Sumo Group PLC Appointment of Director (5043V)

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RNS Number : 5043V

Sumo Group PLC

09 April 2019

9 April 2019

SUMO GROUP PLC

("Sumo Group", the "Company" or the "Group")

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Sumo Group (AIM: SUMO), the provider of turnkey and co-development solutions to the world's largest video game publishers, announces the appointment of Paul Porter to the Board as a director of the Company with effect from 9 April 2019.

Paul, who co-founded Sumo Digital in 2003 with Carl Cavers and Darren Mills, was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Sumo Group on 1 April 2019. Prior to this, he was Managing Director of Sumo Digital, the Group's primary operating business. Paul has more than 25 years of industry experience, having previously been Studio Head for Infogrames Sheffield and Head of Core Technology at Gremlin Interactive.

Ken Beaty, Chairman of Sumo Group, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Paul to the Board. I have worked with Paul at Sumo Digital since late 2014 and know that his profound industry knowledge and considerable expertise will further strengthen our executive team. The Group continues to grow rapidly and we are reorganising our management structure to accommodate further successful expansion. The creation of the Chief Operating Officer role on the plc Board is an important part of this new structure and how we manage the business."

Additional Information

The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Paul Reginald Porter, aged 47, is, or has during the last five years been, a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:

 
 Current directorships/partnerships   Former directorships/partnerships 
                                       within last five years 
 Sumo Digital Ltd                     Sumo Digital Entertainment Limited 
  Cirrus Development Limited           Sumo Digital Group Limited 
  Mistral Entertainment Limited        Sumo Digital Holdings Limited 
  Aghoco 1337 Limited                  Project Republica Bidco Limited 
  Sumo Digital (Atlantis) Limited      Atomhawk Design Ltd - 29 June 
  Sumo Digital (Genus) Limited         2017 to 22 May 2018 
  Sumo Games Development Limited 
  Project Republica Topco Limited 
  Aghoco 1789 Limited 
  Aghoco 1790 Limited 
  Riverside Games Limited 
  Red Kite Games Limited 
  Red Kite Software Development 
  Limited 
  Atomhawk Design Ltd - since 
  6 March 2019 
  The Chinese Room Ltd 
                                     ----------------------------------- 
 

There are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of Paul Porter's appointment.

Interest in Sumo Group Shares

Paul Porter is interested in 6,202,091 shares in Sumo Group which are held by Aghoco 1337 Limited, as trustee of the Sumo Group plc EBT.

 
Enquiries: 
 
Sumo Group plc                               Tel: [phone] 
Carl Cavers, Chief Executive Officer 
David Wilton, Chief Financial Officer 
 
Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser 
 & Broker) 
Nick Cowles / Richard Darlington             Tel: [phone] 
 / Andrew Jones 
Ben Robertson / John Goold                   Tel: [phone] 
 
Belvedere Communications Limited 
Cat Valentine ([e-mail])   Tel: [phone] 
Keeley Clarke ([e-mail])      Tel: [phone] 
Llew Angus ([e-mail])          Tel: [phone] 
 

About Sumo Group - www.sumogroupplc.com

Sumo Group's businesses provide acclaimed development and design services to the video games and entertainment industries from nine studios in the UK, India, and Canada.

Sumo Digital, as the group's primary business, is one of the UK's largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games, having studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Huddersfield, Leamington Spa and Pune, India. The business has acquired two studios since IPO, which operate under their own names, BAFTA award-winning The Chinese Room and Red Kite Games. Sumo Digital provides turnkey and co-development solutions to a global blue-chip client base.

Atomhawk is a multi-award-winning visual design company, with studios in Newcastle and in Vancouver (Canada), servicing the games, film and visual effects industries.

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