MOTORPOINT GROUP PLC

Board/Management Information • Dec 22, 2020

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Motorpoint Group plc

22 December 2020

22 December 2020

Motorpoint Group Plc

("Motorpoint" or the "Company")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Motorpoint, the UK's largest independent omni-channel vehicle retailer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Morgan as Chief Financial Officer and board member, with effect from 11 January 2021. 

Chris was formerly Group Finance Director at Speedy Hire Plc and brings a wealth of multi-site retail, financial and listed company experience.  Prior to this, Chris held senior finance leadership positions at Go Outdoors and Tesco.

Mark Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer of Motorpoint commented:

"I am delighted that Chris will be joining our executive team in January. Chris brings to the Company substantial financial and operational experience from the retail sector and I look forward to working with him as we continue to deliver on Motorpoint's growth strategy."

This notification is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R. There are no further details requiring disclosure under Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

Enquiries:

Motorpoint Group Plc Mark Carpenter, Chief Executive Officer	via FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting (Financial PR) Alex Beagley James Styles Sam Macpherson	020 3727 1000

Notes to editors

Motorpoint is the largest independent vehicle retailer in the United Kingdom. The Group's principal business is the sale of nearly-new vehicles, the majority of which are up to two years old and which have covered less than 15,000 miles. Motorpoint sells vehicles from brands representing over 95 per cent of new vehicle sales in the United Kingdom, with models from Ford, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, Audi and BMW being amongst the top sellers. The Group operates from 14 retail sites across the United Kingdom: Birmingham, Birtley, Burnley, Castleford, Chingford, Derby, Glasgow, Newport, Oldbury, Peterborough, Sheffield, Stockton on Tees, Swansea and Widnes; together with a national contact-centre dealing with online enquiries.

More information is available at www.motorpointplc.com and www.motorpoint.co.uk.

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