Last checked at 15 Sep 2017 07:00
Issued on behalf of The Character Group plc
LONDON: Friday 15 September 2017
The Character Group plc
("Group" or the "Company")
Designers, developers and international distributors of toys, games and giftware
Board change
Following a formal meeting of the Board held yesterday (14 September 2017), the Directors of the Company have resolved that, because of a loss of confidence in him by the senior executive team, Mr. Mark Dowding's contract of employment with the Group has been terminated and he ceased to be a Director of the Group and Company Secretary, all with immediate effect. Consequently, from today, Mr Kiran Shah, the Joint MD of the Group will assume the responsibilities of Group Finance Director, a role he previously held within the business until February 2016, and Company Secretary.
This Board change does not reflect any circumstances relating to the trading of the Group or its finances. The Company expects to release a Trading update later this month, ahead of its Annual results scheduled for publication in early December.
ENQUIRIES | ||
The Character Group plc Jon Diver, Joint Managing Director Kiran Shah, Joint Managing Director and Group Finance Director | ||
Office: +44 (0) 208 329 3377 Mobile: +44 (0) 7831 802219 (JD) Mobile: +44 (0) 7956 278522 (KS) Email: info@charactergroup.plc.uk | ||
FTSE sector: leisure: FTSE AIM All-share: symbol: CCT.L: Market cap: £110m Copies of this statement can be viewed at www.thecharacter.com. Product ranges can be viewed at www.character-online.co.uk. | ||
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Andrew Godber, Investment Banking Tom Salvesen, Corporate Broking Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 | ||
Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Nick Athanas Katrina Perez Tel: +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 | ||
TooleyStreet Communications Limited (Investor and media relations) Fiona Tooley Tel: +44 (0) 7785 703523 Email: fiona@tooleystreet.com | ||
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