Games Workshop Group PLC
03 December 2007
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
The Board of Games Workshop Group PLC ('Games Workshop' or the 'Company') is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Wells to the Board as Chief
Executive of the Company with immediate effect.
Mark joined Games Workshop in 2000 from Boots plc and has been Head of Sales at
the Company since 2006.
Tom Kirby, who has been Chairman and Chief Executive of Games Workshop since
2000, will continue as Chairman of the Company.
Tom Kirby said: 'Mark has the vision, ability and passion to lead Games
Workshop in its next phase of growth. He not only understands Games Workshop's
business model and its special culture and spirit, but he is a strong advocate
of the values that are so important to the Company.
'Mark and I share the same vision for Games Workshop, and we have ambitious
plans for growth and value creation. I trust Mark absolutely to do the right
thing for the Company, our shareholders and our staff.'
No additional information should be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the
Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
Enquiries:
Games Workshop Group PLC
Tom Kirby 0115 900 4001
Rawlings Financial PR Limited
John Rawlings 01756 770 376
Landsbanki Securities
Shaun Dobson 0207 426 9000
Notes to Editors:
Mark Wells Biography
Mark Wells, age 45, MA Law, St Johns College, Cambridge (Exhibition), MBA
Stirling University. Qualified as a solicitor with Messrs Herbert Smith. Next
plc: Retail, Mail Order, Buying and M&A. Various management roles with Boots
plc, including Director of Customer Service, Boots The Chemists and Director of
Merchandise and Marketing, Boots Stores, Netherlands. Games Workshop General
Manager UK Sales and Hobby Division CEO.
This information is provided by RNS
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