Haynes Publishing Group P.L.C. announced that Eddie Bell, who was appointed Non-Executive Deputy Chairman in October 2015 to oversee the Group's operational and cost review, has been appointed Group Executive Chairman. Executive Chairman J Haynes has been appointed Chief Executive Officer designate and will become CEO when Eric Oakley retires at the end of May 2016. Alex will relinquish his role as Managing Director of HaynesPro in early April, and has been promoted to Chief Technology Officer with overall responsibility for global digital initiatives in consumer and professional markets.

Jeremy has been promoted to Consumer Managing Director and in addition to his existing responsibilities, will now oversee the Group's Australian operations, worldwide publishing and production. The Group Board congratulates Richard Barker on his appointment as Group Company Secretary. Richard has been with Haynes since 2010 as UK Financial Controller.

The appointment of Alex Kwarts to the new role of Chief Technology Officer is significant as the Group continues to invest in growing consumer and professional digital platforms, which now account for more than a quarter of the Group's total revenue. In his new role as Consumer Managing Director, Jeremy Yates-Rounds will have overall responsibility for global publishing initiatives, as well as production. In addition he will be focusing on Australian business.