Sumo Group PLC New Board Appointment (7291B)
September 25 2018 - 2:02AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7291B
Sumo Group PLC
25 September 2018
25 September 2018
Sumo Group plc
("Sumo Group", the "Company" or the "Group")
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sumo Group (AIM: SUMO), the provider of turnkey and
co-development solutions to the world's largest video game
publishers, announces the appointment of Andrea Dunstan (58) as an
independent non-executive director with effect from * September
2018.
Andrea has extensive experience of organisational development
and HR strategy, gained over three decades as an executive HR
Director for quoted companies, including Wincanton plc, AstraZeneca
plc and Barclays Bank plc. Latterly, she was Chief People Officer
for Premier Farnell PLC, a role which she held for five years until
January 2017, shortly after the company was the subject of a
takeover.
She is a non-executive director and chair of the Remuneration
Committee of Macfarlane Group PLC and an Executive Council member
of Salford University, where she also chairs the Remuneration
Committee.
Andrea will join the Remuneration Committee, replacing Ian
Livingstone as Chair. Ian will remain a member of this Committee.
She will also join the Audit Committee and Nominations Committee.
Ken Beaty will step down from the Audit Committee. Following these
changes, the composition of the committees will be:
-- Audit Committee: Michael Sherwin (Chair), Ian Livingstone and Andrea Dunstan
-- Remuneration Committee: Andrea Dunstan (Chair), Ian Livingstone and Michael Sherwin
-- Nominations Committee: Ken Beaty (Chair), Michael Sherwin,
Ian Livingstone and Andrea Dunstan
Ken Beaty, Chairman of Sumo Group, said:
"The video games market is booming and there is increasing
competition to attract talent which best enables businesses to
grow. Whilst we are already rising to this challenge successfully,
our goal is to make Sumo Group even better. Andrea brings important
new skills and expertise to the Board, which I have no doubt will
have a positive impact on the business. On behalf of everyone at
Sumo Group, I welcome her to the Board."
Apart from the information above and below, there are no other
disclosures required under Rule 17 and Schedule Two (g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies.
Current Directorships: Macfarlane Group plc and Elevate - HR
Limited
Enquiries:
Sumo Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 114 242 6766
Carl Cavers, Chief Executive Officer
David Wilton, Chief Financial Officer
Zeus Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Nick Cowles / Andrew Jones Tel: +44 (0) 161 831 1512
Ben Robertson / John Goold Tel: +44 (0) 203 829 5000
Belvedere Communications Limited
Cat Valentine (cvalentine@belvederepr.com) Tel: +44 (0) 7715 769 078
Kim Van Beeck (kvbeeck@belvederepr.com) Tel: +44 (0) 7477 967 446
About Sumo Group - www.sumogroupplc.com
Sumo Group's award-winning businesses provide creative and
development services to the video games and entertainment
industries, from studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham,
Brighton, Pune (India) and Vancouver (Canada).
The Group's operating businesses include Sumo Digital and
Atomhawk. Sumo Digital, its primary business, is one of the UK's
largest independent developers of AAA-rated video games, providing
both turnkey and co-development solutions to an international
blue-chip client base. The Sumo Digital studio in Brighton operates
under the name of The Chinese Room and was acquired in August 2018.
Atomhawk, a complementary business acquired in June 2017, is a
multi-award winning visual design company, servicing the games,
film and visual effects industries. Together, the Group delivers
full-service visual and development solutions, which include
initial concepts and pre-production, production and development,
and post-release support.
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