Appointment of CFO

RNS Number : 8151A

Walker Greenbank PLC

25 February 2014

 

For immediate release

25 February 2014

WALKER GREENBANK PLC

("Walker Greenbank" or "the Company")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Zoffany and Scion, announces the appointment of Mike Gant, a highly experienced finance executive, as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.

Mike joins Walker Greenbank from Britvic plc, the FTSE 250 soft drinks group, where he was finance director of the GB and International business units.

Alan Dix, who has held the position of Group Finance Director for the past nine years, will leave the Company at the end of April 2014 after completing a handover period.

Mike, a chartered management accountant with an MBA from Nottingham Business School, will become Walker Greenbank's Chief Financial Officer on 3 March 2014 and also join the Company's Board. He brings a depth of international financial experience gained primarily at brands-based companies in the food and drinks industry.

After a number of financial roles in the leisure sector, he joined the food manufacturer Geest plc in 2000 as divisional finance director before becoming group financial controller. In 2004, he joined Constellation Brands Inc, the global drinks group, where he worked in a number of financial and commercial development roles prior to joining Britvic plc in 2009.  

Terry Stannard, Walker Greenbank's Chairman, said: "I am delighted to welcome Mike Gant to the role of Chief Financial Officer. His breadth of international and brand experience will be of great value during the next stages of Walker Greenbank's development. I would also like to thank Alan Dix for his valuable contribution to the Company and to wish him every success for the future."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. Michael David Gant, age 45 years, has been a director of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:

Current directorships                Past directorships

None                                         Britvic International Limited

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information:

Walker Greenbank PLC	[phone]
John Sach, Chief Executive
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc	[phone]
Garry Levin - Nominated Adviser
Henry Reast - Corporate Broking
Buchanan	[phone]
Mark Court / Fiona Henson / Sophie Cowles

 

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