Scapa Group announces David Blackwood to the Board as upcoming Independent Non-Executive Director

– UK, Manchester – Scapa Group plc (AIM: SCPA)a global manufacturer of bonding materials and solutions for the Healthcare and Industrial markets, announces the following directorate changes.

David Blackwood has been appointed to the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director.  He will join the Board on 1 May 2016 and chair the Audit and Risk Committee from 1 June 2016.  Mr Blackwood is a Non-Executive Director of Dignity Plc and was previously Group Finance Director of Synthomer plc, a position from which he retired in May 2015.  Prior to that, he was Group Treasurer at Imperial Chemical Industries plc (“ICI”) and held a number of senior positions with ICI over a period of 22 years.  He is a Chartered Accountant and a Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

As a Non-Executive Director of Scapa, Mr Blackwood will sit on the Company’s Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee.

Mike Buzzacott will retire from his role as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee on 30 May 2016.

James Wallace, Chairman of the Board, commented: “The Board thanks Mike for his contribution to the Board over the last eight years.  We are pleased to welcome David to the Board and look forward to leveraging the wealth of experience he brings to the role.”

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