Dewhurst Group plc announced the appointment of John Bailey as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 October 2022. John is an existing Board member of the Company and Managing Director of the Company's A&A Electrical Distributors business. Alongside John's appointment, David Dewhurst will stand down as Group Managing Director and will take up an Executive role as Strategic Advisor.

The members of the Dewhurst Group plc Board of Directors remain unchanged. Prior to joining Dewhurst in 2008, John worked in senior commercial roles for leading manufacturers in the building products sector. In his 15 years with Dewhurst Group John has led TMP and A&A businesses as Managing Director and played a key role at Group Board level in the development of businesses both in the UK and overseas.