Directa Plus PLC Appointment of CFO (9017U)

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RNS Number : 9017U

Directa Plus PLC

09 April 2021

9 April 2021

Directa Plus plc

("Directa" or the "Company", or together with its subsidiaries the "Group")

Appointment of new CFO

Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Financial Officer, Mr Giorgio Bonfanti, who will be taking up his new position on 31 May 2021. It is intended that Mr Bonfanti will join the board of directors in due course, and further announcements in this regard will be made at the appropriate time.

Giorgio has been employed by the global accountancy network PwC since 2014, working out of their Milan office. His most recent role was as a Senior Manager in their Deals practice, which is focussed on assistance with stock exchange listings, due diligence, company valuations, business plans, financial restructuring and accounting audits.

Giorgio holds a Master of Science in Accounting, Finance and Control, from the University Bocconi, Milan and a Bachelor Degree in Business Management, with a specialisation in Finance, from the University Cattolica, Milan.

Giulio Cesareo, Chief Executive of Directa Plus, commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Giorgio to Directa. He is a highly competent and driven young man who will bring a wealth of relevant experience to the role as the Company pursues its next phase of growth."

This announcement has been approved by Giulio Cesareo, Chief Executive, on behalf of the Company.

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For further information please visit http://www.directa-plus.com/ or contact:

 
 Directa Plus plc                            [phone] 
 Giulio Cesareo, CEO 
 Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser 
  and Joint Broker)                          [phone] 
 Neil McDonald / Pete Lynch 
 N+1 Singer (Joint Broker)                   [phone] 
 Rick Thompson / Phil Davies 
 Tavistock (Financial PR and IR)             [phone] 
 Simon Hudson / Edward Lee 
 

About Directa Plus

Our focus is principally on the two sectors in which we have strong commercial advantage through developed and launched products and a technological lead: environmental (based on our Grafysorber(R) product) and textiles (based on our G+ products). In addition, we will continue to pursue opportunities in elastomers and composites (including tyres and asphalt), also using our G+ products. All our products are hypoallergenic, non-toxic and sustainably produced.

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