Dewhurst PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Directors (2333B)

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RNS Number : 2333B

Dewhurst PLC

09 June 2021

9 June 2021

Dewhurst PLC

("Dewhurst" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

Dewhurst plc (AIM: DWHT), is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan McErlain and Charles Holroyd to the Board as Non-Executive Directors from 8(th) June 2021. Both Susan and Charles have been appointed as members of the Audit and Remuneration Committees of the Board of the Company.

Susan holds a BSc in Banking & International Finance from City University Business School (CASS) and has over 30 years' experience in business and corporate communications. She co-founded financial PR company Square Mile Communications and ran the business until its sale in 2000. Susan then became Chair of Weber Shandwick's financial services division until 2007, after which she continued to provide senior advisory services to several listed engineering companies. In 2014 she became Director of Corporate Affairs for Ultra Electronics Holdings plc until 2019, with responsibilities for investor and stakeholder communications, M&A, and government affairs. Susan is currently a Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed Trackwise Designs plc, a manufacturer of specialist products using printed circuit technology, where she chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Charles holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bristol University and an MBA from INSEAD. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and has held senior management positions within a number of publicly quoted companies including Oxford Instruments plc, which he joined in 1999 and where he served on the board from 2005 until 2013 and was responsible for group business development including M&A activities.

Since June 2018 Charles has held the position of Senior Independent Director at Judges Scientific plc, an AIM-listed company specialising in the design and production of scientific instruments, where he is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Charles is also Non-Executive Chairman of IBEX Innovations Ltd, a developer of innovative medical X-ray imaging software since October 2018.

Additional Information in respect of the AIM Rules

The following information regarding the appointment of Susan Jacqueline McErlain (previous name Susan Jacqueline Ellis (née Richards)), aged 58, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 
 Current Directorships         Previous Directorships (within 
                                the last five years) 
 Susan Ellis Consultancy Ltd   Corvid Holdings Ltd 
                              ---------------------------------- 
 Trackwise Designs plc         Corvid Protect Holdings Limited 
                              ---------------------------------- 
                               Paygate Payment Solutions Limited 
                              ---------------------------------- 
 

As at the date of this announcement, Susan McErlain does not hold any ordinary shares in the Company.

The following information regarding the appointment of Charles John Arthur Holroyd, aged 65, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 
 Current Directorships   Previous Directorships (within 
                          the last five years) 
 IBEX Innovation Ltd     Phase Focus Ltd 
                        ------------------------------------- 
 Judges Scientific plc   Molecular Warehouse Ltd 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology 
                          Tools Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments Industrial 
                          Products Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments Overseas Holdings 
                          Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments Technology 
                          (Shanghai) Company Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments SAS 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments (Shanghai) 
                          Company Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments Nordiska AB 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments India Private 
                          Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Oxford Instruments Private Limited 
                        ------------------------------------- 
                         Scienta Scientific AB 
                        ------------------------------------- 
 

As at the date of this announcement, Charles Holroyd does not hold any ordinary shares in the Company.

Save as set out above there are no further disclosures pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Susan McErlain and Charles Holroyd.

Contacts:

 
Dewhurst Plc                                    Tel: [phone] 
 Richard Dewhurst, Chairman 
  Jared Sinclair, Finance Director 
  www.dewhurst.plc.uk 
 N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker)  Tel: [phone] 
 Will Goode / Rick Thompson / James Fischer 
 

Person responsible:

The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of Dewhurst plc is Jared Sinclair.

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