IQE PLC IQE plc: Chief Financial Officer departure (8723B)

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IQE PLC

07 June 2023

IQE plc

Cardiff, UK

7 June 2023

IQE announces Chief Financial Officer departure

IQE plc (AIM: IQE, "IQE" or the "Group"), the leading supplier of compound semiconductor wafer products and advanced material solutions to the global semiconductor industry , today announces that Tim Pullen, Chief Financial Officer, has stepped down from his role in the Group with effect from 6 June 2023.

Neil Rummings, who joined the Group in April 2017, will assume the role as acting CFO with immediate effect while IQE commences a search for a permanent CFO.

Americo Lemos, Chief Executive Officer of IQE, commented:

"I want to thank Tim for his many contributions to IQE. He has been a strong CFO and partner and has created the financial foundation to enable our next phase of growth."

Contacts:

IQE plc

[phone]

Americo Lemos

Neil Rummings

Amy Barlow

Peel Hunt (Nomad and Joint Broker)

[phone]

Paul Gillam

Richard Chambers

James Smith

Numis (Joint Broker)

[phone]

Simon Willis

Hugo Rubinstein

Iqra Amin

Headland Consultancy (Financial PR)

+ 44 (0) 20 38054822

Andy Rivett-Carnac: [phone]

Chloe Francklin: [phone]

ABOUT IQE

http://iqep.com

IQE is the leading global supplier of advanced compound semiconductor wafers and materials solutions that enable a diverse range of applications across:

   --    Smart Connected Devices 
   --    Communications Infrastructure 
   --    Automotive and Industrial 
   --    Aerospace and Security 

As a scaled global epitaxy wafer manufacturer, IQE is uniquely positioned in this market which has high barriers to entry. IQE supplies the global market and is enabling customers to innovate at chip and OEM level. By leveraging the Group's intellectual property portfolio including know-how and patents, it produces epitaxy wafers of superior quality, yield and unit economics.

IQE is headquartered in Cardiff UK, with employees across eight manufacturing locations in the UK, US and Taiwan, and is listed on the AIM Stock Exchange in London.

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