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Appointment of Managing Director - Brands
Appointment of Managing Director - Brands.
About this update from Sanderson Design Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4918A Walker Greenbank PLC 08 June 2016 \n\n\n\n\n\nFor Immediate Release\n\n\n8 June 2016\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \nWALKER GREENBANK PLC\n(\"Walker Greenbank\" or \"the Company\")\n \n \nAppointment of Managing Director - Brands\n \n \nWalker Greenbank PLC (AIM: WGB), the luxury interior furnishings group whose brands include Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Zoffany, Scion and Anthology, is pleased to announce that Fiona Holmes, who has more than 30 years' business, brand and retail experience, will join the Company's Board as an Executive Director.\n \nFor the past seven years, Fiona has worked at the FTSE-250 retailer N Brown Group plc, most recently as the managing director of figleaves.com. \n \nFiona will join the Company in Autumn 2016 as Managing Director for Brands, taking on the role from David Smallridge, who will retire from Walker Greenbank in January 2017. David will remain on the Board during the handover period. \n \nMuch of Fiona's experience was gained at Marks & Spencer Group plc, where she worked from 1984 to 2006 in a broad range of roles including Director of Children's Wear and General Merchandise Procurement and as Executive Assistant to the CEO. After more than 20 years at Marks & Spencer, Fiona joined Charles Tyrwhitt as Buying, Merchandising, Marketing and Retail Director before joining\nN Brown Group plc, in 2009.\n \nFiona is also currently a non-executive director at Bagir Group Ltd.\n \n \nJohn Sach, Walker Greenbank's Chief Executive, commented: \"I'm delighted to announce the appointment of Fiona Holmes as Managing Director for Brands, succeeding David Smallridge who retires from Walker Greenbank next year. Fiona brings a wealth of brand and multi-channel retail experience, gained in a broad variety of roles at major and smaller businesses. I look forward to her input in driving the strategic direction and growth of our brands.\"\n \n \nThe following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. Fiona Mary Holmes, age 53 years, has been a director of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:\n \n\n\n\n\nCurrent directorships\n\n\nPast directorships\n\n\n\n\nSmart Works Charity\n\...