Design Group Regulatory News (IGR)

5 May 2023

IG Design Group Plc

('Design Group' or the 'Group')

Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer

IG Design Group plc, one of the world's leading designers, innovators and manufacturers of Gift Packaging, Celebrations, Craft & Creative Play, Stationery, Gifting and related product categories, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rohan Cummings as Chief Financial Officer, effective from 3rd July 2023.

Rohan joins the Group from Devro Limited (formally Devro PLC which was listed on the LSE), a global leader in the supply of collagen casing and films, where he has been the group's CFO since 2020. During his tenure, Rohan was instrumental in the delivery of revenue growth and increased profitability. Devro supplies to customers in 100 countries through its global manufacturing footprint.

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rohan has held a number of senior positions within global organisations.  Between 2016 and 2020 Rohan spent four years at Asahi Group Holdings, the Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food group, as CFO of Asahi International and CFO of Asahi Europe. Prior to this, Rohan spent 14 years at SABMiller joining in 2002, working in a number of international finance roles across that group culminating in CFO for Birra Peroni in 2014, where he implemented strategies to support revenue and profitability growth. Rohan played an important role in the carve out of the businesses acquired by Asahi Group in 2016 as part of the ABInbev acquisition of SABMiller.

Stewart Gilliland, Chair of IG Design Group, said:

"We are delighted to welcome someone of Rohan's calibre to the Group. Rohan has extensive PLC experience, has worked within complex global operations as well as significant commercial and strategic capabilities. The board and I are looking forward to working with him as we continue on our journey of driving the business forward."

The following information on Rohan Cummings, aged 48, is provided in accordance with rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Mr Cummings holds or has held the following directorships/partnerships in the past five years:

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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