Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Conviviality Retail Plc

("Conviviality" or "the Company")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Conviviality Retail Plc (AIM: CVR), Conviviality, one of the UK's largest franchised-led off-licence chains, is pleased to announce that Julie Wirth will be appointed as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer, effective from 4th November 2013.

As stated in the Company's AIM Admission Document, the Company were in advanced stages of recruiting a new Chief Financial Officer to take over the position from Peter Hodgson, who has been with the Company for over 20 years and will be retiring. Peter will remain in the business for an appropriate handover period after Julie begins.

Julie is a qualified accountant with over 25 years of experience in the retail sector. She joins Conviviality from Musgrave Retail Partners GB which includes the Budgens and Londis brands where she has been Finance Director since 2008. Prior to this Julie held a number of roles within Home Retail Group plc over a 20 year period, finally as the Director of Group Finance and was involved in the company's demerger from GUS plc and flotation on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. 

Julie Ann Wirth, 48, has held the following directorships and /or partnerships in the last 5 years:

Current:

A M I Property Developments LtdBishop's Group LtdBudgen Holdings LtdBudgens Card Services LtdBudgens Distribution Services LtdBudgens Esop LtdBudgens Jupiter LtdBudgens Nominees LtdBudgens Property Investments LtdBudgens Quest LtdBudgens Stores LtdCater and Son (Faringdon) LtdL.C. Seward & Sons LtdLinnco LtdLondis Developments Ltd

Londis (Holding) LtdMurdoch Norton LtdMusgrave Retail Partners GB LtdMusgrave UK LtdNeighbourhood Stores PlcTeleshop Direct LtdTeleshop Services LtdTeleshop Trade Ltd

There is no further information on Julie Wirth required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Diana Hunter, Chief Executive Officer said:

" I am delighted to welcome to Conviviality a Finance Director of the calibre and experience of Julie. She has worked in businesses that utilise the same model so understands fully the axis between the Company and its partners, the franchisees. "

Julie Wirth said:

" I look forward to joining Diana and the team and see Conviviality as a terrific opportunity to join a business with strong brands, the appropriate capital structure and a robust platform for growth. I am delighted to be joining at this most exciting time. "

6th August 2013

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