Christie Group PLC Directorate Change (0382W)

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Christie Group PLC

10 November 2017

10 November 2017

Christie Group plc

("Christie Group" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Christie Group plc (CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the leisure, retail and care markets, announces the appointment of Laurie Benson to its Board of Directors with effect from Sunday 12 November 2017.

Ms Benson joins the Board as an Independent Non-Executive director, and a brief biography is set out below.

Laurie has over 30 years of experience in advertising, digital media and digital technology, assisting and advising organisations to exploit the benefits of digital technology. Laurie's executive career was made up of several high-profile roles in the US and EMEA, including roles with Time Warner and Bloomberg, after an early career which focused on the media industry in New York.

Laurie is a thought leader on new digital platforms, how to communicate with audiences and changing media consumption habits and her sector knowledge includes Finance, Healthcare, Transportation, Telecoms, Energy and Media.

Laurie currently sits on the Board of Trustees for The Royal Air Force Museum, is a Non-Executive Board member of both The Charity Commission for England and Wales and The Medical Algorithms Company Limited, and is founding partner of Upnexxt Ltd which provides strategic services to the media industry. Laurie also sits on the Audit and Risk Committee and the Policy and Guidance Committee of The Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Commenting on the appointment of Ms Benson, David Rugg, Chairman and Chief Executive, said:

"I am delighted that Laurie has accepted our invitation to join the Board. Her knowledge of digital media and technology will be invaluable as we confront the challenge of continually evolving markets."

Please refer to Annex 1 for all further disclosures relating to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Christie Group plc

 
 David Rugg                      020 7227 0707 
 Chairman and Chief Executive 
 Dan Prickett                    020 7227 0700 
 Chief Operating Officer 
 

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited

 
 Dominic Morley / Charles 
  Leigh-Pemberton              020 7886 2500 
 
 Nominated Adviser & Broker 
 

Annex 1

Laurie Marie Benson (age 57) is, or has been in the previous five years, a director or partner of the following companies:

 
 Current directorships    Previous directorships 
 
 The Medical Algorithms   None 
  Company Limited 
 
  Upnexxt Ltd 
 

Ms Benson has no beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company.

There are no other disclosures required in relation to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Notes to Editors:

Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 42 offices across the UK, Europe and Canada, catering to its specialist markets in the leisure, retail and care sectors.

Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional Business Services (PBS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PBS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.

Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long established reputation for offering essential services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.

For more information, please go to www.christiegroup.com.

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