Appointment of Deputy Chairman

RNS Number : 9517L

Breedon Group PLC

24 April 2018

 

NEWS RELEASE                                                       
 

24 April 2018                                                                                      

Breedon Group plc

("Breedon" or the "Group")

Appointment of Deputy Chairman

Breedon Group plc, the UK's largest independent construction materials group, has appointed Amit Bhatia as non-executive Deputy Chairman, with immediate effect.

Amit joined Breedon's Board as a non-executive director in August 2016, following the Group's acquisition of Hope Construction Materials Limited.  He is a Director of Abicad Holding Limited, a shareholder in Breedon, and Vice Chairman of Queens Park Rangers FC.

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Note to editors

Breedon Group plc is a leading construction materials group in the UK and Ireland. It operates two cement plants and around 70 quarries, 40 asphalt plants, 200 ready-mixed concrete and mortar plants, nine concrete and clay products plants, four contract surfacing businesses, six import/export terminals and two slate production facilities.

The Group employs nearly 3,000 people and has around 870 million tonnes of mineral reserves and resources.  The Group's strategy is to continue growing organically and through the acquisition of businesses in the heavyside construction materials market.

For further information:

Breedon Group plc                                            Cenkos Securities plc

Pat Ward, Group Chief Executive                        Max Hartley (NOMAD & joint broker)

Rob Wood, Group Finance Director                     020 7397 8900

01332 694444

                                                                              Numis Securities (joint broker)

Stephen Jacobs, Head of Communications         Ben Stoop/Heraclis Economides

07831 764592                                                       020 7260 1000

 

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