NIOX Group plc announced the appointment of Robert Naylor, aged 49, as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, with immediate effect. Robert has over 25 years' experience in capital markets specialising in healthcare and investment companies and is currently Chief Executive Officer of Intuitive Investments Group plc, an investment company which is quoted on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange's Main Market, providing investors with exposure to a portfolio of fast-growing technology and life sciences businesses. Additionally, Robert is Non-Executive Chairman of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited, a FTSE 250 company, which is currently subject to a recommended cash offer by Lyra Bidco Limited, a newly-formed company indirectly wholly-owned by investment funds advised by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. Previously, Robert was Non-Executive Chairman of Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited and oversaw its sale to a company directly owned by Alchemy Copyrights, LLC, trading as Concord.

He has also served as a Non-Executive Director of Light Science Technologies Holdings plc, an AIM-quoted controlled environment agriculture company. Earlier in his career Robert held various positions within JP Morgan Asset Management Limited, Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited and Cenkos Securities plc. Robert is a qualified chartered accountant, having started his career with Ernst & Young in 1996.

Current directorships/partnerships: Intuitive Investments Group Plc, IIG Assets Ltd, Hipgnosis SFH XX Limited, Hipgnosis SFH XIII Limited, Hipgnosis SFH XIX Limited, Hipgnosis SFH I Limited, Hipgnosis Holdings UK Limited, Rubyruby (London) Limited, Pb Songs Ltd, Kennedy Publishing & Productions Limited, Deamon Limited. Past directorships/partnerships: Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Limited, RHMRF2 Limited, RHMRF3 Limited, Light Science Technologies Holdings plc, Concord Copyrights No.1 Limited (formerly RHMRF1 Limited).