15 Mar 2016 07:00
For immediate release | 15 March 2016 |
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WALKER GREENBANK PLC
("Walker Greenbank" or "the Company")
Appointment of Managing Director of Manufacturing
Walker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion and Anthology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Mullan, a highly experienced operations manager, as Managing Director of Manufacturing, a newly created role in which he will have responsibility for the Company's factories in Lancaster and Loughborough.
Paul's appointment is the latest in a number of newly created roles, strengthening the operational management and organisational structure of the Company. During last year a Group Design Director, a Group Marketing Director and a Group Licensing Director were appointed.
Paul has 25 years of operational management experience in a wide range of manufacturing industries. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer of Lily's Kitchen, a premium pet food brand, prior to which he was Chief Executive Officer of Germains Seed Technology, an agricultural technology division of Associated British Foods plc.
Following an engineering degree at Durham University, Paul became a Manufacturing Manager and Project Engineer at Unilever plc and subsequently worked at companies including PepsiCo Inc and St Ives plc. He is a Chartered Engineer, a Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers.
In his role as Walker Greenbank's Managing Director of Manufacturing his responsibilities will include the development of a medium to long term growth strategy for the Company's manufacturing operations, which represent a key part of the Company's business.
John Sach, Walker Greenbank's Chief Executive, commented: "I'm delighted to welcome Paul Mullan to Walker Greenbank in the newly created role of Managing Director of Manufacturing. Paul brings a wealth of manufacturing and operational experience along with a focus on customer service, all of which has been gained at a wide range of manufacturing businesses. Manufacturing, both for Walker Greenbank's own brands and for third parties, is a central part of our business and I look forward to Paul's input in driving its growth."
For further information:
Walker Greenbank PLC | +44 (0) 844 543 4668 |
John Sach, Chief Executive Mike Gant, Chief Financial Officer | |
Caroline Geary, Company Secretary | |
Investec Bank plc | +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
Garry Levin / David Anderson - Nominated Adviser | |
Henry Reast - Corporate Broking | |
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Mark Court / Helen Chan / Sophie Cowles |
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About Walker Greenbank
Walker Greenbank PLC is a luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics together with a wide range of ancillary interior products. The Company's brand portfolio - comprising Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion and Anthology - spans heritage and contemporary design and its products are sold in more than 85 countries worldwide. The Company derives significant licensing income from the use of its designs in lifestyle products such as bed linen, rugs and tableware.
The Company employs more than 600 people and has showrooms in London, New York, Paris, Amsterdam and Dubai along with partnership showrooms in Moscow and in Shenzhen, China. Its UK manufacturing base, which includes a wallpaper factory in Loughborough and a fabric printing factory in Lancaster, manufactures product both for the Group and for other wallpaper and fabric brands. Continued investment in manufacturing has allowed the Group to offer a wide range of printing techniques.
Walker Greenbank trades on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WGB.
For further information please visit: www.walkergreenbank.com/