Drax Group PLC Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer (7736U)

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RNS Number : 7736U

Drax Group PLC

27 October 2017

DRAX GROUP PLC

(Symbol: DRX)

Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer

Following the recent announcement that Will Gardiner will succeed Dorothy Thompson as Chief Executive Officer of Drax Group from 1 January 2018, the Board is progressing a process to appoint a permanent Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as soon as practicable.

In the meantime, Den Jones has been appointed as Interim CFO of the Group from 1 November 2017 and will work with Will Gardiner to ensure a smooth transition.

Den was previously CFO of Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 100 specialty chemicals company and has held senior and executive positions, including Interim CFO, in BG Group, a major global energy company. He spent the early part of his career in banking and professional services with Citibank and PwC where he held a number of specialist financial management positions.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations:

Mark Strafford

+44 (0) 1757 612 491

Media:

External Communications:

Ali Lewis

+44 (0) 1757 612165

Website: www.drax.com

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