Chairman Appointment

12 Dec 2024 08:02 CET

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12 December 2024

Benchmark Holdings plc
("Benchmark" or the "Company")
Chairman Appointment
The Company announces the appointment of Tripp Lane as Chairman with effect from
17th December 2024, following the General Meeting on 16th December to approve
the sale of the Genetics business as announced on 25 November 2024. Peter George
will retire from the Board on Tripp’s appointment and will ensure an orderly
handover.
Tripp Lane is a founding partner of Delancey Cove LLC, an advisory firm focused
on transitional governance and management of both private and public companies
across all stages of their life cycle.
Prior to founding Delancey Cove LLC, Tripp invested in public and private debt
and equity markets at BlueMountain Capital LLC in London and at Apax Partners in
London and New York.
Tripp Lane, incoming Chairman commented:
“I am delighted to join the Board of Benchmark as Chairman, and I am excited to
work with the management team and the board on the next stage of the Company’s
journey”
Peter George, retiring Chairman, commented:
"It has been an honour and privilege to serve both as Executive and
Non-Executive Chair at Benchmark. Staff and Management have been of the highest
calibre which made it easier. I have also served with many dedicated
Non-Executive Directors over the years, and I thank them for their support and
the support of our investors. I would like to pay particular thanks to Trond
Williksen, Septima Maguire and Susan Searle who have been outstanding.”
Trond Williksen, CEO, commented
“On behalf of the Board and the Management team at Benchmark I would like to
thank Peter George for his outstanding leadership through the past six years
overseeing the transformation of Benchmark starting with a comprehensive
restructuring in 2020 through to an organisational change programme and the
Strategic Review this year resulting in value realisation for shareholders.”
“I welcome Tripp who is well placed to take the Company through the next phase
of value realisation for our shareholders”.

The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph
(g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies in connection with the
appointment of Nathan “Tripp” Lane to the Board of the Company:
Nathan ‘Tripp’ Lane (aged 47) has held the following directorships and/or
partnerships in the past five years.
Current Directorships Past Directorships (last five years)
Cell C Limited Card Factory Plc
Delancey Cove, LLC Cardfactory US Holdings Inc
LB NewHoldCo LLC Cardfactory USA LLC
LBI ehf. Intralot Inc
Maisons du Monde SA Matrix Holdco LLC
Mavenir Private Holdings II Ltd Novartex SAS
Mavenir Systems Inc Retailnext Holdings Inc
National CineMedia Inc Resegon Capital Partners LLP
PVA Company LLC Resegon Topco Limited
Quoizel LLC Turvo Inc
Slater and Gordon UK Holdings Limited Vivarte SAS (a subsidiary of Novartex SAS)
Stonepeak Falcon Holdings Inc

• Nathan served on the board of Cengage Learning GP 1 LLC from 11 April to 23
August 2013. Cengage Learning GP I LLC, the general partner of Cengage Learning
Holdings II, LP, filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation on 2 July 2013. Cengage, a
global provider of educational content, technology, and services, confirmed a
reorganisation plan on 14 March 2014, after settling with certain creditors.
• Nathan was appointed to the board of Matrix Holdco LLC, the controlling entity
of Mobileum, Inc., on 20 December 2023. Matrix Holdco LLC, a provider of
analytics solutions for telecom operators, filed for Chapter 11 reorganisation
on 23 July 2024. The company emerged from Chapter 11 on 12 September 2024, at
which point Nathan resigned from the board.
Nathan has no beneficial interest in the equity securities of Benchmark Holdings
plc.
There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to Nathan Lane’s
appointment pursuant to AIM Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of
the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries
For further information, please contact:
Benchmark Holdings plc benchmark@mhpgroup.com
Trond Williksen, CEO
Septima Maguire, CFO
Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations


Deutsche Numis (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Tel: 020 7260 1000
Freddie Barnfield, Duncan Monteith, Sher Shah

MHP Tel: : 07890 952 661
Katie Hunt, Reg Hoare, Samuel Garner benchmark@mhpgroup.com

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