01 November 2022
The 600 Group PLC
("600 Group" or "the Group")
Board Changes
600 Group plc, the diversified industrial engineering company (AIM: SIXH), announces that Neil Carrick, previously Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of 600 Group, will be returning to the role of Group CFO effective 1 January 2023. Rui Lopes, current Chief Financial Officer, will step down as a director of the Group with effect from 31 December 2022 by mutual agreement.
Neil Carrick joined 600 Group in 2011 as Finance Director and held the position up until November 2020, when he stepped down from the CFO role. As part of Neil's re-appointment as CFO, he will be working closely with management on delivering the Group's strategy.
Paul Dupee, Chairman, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Neil back to the position of CFO. I and the Board thank Rui for his important contributions to the Group during 2022, whereby he oversaw the divestment of the machine tools business and implementation of our strategy focussing on growing the Group's laser division."
Regulatory Disclosures:
The following disclosures are made pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
In addition to his appointment as a director of 600 Group, Neil Carrick, aged 60, is currently or has previously been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships within the past five years:
| Current Directorships / Partnerships | Directorships held in the past five years |
| 600 Group (Overseas) Limited Electrox Laser Limited Electrox Limited Coborn Insurance Company Limited | T S Harrison & Sons Limited The Richmond Machine Tool Company Limited 600 Lathes Limited Pratt Burnerd International Limited The Colchester Lathe Company Limited Crawford Collets Limited 600 Machine Tools Limited 600 Controls Limited 600 UK Limited PRATT 600 LIMITED 600 BEARINGS LIMITED The 600 Group Plc GCM600 Limited GCS (Steels) Limited Control Micro systems Inc. TYKMA Inc. Clausing Industrial Inc. 600 Group Inc. Colchester GmbH 600 Machine Tools Pty Ltd |
Neil Carrick holds 113,404 ordinary shares in the Company.
ENDS
Enquiries:
| The 600 Group PLC Paul Dupee, Executive Chairman
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Tel: +1-407-818-1123
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| Instinctif Partners Tim McCall
| Tel: 0207 457 2020 |
| Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Ben Jeynes / Max Gould (Corporate Finance) Alex Pollen / Henry Nicol (Sales)
| Tel: 020 7397 8900 |
About The 600 Group PLC
The 600 Group PLC is focussed on the delivery of Industrial laser systems which cover laser marking and processing including cutting, drilling, ablation and a host of other niche applications in the marking and micro machining sectors. They require no consumables and can operate on a continuous high speed basis and can be integrated into customers' production lines. The businesses have their own technology and proprietary software. Customer applications are diverse and range from aerospace to medical and pharmaceuticals. The requirement for increased product and component traceability is one of the market drivers.
More information on the Group can be viewed at: www.600group.com
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