Last checked at 22 Aug 2019 07:00
Mulberry Group plc
("Mulberry" or the "Company")
Appointment of Group Finance Director
Mulberry, the British luxury brand, is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles Anderson to the Company's board of directors ("Board") as Group Finance Director with effect from early October 2019. Charles Anderson replaces Neil Ritchie who, as previously announced, stepped down from the Board on 30 June 2019.
Charles Anderson has over 20 years' experience as a finance professional, the last 17 of which were at Ted Baker PLC, the FTSE 250 global lifestyle brand, initially as Head of Finance and then, from 2014, as Finance Director of the group's subsidiaries. During his time at Ted Baker, in addition to developing and overseeing its global finance function, Charles played an active role in its international expansion and systems transformation and oversaw its investor relations programme. Charles also assumed the role of Company Secretary.
Prior to joining Ted Baker, Charles held various finance positions at House of Fraser plc, NatWest Markets and Carpetright PLC.
Charles is an ACMA and was admitted to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in 2000.
Thierry Andretta, Mulberry's Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome Charles to the Mulberry team. His experience of developing and overseeing a global finance function during a period of international expansion will be relevant as we grow Mulberry worldwide."
For further information please contact:
Mulberry Investor Relations Allegra Perry | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7605 6795 |
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Headland (Public Relations) | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3435 7487 |
Lindsay Dunford / Emma Ruttle
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GCA Altium Limited (NOMAD) Tim Richardson / Katherine Hobbs | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7484 4040 |
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Barclays (Broker) Nicola Tennent | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3134 9801 |
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Additional information on Charles Anderson:
Charles Francis Anderson, aged 49, currently holds the following directorships, but expects to have resigned from them all prior to the commencement of his appointment at Mulberry:
Big Lobster Limited
Little Lobster Limited
No Ordinary Designer Label Limited
No Ordinary Shoes Limited
No Ordinary Shoes USA LLC
Ted Baker Belgium N.V.
Ted Baker (France) SARL
Ted Baker Germany GmbH
Ted Baker Hong Kong Limited
Ted Baker Italy S.r.l.
Ted Baker Korea Yuhan Hoesa
Ted Baker Netherlands B.V.
Ted Baker SA (Pty) Ltd
Save as disclosed above, Charles Anderson has confirmed that there are no further details to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.