Gear4music (Holdings) plc announced its Board succession plan. Having served the Group since IPO in 2015, Ken Ford (Non-Executive Chair) and Dean Murray (NED) are approaching the end of their nine-year tenure, and are intending to step down from the Board later this year. The existing Board, Chair and Nominations committee have diligently evaluated revised board structures to ensure the best outcomes for all stakeholders and, having consulted with certain of the Company's major shareholders, announced the following changes will take effect from 5 July 2024: Ken Ford to step down as Non-Executive Chair and retire from the Board.

Andrew was to move from CEO to Executive Chair. Neil Catto, recently appointed as CFO of Revolution Beauty Group Plc and former CFO of Boohoo Group plc, to join the board as Senior Independent Director ('SID') and Audit Committee chair. Chris Scott's and Harriet Williams' (CFO and NED respectively) roles and responsibilities remain unchanged.

Dean Murray has agreed to remain on the Board until a suitable NED candidate with appropriate experience has been appointed. The Group has appointed an agency to help with this process and the search to identify candidates is under way. Neil has significant experience of serving on the boards of AIM-listed companies as both executive and non-executive director.

Neil was CFO of Boohoo between 2011 and 2022 and is now CFO of Revolution Beauty, having initially joined as a non-executive director in 2023. Neil is also a non-executive director of tinyBuild Inc. He was previously Finance Director of dabs.com plc and has held senior financial positions in BT plc and The Carphone Warehouse Group. Neil qualified as a chartered accountant with EY.

Neil James Catto's, aged 57, Current Directorships: Revolution Beauty Group PLC, Revolution Beauty Ltd, Revolution Beauty Labs Ltd, Revolution Beauty Nominees Ltd, Revolution Beauty Holdings Ltd, Revolution Beauty UK HOLDCo Ltd, tinyBuild Inc., Previous Directorships (within the last five years), boohoo Group plc Boohoo.com UK Limited, Boohoo.com USA Limited, Boohoo.com Australia PTY, Boohoo France SAS, Boohoo.com UK Limited Liaison Office Turkey, Boohoo.com Italy SRL, Boohoo Property Holdings 2 Limited, Boohoo Holdings Limited, Boo Who Limited, Boohooman.com UK Limited, Boohoo.com Germany GmbH, Debenhams Brands Limited, Debenhams Holdings Limited, Nasty Gal Limited, NastyGal.com USA Inc, Prettylittlething.com Limited, Prettylittlething.com Limited USA Inc, Miss Pap UK Limited, Coastlondon.com Limited, Karenmillen.com Limited, Oasis Fashions Online Limited, Dorothy Perkins Online Limited, Burton Online Limited, Redherring.com Online Limited, Principles.com Online Limited, Maine.com Online Limited, Mantaray.com Online Limited, PGBH Limited, Pancorp1 Limited, Shanghai Wasabi Frog Trading Co Limited, Faith.com Online Limited, Wallis Online Limited, 21Three Clothing Company Limited, Warehouse Fashions Online Limited.