Board Changes

Huntsworth plc

(Huntsworth or the Company)

1 October 2019

         Board Changes

Huntsworth plc, the healthcare and communications group, announces the following changes to the membership of its Board of Directors (the Board), effective from today.

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer 

The Company announces that Neil Jones, who has previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer since 1 February 2016, has been appointed to the newly created Executive Director position of Chief Operating Officer on the Company's Board.

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Ben Jackson, having held the position of Head of Finance since September 2016, has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Neil Jones.

Prior to joining Huntsworth, Ben was Group Financial Controller of ITE Group Plc, a FTSE listed international organiser of exhibitions and conferences, and before that he was a senior credit analyst at Royal Bank of Scotland. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, qualifying with Deloitte in 2009.

Paul Taaffe, Chief Executive Officer of Huntsworth, said:

"Huntsworth has grown rapidly over the last two years and these appointments will allow us to scale even further.

"Neil has already proven to be a very commercial Chief Financial Officer and as Chief Operating Officer will focus on improving all operational aspects of the group and driving growth. In his new role he will have specific responsibility for the Communications Division.

"Ben joined the group three years ago as Head of Finance. In the past year, he has been taking an increasingly prominent role in the group's senior financial decisions, banking relationships and control environment improvements, and we are pleased that he will now take on all aspects of the Chief Financial Officer role. "

David Lowden, Chairman of Huntsworth, said:

"The Board continues to focus on the growth of the group, particularly in healthcare services,

and we are confident that these appointments provide us with the capacity to achieve that objective. On behalf of the Board, I look forward to working with both Neil and Ben in their new roles at an exciting time for the group."

Additional information:

There is no further information to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.