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Angling Direct PLC
03 February 2020
3 February 2020
Angling Direct plc
("Angling Direct" or the "Company")
Director appointment
Angling Direct plc (AIM: ANG.L), the UK's largest and fastest
growing fishing tackle and equipment retailer, is pleased to
announce that Dilys Maltby has joined the board of the Company as a
Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Dilys has a strong track record in advising international
consumer brands on their purpose, brand strategy and proposition,
ensuring that businesses articulate the essence of the entity that
they lead. Dilys will be working with Angling Direct's board to
review, identify and deliver on its purpose.
Now an established and influential brand in the angling
community, Angling Direct is well positioned to create awareness
around the benefits of angling from both an environmental and
social perspective. The Company believes that angling can improve
social wellbeing and that there is an opportunity to do more to
preserve and protect the environment. Working with Dilys, Angling
Direct will campaign for the protection of fish stocks around the
country, whilst also assessing the sustainability of angling by
driving out plastics and waste, both by leading by example and
working with its suppliers to reduce packaging and plastics.
Dilys has extensive experience working with consumer brands,
both as a consultant and as a client. Prior to her role as Senior
Partner at Circus, a boutique management consultancy firm which she
co-founded in 1998, Dilys was General Manager, Brand and Marketing
for The Body Shop International where she led teams in 47 countries
and had responsibility for the brand, the proposition and all
marketing activity.
Dilys currently sits on the board of Responsible Travel, a
sustainable travel company. Prior to this she was on the board
advisory committee of Wiggle, the online retailer of sporting
goods, from 2012 to 2015.
The following details in relation to the appointment of Dilys
Lorraine Maltby (aged 59) are disclosed in accordance with Schedule
2(g) of the AIM Rules:
Current Directorships:
4 CT Management Limited
ATLIB Limited
Circus Communications Limited
Circus London Limited
Good and Usefull Limited
Responsibletravel.com Limited
Triffus Tuck Limited
Dilys Maltby does not hold any ordinary shares in the
Company.
There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to
Dilys Maltby's appointment pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of
the AIM Rules.
Angling Direct's Chief Executive Officer, Darren Bailey,
commented: "I am delighted to welcome Dilys to the board of Angling
Direct. Her expertise in brand positioning, and advice on how
companies can put into practice what they believe in, will be
immensely valuable as we look to take the Angling Direct brand to
the next level.
"We are already working on initiatives to become a more
sustainable company, such as recycling all fishing lines into, for
instance, items of furniture and removing and recycling outer
packaging on in-store products before customers take home their
purchases. With Dilys's support, we look forward to showcasing our
efforts towards a more sustainable future."
Dilys Maltby commented: "I am excited to be joining Angling
Direct, an influential brand which certainly has the energy and
passion to make a positive social and environmental impact. I look
forward to working with the board and providing guidance to ensure
that Angling Direct executes on what, at this stage, are so many
great, impactful initiatives."
For further information:
Angling Direct PLC +44 (0) 1603 258658
Martyn Page, Executive Chairman
Darren Bailey, Chief Executive Officer
Cenkos Securities - NOMAD and Broker
Stephen Keys / Cameron MacRitchie
(Corporate Finance)
Russell Kerr (Sales) +44 (0) 207 3978900
Yellow Jersey PR - Financial PR +44 (0) 203 004 9512
Charles Goodwin +44 (0) 7747 788 221
Harriet Jackson
Annabel Atkins +44 (0) 7544 275 882
Notes for editors
About Angling Direct plc
Angling Direct is the largest specialist fishing tackle retailer
in the UK. The Company sells fishing tackle products and related
equipment through its network of retail stores, located throughout
the UK, as well as through its own website
(www.anglingdirect.co.uk) and other third-party websites.
The Company currently sells over 21,500 fishing tackle products,
including capital items, consumables, luggage and clothing. The
Company also owns and sells fishing tackle products under its own
brand 'Advanta', which was formally launched in March 2016.
From 1986 to 2003 the Company's Founders acquired interests in a
number of small independent fishing tackle shops in Norfolk and, in
2003, they acquired a significant premise in Norwich, which was
branded Angling Direct. Since 2003, the Company has continued to
acquire or open new stores, taking the total number up to 34 retail
stores. In 2015 the Company opened a 30,000 sq. ft central
distribution centre in Rackheath, Norfolk, where the Company's head
office is also located.
Angling Direct's shares are traded on the AIM market of the
London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ANG.L.
For further information, please visit
www.anglingdirect.co.uk
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