Sinclair (William) Holdings PLC Appointment of Chief Executive (4214T)

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Sinclair (William) Holdings PLC

13 December 2012

William Sinclair Holdings PLC

('William Sinclair' or 'the Company')

Appointment of Chief Executive

William Sinclair, one of the UK's leading suppliers of growing media, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Rush as Chief Executive with effect from 1 March 2013. Peter succeeds Bernard Burns who is retiring as Chief Executive and as a director of the company on 31 March 2013. Mr Burns will remain a part time employee of the Company with specific responsibility for progressing the Company's negotiations with Natural England for compensation for the Bolton Fell bogs and manufacturing facilities.

Commenting on Peter's appointment, Chairman Bill Simpson said "We are disappointed that Bernard has decided to retire but we understand the personal reasons for his decision and we wish him and his family all the very best for the future. We are delighted that in Peter Rush we have an experienced managing director with considerable operational and commercial skills and significant and relevant experience with another major supplier to the horticulture industry. We believe the mix of these skills and his managerial qualities makes him the ideal candidate to succeed Bernard and to continue to progress and develop the business's growth strategies."

Peter John Rush (aged 50)

Peter started his career with a number of operational and general management positions with Ancon Clark, Rawlplug and Baxi before joining Hozelock as Operations Director in 2003. Three years later he was appointed Group Managing Director with a specific task to develop and implement a strategic plan to deliver added value for CVC, the company's private equity shareholders. Peter left Hozelock in late 2011 and established his own consultancy business, Effectivise, working most recently with the Binding Site Group.

Directorships in the last five years are as follows:

 
 Name                      Further detail 
------------------------  --------------- 
 Hozelock Limited          Previous 
------------------------  --------------- 
 Abbotsford School         Previous 
------------------------  --------------- 
 Effectivise Limited       Current 
------------------------  --------------- 
 Princethorpe Foundation   Current 
------------------------  ---------------

Peter has no interest in the share capital of the Company.

There are no other disclosures required in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

For further information:

www.william-sinclair.co.uk

 
 William Sinclair Holdings   Tel: 01522 537561 
  Plc 
 Bill Simpson, Chairman 
 Peter Williams, Finance Director 
 
 
 WH Ireland Limited 
 Andrew Kitchingman   Tel : 0113 394 6619 
 Nick Field           Tel : 0207 220 1658

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