Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 5330N

Science in Sport PLC

23 January 2023

 

Science in Sport plc

(the "Company" or "Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Science in Sport plc (AIM: SIS), the premium performance nutrition company serving elite athletes, sports enthusiasts, and the active lifestyle community, is pleased to announce the appointment of Henry Turcan as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 February 2023.

Henry has worked in financial services since 1996, with a focus on equity capital markets. Having spent most of his career advising growth companies within investment banking, he became an investment manager, joining the Volantis team at Henderson Global Investors in 2015, which subsequently transferred to Lombard Odier Asset Management in 2017. He brings strong strategic and commercial experience having been a non-executive director of several public and private companies.

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

The names of all companies and partnerships of which Henry Arthur John Turcan, aged 48, is, or has been a director or partner at any time in the previous five years are set out below:

Current directorships or partnerships	Previous directorships or partnerships (in the last five years)
Internet Fusion Group Ltd	Eland Oil & Gas plc
HAJT Limited	Woodbois Limited
	Arena Events Group plc
	Nanoco Group plc
	The Stanley Gibbons Group PLC
	Minds + Machines Group Ltd

Mr Turcan has no personal interest in the ordinary shares of Science in Sport plc. Save as set out in this announcement, there are no further details to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of Mr Turcan.

For further information:

Science in Sport plc	T: 020 7400 3700
Stephen Moon, CEO Daniel Lampard, CFO
Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	T: 020 3100 2000
Richard Lindley Willi am Hall Lucas Bamber

Notes to Editors

About Science in Sport plc

Headquartered in London, Science in Sport plc is a leading sports nutrition business that develops, manufactures, and markets innovative nutrition products for professional athletes, sports and fitness enthusiasts and the active lifestyle community. The Company has two highly regarded brands, PhD Nutrition, a premium active-nutrition brand targeting the active lifestyle community, and SiS, a leading endurance nutrition brand among elite athletes and professional sports teams.

The two brands sell through the Company's phd.com and scienceinsport.com digital platforms, third-party online sites, including Amazon and Tmall, and extensive retail distribution in the UK and internationally, including major supermarkets, high street chains and specialist sports retailers. This omnichannel footprint enables the Company to address the full breadth of the sports nutrition market, forecast to be £13 billion ¹  worldwide in 2023.

PhD is one of the UK's leading active nutrition brands with a reputation for high quality and product innovation. The brand has grown rapidly since its launch in 2005. The range now comprises powders, bars, and supplements, including the high protein, low sugar range, PhD Smart. PhD brand ambassadors include leading fitness influencers Ross Edgley and Gabby Allen. 

SiS, a leading endurance nutrition business founded in 1992, has a core range comprising gels, powders and bars focused on energy, hydration, and recovery. SiS is an official endurance nutrition supplier to over 330 professional teams, organisations, and national teams worldwide, including INEOS Grenadiers Cycling Team. SiS supplies more than 150 professional football clubs in the UK, Europe, and the USA. SiS is Performance Research Partner to the English Football Association and Official Partner to the Milwaukee Bucks, 2021 National Basketball Association Champions. 

For further information, please visit phd.com and scienceinsport.com 

¹  Euromonitor Passport Database Global Assessment (December 2020)

 

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