Directorate Change (7543Q)

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RNS Number : 7543Q

Crawshaw Group PLC

25 October 2011

Crawshaw Group PLC

(the "Company")

Board Changes

The Company is pleased to announce that Mr Mark Naughton-Rumbo has joined the Board as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mark will also chair the audit committee and the remuneration committee.

Mark qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Whinney in 1984 and since that time has held a number of key financial and commercial directorships in public and private SME companies in the retail sector. He has achievements in strategic development and implementation, experience of managing businesses in extremely challenging economic circumstances, delivering business turnaround and profitable growth. He was CEO of Whittard of Chelsea PLC between October 2004 and February 2006, Financial and Commercial Director of Select (Retail) Limited between May 2007 and January 2008 and is currently CEO (Business & Strategy) of A|Wear Limited, an Irish womenswear brand.

Richard Rose, Chairman, commented "I am delighted that Mark has agreed to join our Board as he will make a significant contribution given his extensive retail experience."

The directorships/partnerships held by Mr Mark Howard Naughton-Rumbo, aged 50, in the previous 5 years are:

 
 Current                           Past 
 A|Wear Limited                    Select (Retail) Limited (In Liquidation)* 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
 A|Wear UK Limited                 Select (Retail Holdings) Limited 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
 Maple Topco Limited               Ringtons Stores Limited 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
 Maple Midco Limited               Blueheath Holdings Plc 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
 A|Wear Ireland Services Limited 
                                  ------------------------------------------ 
 TJ Callaghan Limited 
                                  ------------------------------------------

*Mark left this company in January 2008 and the business was subsequently sold. Administrators were appointed to Select (Retail) Limited on 22 February 2008 and the company was placed into creditors' voluntary liquidation on 17 August 2009. According to the liquidator's statement of account dated 17 August 2011, the estimated assets and liabilities at the date of the commencement of the winding up consisted of assets of GBP1,020,826.89, preferential creditors of GBP4.00 and unsecured creditors of GBP9,311,780.27. The winding up has not yet been completed.

There is no further information to be disclosed under Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

In addition, Philip Kanas will resign as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1(st) November, 2011. The Board of Crawshaw Group Plc thanks him for his valued contribution and hard work and wishes him all the best for his future endeavours.

 
 For further information, please 
  contact: 
  Crawshaw Group PLC                 01709 369 602 
 Lynda Sherratt 
 
 WH Ireland Limited (Nominated 
  Adviser) 
 Robin Gwyn                         0161 832 2174

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