CEO Succession

Churchill China PLC

26 August 2026

 

26 August 2026

 Churchill China plc

("Churchill China" or the "Company")

CEO Succession

The Board of Churchill China plc announces the final part of its planned succession programme, beginning with CFO and Chair in 2023 and now concluding with the role of CEO, which will see James Roper succeed Dave O'Connor from today's date.

Dave O'Connor has been with Churchill for 35 years, the last 14 as CEO, and has led the Company through considerable expansion, the challenges of pandemic, the restoration of the manufacturing base, and the transformation of our production base through automation and efficiency improvement.

His skill base in Ceramics and deep knowledge of Churchill is unsurpassed, so we are delighted that he has agreed, on stepping away today from the Board and CEO role, to be retained within the business and will continue with the Company in a part-time position focussing on materials, retail sales and projects, all important areas for development.

The Board is also fortunate, in James Roper, to have another long tenure director who has been leading the Sales and Marketing function for 14 years. As such, James is consummate across the products and markets in which we operate, but also in the past three years closely involved in Operations and Strategy in cooperation with Dave in preparation for this development.

As part of the succession planning, Mark Revill was appointed as COO in April 2025 to work alongside Dave in Operations enabling a comprehensive transfer of knowledge in the subsequent years.

Robin Williams, non-executive Chairman commented:

"The Board is extremely grateful to Dave for his long tenure as CEO, his collaboration in the planning of this succession and his willingness to continue to contribute to the Company in his new role. His deep knowledge of every aspect of Churchill's activities will continue to benefit the team and support James as he takes over as CEO."

James Roper commented as follows:

"I am looking forward to working with our long established team at Churchill to bring about the next phase of growth at Churchill. I have huge respect for Dave and am pleased to have retained his knowledge and experience. It is also pleasing to continue my family's long association with Churchill as CEO."

For further information, please contact:

Churchill China plc	Tel: [phone]
James Roper / Michael Cunningham
Burson Buchanan	Tel: [phone]
Helen Tarbet / Sophie Wills / Abby Gilchrist
[e-mail]
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
David Flin	Tel: [phone]
Panmure Liberum Limited (Joint Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Edward Thomas / John More

 

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