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Chief Financial Officer Succession
Chief Financial Officer Succession.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 3520J Ibstock PLC 16 August 2019 \n\n16 August 2019\n \nIbstock plc \n('Ibstock' or the 'Company')\n \nChief Financial Officer Succession\n \nIbstock plc announces that, further to the announcement of its CFO succession plan on 6 February 2019, and following his appointment to the Ibstock Board on 1 August 2019, Chris McLeish will be appointed as CFO of the Company with effect from 31 August 2019, on completion of the handover period with retiring CFO, Kevin Sims.\n \nKevin Sims, having completed over 30 years' service with the Group, will retire from the Board on the same date. Kevin will continue to be available to the Group until the year end.\n \nJonathan Nicholls, Chairman, Ibstock, said: \n \n\"Kevin has played a vitally important role in Ibstock's success. On behalf of my Board colleagues, I thank him for his immense contribution to Ibstock and wish him well in his retirement.\"\n \n \n \n\n\n\nIbstock plc\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Douglas, Company Secretary\n\n\n+ 44 (0)1530 257 211 \n\n\n\n\nRobert Coates, Investor Relations Director\n\n\n+ 44 (0) 7880 486329\n\n\n\n\n \nCitigate Dewe Rogerson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKevin Smith\n\n\n+ 44 (0)20 7638 9571\n\n\n\n\nNick Hayns \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nNotes to Editors:\n \nAbout Ibstock plc\n \nIbstock plc is a leading manufacturer of clay bricks and a diversified range of clay and concrete products, from its operations in the United Kingdom. Its principal products are clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete substitutes for stone masonry, concrete fencing and pre-stressed concrete products.\n \nThe Group's two divisions are:\n \nIbstock Clay: The leading manufacturer by volume of clay bricks sold in the United Kingdom. With 19 manufacturing sites Ibstock Brick has the largest brick production capacity in the United Kingdom. It operates a network of 23 active quarries located close to its manufacturing plants. Ibstock Brick has recently commissioned a new soft mud brick manufacturing plant in Leicestershire that added approximately 100 million bricks (c.13%) to its brick production capacity per annum. Ibstock Kevington provides masonry and pre-fabricated component building solutions, operating from 5 sites across the UK.\n \nIbstock Concrete...