Victoria PLC Appointment of Chief Executive Officer (9472T)
January 12 2017 - 2:00AM
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RNS Number : 9472T
Victoria PLC
12 January 2017
12 January 2017
Victoria PLC
('Victoria' or the 'Company')
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Victoria PLC, (LSE: VCP) a manufacturer, supplier and
distributor of design-led flooring, is pleased to announce that
Philippe Hamers will join the Company as Chief Executive Officer, a
new Board position, and an Executive Board Director from 20 March
2017.
Philippe, 53, has over 25 years experience in the flooring
industry and headed Europe's largest carpet manufacturing operation
at Balta Group, for the previous six and a half years. Prior to
joining the Balta Group, Philippe was General Manager of the Tufted
and Woven Division of Beaulieu International Group. This exposure
has given him extensive experience in running very large,
multi-site, multi-national, manufacturing and sales organisation.
Core attributes include developing new business opportunities,
effectively managing senior management teams, delivering cost
saving and other organic growth initiatives in order to build
market share. He holds a Master of Business Economics degree from
the University of Antwerp and an Advanced Management degree from
Vlerick Business School. Philippe is multi-lingual and speaks
Dutch, English, French and German fluently.
Based at Victoria's UK operations, Philippe will be responsible
for overseeing Group wide activities and he will work closely with
both Executive Chairman, Geoff Wilding and Michael Scott, Group
Finance Director.
Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman of Victoria commented:
"We are delighted to have such a well-known and highly regarded
industry figure enhance further our strong management team at
Victoria. Philippe joins Victoria at an exciting time of its
development as we continue to prosper both in the UK and Australia.
His international expertise and industry contacts will prove
beneficial as we execute our advanced plans to expand into the
growing EUR5 billion European flooring market. "
"Phillippe will be involved in all aspects of the business and
his experience will be invaluable as we continue to drive profit
improvements across the Group whilst at the same time maintain our
acquisition-led growth objectives in 2017 and beyond."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. Philippe Marie Denis
Jean Hamers, aged 53 years, has been a director of the following
companies during the five years preceding the date of this
announcement:
Current directorships Past directorships
Belides BVBA Balta Industries NV
Hamers Philippe BVBA
Save as set out above there are no further disclosures pursuant
to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies.
For more information contact:
Victoria PLC
Geoff Wilding, Executive Chairman
Michael Scott, Group Finance +44 (0) 15
Director 6274 9300
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated
Adviser & Broker)
Rick Thompson, Phil Davies,
Michael Reynolds (Corporate
Finance) +44 (0) 20
Mark Westcott, Caspar Shand- 7894 7000
Kydd ( Sales)
finnCap (Joint Broker)
Matt Goode, Grant Bergman (Corporate
Finance) +44 (0) 20
Tim Redfern (Corporate Broking) 7220 0500
Buchanan Communications
Charles Ryland, Victoria Hayns,
Jane Glover +44 (0) 20
victoriaplc@buchanan.uk.com 7466 5000
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