15 Jan 2010 07:00
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Games Workshop Group PLC
("Games Workshop" or the "Group")
MANAGEMENT CHANGES -Β NORTH AMERICA
Games WorkshopΒ North America
Games Workshop's business in North America, which includes 86 Hobby centres in theΒ USA andΒ Canada, a large trade business and theΒ MemphisΒ manufacturing and distribution facility, is the Group's largest operation after theΒ UKΒ and Continental Europe
The Board of Games Workshop believes that the future potential of the Games Workshop Hobby inΒ North AmericaΒ is considerable. To help exploit this, once the formalities are complete, Tom Kirby, the Group's Executive Chairman, will relocate to the Group's North American headquarters inΒ Baltimore,Β MarylandΒ for a period of 18-24 months. This will bring a renewed and increased focus on this business.Β
Tom will be back in theΒ UKΒ for approximately one week each month to deal with Group matters and to stay close to the Chief Executive and CFO. He will remain Executive Chairman of Games Workshop Group PLC.
For further information, please contact:
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Games Workshop Group PLC |
0115 900 4001 |
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Tom Kirby, chairmanΒ |
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Mark Wells, chief executive |
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Investor relations websiteΒ |
http://investor.games-workshop.com |
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General website |
www.games-workshop.com |
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Singer Capital Markets Limited |
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0207 3205 7626 |
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Shaun Dobson |
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Rawlings Financial PR Limited |
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01653 618016 |
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Catriona Valentine |
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