridgwell, Non-Executive Director has assumed the role as Interim Chairman until a permanent Chairman can be appointed and Christopher Thomas, currently a Non-Executive Director has assumed the role of Executive Director.  

 

Harveen has approximately 20 years of experience, predominately in fast moving consumer goods listed companies. She was previously Chief Financial Officer at Arzyta UK Holdings Ltd ("Arzyta"), where she was involved in implementing and streamlining the processes and controls of the company. During her time at Aryzta, Harveen was also involved in developing and strengthening the regional finance teams to grow in line with the needs of the business. Prior to her time at Aryzta, Harveen spent over 10 years working at LSG Sky Chefs, a global airline catering company which is owned by Lufthansa, listed on the German Stock Exchange. Harveen is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

 

Hugh Cawley, FCA, is an experienced finance professional with extensive public company experience with a particular focus on businesses facing a major strategic challenge or undergoing significant corporate change. His public company executive roles have included spells with S Daniels PLC, Dawson Holdings PLC, office2office plc and, most recently, Progility plc and Driver Group plc.

 

In addition to his role as Independent Non-Executive Director, Hugh will take on the role as Head of the Company's Audit Committee.

 

Judith Mackenzie, who was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director on 29 June 2017, will take on the role as Head of the Remuneration Committee going forward.

 

 

ENQUIRIES: 

Real Good Food plc

 

Andrew Brown, Marketing Director

Tel: 020 3056 1516

 

 

finnCap Limited (Nomad and Joint Broker)

 

Matt Goode

Tel: 020 7220 0500

Carl Holmes

 

 

 

Daniel Stewart and Company Plc (Joint Broker)

 

David Lawman

Tel: 020 7776 6550

 

 

Belvedere Communications (PR)

 

John West

Tel: 020 3567 0510

Kim van Beeck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following information regarding the appointment of Harveen Sandhu Rai, aged 42, 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):

 

Aryzta UK Holdings I Ltd

 

Cuisine De France (UK) Ltd

 

Delice De France Ltd

 

Aryzta UK Holdings Ltd

 

Harveen Rai has no shareholding in the Company.

The following information regarding the appointment of Hugh Charles Laurence Cawley, aged 60, 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):

Driver Group PLC

Access Plus Holdings Limited

Driver Consult Limited

Access Plus Limited

Trett Limited

Access Plus Marketing Logistics Limited

Trett Contract Services Limited

Access Plus Marketing Services Limited

Driver Project Services Limited

Access Plus Print Management Limited

Trett Holdings Limited

Accord Office Supplies Limited

Diales Limited

Adversion Limited

More Hours Limited

Banner Business Solutions Limited

Initiate Consulting Limited

Banner Business Supplies Limited

 

Banner Document Services Limited

 

Banner Managed Services Limited

 

Computa Friendly Limited

 

Corporate Training Solutions Limited

 

CTG Exam Training Limited

 

Customer Projects Limited

 

Godfrey Lang Limited

 

ILX Group PLC

 

Intellexis International Limited

 

Liquico APH Limited

 

Liquico BDS Limited

 

Mindscope Limited

 

Mount Lane Training and Implementation Solutions Limited

 

office2office plc

 

office2office Limited

 

Obrar Limited

 

Olive 1 Limited

 

Petroceltic International plc

 

Progility Consulting Limited

 

Progility Finco Limited

 

Progility Health Limited

 

Progility Training Limited

 

Progility Overseas Limited

 

Progility PLC

 

Progility Training Limited

 

R. A. Enterprises Limited

 

Software Stationary Specialists Limited

 

Software Stationery Holdings Limited

 

Starkstrom Group

 

Starkstrom Group Limited

 

Sue Hill Recruitment Services Limited

 

TFPL Limited

 

The Corporate Training Group Limited

 

TripleArc UK Limited

 

Truline Logistics Limited

 

William Sinclair Holdings plc

 

In addition, of his past directorships, the following is a list of companies that Hugh has been a director of that have been placed into administration or examinership whilst he was, or within 12 months of being, a director:

Surridge Dawson Ltd, a subsidiary of Dawson Holdings plc, went into administration in August 2009 following the Office of Fair Trading Opinion which saw competition in newspaper and magazine distribution reduce from three national players to two.

William Sinclair Holdings plc was placed into administration in July 2015, two months after Hugh's resignation as a non-executive director, and was subsequently sold in a pre-pack deal to Westland Horticulture.

Petroceltic International plc entered examinership under Irish law in April 2016 at which time Hugh was a non-executive director of the company. In June 2016 the examiner approved the sale of Petroceltic to its principal minority shareholder, Worldview Economic Recovery Fund.

Hugh Cawley has no shareholding in the Company.

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.

 

 


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