EVERYMAN MEDIA GROUP PLC

Board/Management Information • Sep 20, 2022

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Everyman Media Group PLC

20 September 2022

20 September 2022

Everyman Media Group PLC 

("Everyman", the "Company" or the "Group") 

Director Appointment

Everyman Media Group PLC (AIM: EMAN), the independent, premium cinema group, is pleased to announce that Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE will be joining the Board as a Non-Executive Director and as member of the audit and remuneration committees with immediate effect.

Ruby brings with her a wealth of business acumen, acquired over a career spanning more than three decades. One of the few women to have held the position of Chief Executive at a FTSE 250 company, she grew revenues at Mitie more than four-fold to £2.2 billion, establishing it as the largest business in its sector. She is highly decorated as an industry leader, winning the 'Leader of the Year' accolade at the 2011 National Business Awards, and in 2013 being recognised by the Financial Times as one of the top 50 female business leaders in the world. Ruby is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Ruby was appointed a member of the House of Lords in 2015 and is currently President of the British Chambers of Commerce. As Chair, she is on the boards of AIM-listed firm Mind Gym plc, the Air Operators Association, and the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. She also serves on the boards of the Tideway Tunnel and SNCLavalin as Non-Executive Director. In January of this year, Ruby was appointed as President of the CIPD.

Paul Wise, Chairman of Everyman, commented:

"We are excited to welcome someone of Ruby's obvious calibre to our growing business."

Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE, newly appointed Non-Executive Director of Everyman, commented:

"Everyman is a business I am familiar with and I am delighted to have an opportunity to play a part in its continued success. This is an exciting time to be joining the Company."

Ruby McGregor-Smith CBE (aged 59) holds or has held the below current and former directorships within the past 5 years:

Current Directorships	Former Directorships
Department of Education Mind Gym plc Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education Airport Operators Association British Chambers of Commerce Bazalgette Tunnel Limited SNC-Lavalin	One Cam Limited Cumberland Lodge Council Member of Bath University

Save as set out above, there is no further information to be disclosed in relation to Ruby McGregor-Smith's appointment pursuant to AIM Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies. 

For further information, please contact:

Everyman Media Group PLC
Alex Scrimgeour, CEO	Tel : +44 (0)20 3145 0500
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	Tel : +44 (0)20 7523 8000
Bobbie Hilliam
Georgina McCooke
Alma PR (Financial PR Advisor)	Tel:  +44 (0)20 3405 0205
David Ison Joe Pederzolli

About Everyman Media Group PLC:

Everyman is the fourth largest cinema business in the UK by number of venues, and is a premium, high growth leisure brand. Everyman operates a growing estate of venues across the UK, with an emphasis on providing first class cinema and hospitality.

Everyman is redefining cinema. It focuses on venue and experience as key competitive strengths, with a unique proposition:

I.  Intimate and atmospheric venues, which become a destination in their own right

II.  An emphasis on a strong quality food and drink menu prepared in-house

III.  A broad range of well-curated programming content, from mainstream and independent films to theatre and live concert streams, appealing to a diverse range of audiences

IV.  Motivated and welcoming teams 

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