Directorate Change

RNS Number : 8007V

Bonhill Group PLC

16 December 2021

 

16 December 2021

Bonhill Group plc

("Bonhill", the "Company" or the "Group")

Directorate Change

Bonhill Group Plc (AIM: BONH), a leading B2B media business specialising in three key areas: Business Information, Events and Data & Analytics, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Staveley as a non-independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Richard is a qualified accountant who has over twenty years' experience of equity investing, fund management and working with both private and publicly quoted companies.

Richard is a consultant to Harwood Capital LLP, the investment manager of Gresham House Strategic plc, which holds 14.6 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Richard has worked in a senior capacity and fund manager at a number of successful fund management businesses, including Majedie Asset Management and was a co-founder of River and Mercantile Asset Management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from the University of Newcastle.

In addition, the Company announces that Sarah Thompson, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will be taking maternity leave from mid-January 2022 and that it has appointed Simon Bullock as interim Chief Financial Officer with effect from 4 January 2022 as maternity cover. It is intended that Sarah Thompson will return to a full-time role in Q4 2022. Simon Bullock, who until recently was Chief Financial Officer of Merit Group plc, has 30 years' finance experience, including more than 20 years' operating at CFO level across a wide range of complementary sectors including media, events, SaaS and technology. The interim Chief Financial Officer is a non-Board role.  

 For further enquiries please contact:

Bonhill Group plc	[phone]
Simon Stilwell, Chief Executive Sarah Thompson, Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)	[phone]
Tom Griffiths/David Coaten (Corporate Advisory) Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker) Bobbie Hilliam Adam James Georgina McCooke	[phone]
Houston (PR Adviser)  Alexander Clelland	[phone]

Appendix - AIM Rule 17

Save for the information set out above and below, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17, Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Richard Adam Staveley, aged 46, who does not personally hold an interest in the Company's share capital.

Current Directorships

Wildblood Limited

Past Directorships (within the last five years)

None

About Bonhill Group plc

Bonhill Group plc is a leading, AIM-quoted, B2B media company providing Business Insight, Events and Data & Analytics propositions to Financial Services and business communities in 25 countries. Bonhill operates eleven information websites, publishes three regular print titles, hosts 130 events per annum, offers a portfolio of data & analytics propositions and provides a range of content marketing solutions.

The business creates content, sales and marketing opportunities, networking events and transactional opportunities for its audiences of entrepreneurs, business owners and managers, CTOs & technology leaders, asset & wealth managers, and professional women, in addition to its sponsors, advertising clients and customers. Flagship brands include: InvestmentNews, ESG Clarity Portfolio Adviser, Fund Selector Asia, What Investment, SmallBusiness.co.uk, GrowthBusiness.co.uk, Information Age, Women in… events series, and DiversityQ.

For more information visit  www.bonhillplc.com  

 

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