Mpac Group Plc Regulatory News (MPAC)

24 October 2022

Mpac Group plc

('Mpac' or the 'Group')

Directorate Appointment

The Board of Mpac Group plc (AIM: MPAC), a global leader in high-speed packaging and automation solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of Adam Holland who is joining Mpac as Chief Operating Officer. The appointment will be effective from 1 November 2022.

Adam has extensive Commercial and Operational experience gained from roles based in both the UK and internationally and has a proven track record in business development. 

Reporting to Tony, Steels, CEO, Adam joins Mpac from JCB where he has held various senior executive positions. Joining in 2016, initially as General Manager at JCB Service providing leadership and revenue growth for the multinational division before taking over as Managing Director at JCB Power Products Ltd, responsible for the production sites in the UK, India, and a global distribution network focussed on sales growth in the US and Europe. Most recently Adam led a programme to drive a structural reduction in product cost across JCB Group in the role of Commercial Director, Group Purchasing.

Prior to joining JCB, Adam held senior business leadership roles in the Energy, Oil & Gas, and Aerospace sectors as Vice President at Siemens and Rolls Royce, and in Space and Defence at AEA Technology plc.

Adam is a Chartered Engineer and Physicist, and the appointment will provide bandwidth, additional skills and experience to the executive leadership of the Group to continue to accelerate delivery of our strategic objectives.

The information which is required to be disclosed pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies is set out at the end of this announcement.

Andrew Kitchingman, Chairman of Mpac, commented:

''It is a great pleasure to appoint Adam to the Board of Mpac. His extensive international Commercial and Operational management experience at a senior level will be extremely valuable as Mpac looks to execute its long-term growth strategy. We look forward to working with him as we seek to develop the Group.''

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Regulatory disclosures

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Adam Philip Holland, aged 45, holds or has held in the past 5 years the following directorships and partnerships:

There is no further information required to be disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.