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NWF Group plc
30th January 2018
NWF Group plc
NWF Group plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director
NWF Group plc ("NWF" or the "Group"), the specialist agricultural and distribution business delivering feed, food and fuel across the UK, announces the appointment of David Stewart Downie, as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, with effect from 1st February 2018.
David Downie, FCMA, BSc Agriculture, aged 52, has wide experience of UK blue-chip executive board roles, combined with multi-industry, public and private non-executive director experience. Between 1988 and 2005, David spent more than fifteen years as a senior executive at ASDA (initially a Plc, now part of Wal-Mart), performing key roles such as Director of Retail Finance, Retail Director and Logistics Director. David has also held senior executive roles in The 4U Group, HSS Hire where he was Chief Operating Officer and most recently Agrii, a subsidiary of Origin Enterprises Plc, the specialist agronomy company serving UK Farmers, where he was Chief Executive Officer. David is Non-Executive Chairman of a private coffee group which trades as Cafe2u Limited and Red Bean Coffee Limited.
Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive, Richard Whiting said: "I am delighted to welcome David to the Board of NWF, his experience will be of value in developing the Group going forward".
Save for the disclosures below, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules in relation to the appointment of David Downie as Non- Executive Director.
AIM Rules Disclosure
David is currently a director of or partner at the following entities:
Current Directorships and Partnerships
Café 2 U Limited
Coffee Global Limited
D.L.Downie Limited
Micro Fusion 2004-15 LLP (Partner)
Red Bean Coffee Limited
In the previous 5 years, David has been a director of or partner at the following entities:
Previous Directorships and Partnerships
Agri Intelligence Limited |
Agrii (UK) Limited |
B. C. Agricultural Services Limited |
Camvo (No 15) Limited |
Cleancrop Uk Limited |
Csc Crop Protection Limited |
GB Seeds Limited |
Gromax Industries Limited |
Ian Nash Limited |
Independent Agriculture Limited |
Kingdom Agribusiness Limited |
Kings Horticulture Limited |
Masstock Arable (UK) Limited |
Masstock Group Holdings Limited |
Minster Law Limited |
Oval (1173) Limited |
Reso (Seeds) Limited |
United Agri Products Limited |
Whitebell Management Limited |
Willmot Pertwee Limited |
For further information please visit www.nwf.co.uk or contact:
Richard Whiting, Chief ExecutiveNWF Group plcTel: 01829 260 260 |
| Reg Hoare /Andrew Leach / Vera ProkhorenkoMHP CommunicationsTel: 020 3128 8100 |
| Justin Jones / Mike BellPeel Hunt LLP(Nominated Adviser)Tel: 020 7418 8900 |