JLH.L Regulatory News (JLH)

John Lewis of Hungerford plc

Board changes

John Lewis of Hungerford, the manufacturer and retailer of prestige kitchens and bedroom furniture, announces the appointment of Mr James Barnard as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mr. Barnard has over 17 years' operational experience in purchasing, marketing, merchandising and operational roles in omni-channel retailing and associated supplies. Recent roles include the business unit director, Kitchens and Bathrooms, at Wickes Building Supplies where he lead the customer change programme across the £320m business unit. More recently, he has operated as an interim consultant advising a portfolio of clients on customer centred transformation, step change growth strategies and operating model development across pure-play and omni-channel propositions.

Commenting on the appointment, Gary O'Brien, Chairman of John Lewis of Hungerford, commented:

"I am delighted that Jim has agreed to join the Board. Having been working with the Company in a consultancy capacity over the past 6 months I have seen at first-hand the skills he will bring to the Board, utilising his wealth of experience in the sector. The appointment is another positive development as we seek to create sustainable value for our shareholders".

James John Barnard (aged 44) is a director of Barnard Commercial Solutions Limited.

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g).

This announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.