Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9714H

Quarto Group Inc

23 May 2014

 



23 May 2014

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC

("Quarto" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Directorate: Changes in Directors' Responsibilities

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11, Quarto announces the following changes to the composition of its Board committees:

s Michael Hartley has been appointed Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee with immediate effect, succeeding Edward Krawitt who stepped down from the Board at the conclusion of yesterday's Annual Meeting.  (Michael is also Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.)

s Jess Burley, whose appointment as an independent non-executive director took effect yesterday, will join the Audit and Remuneration Committees with immediate effect.

In addition, John Price has been appointed as Company Secretary. 

For further information, please contact:    

Quarto	020 7700 9004
Marcus Leaver, CEO
Mick Mousley, CFO

About The Quarto Group

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Quarto has about 400 talented people in four distinct but complementary businesses - Quarto International Co-editions Group; Quarto Publishing Group USA; Quarto Publishing Group UK and Books & Gifts Direct, Australia & NZ.

The Group is well positioned in resilient segments of book publishing with rich reserves of Intellectual Property. Quarto is uniquely positioned for growth as the industry adapts to new means of marketing, sales and routes to market. The Group's headquarters are in London where the Company was founded in 1976.

 

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