Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

3 March 2025

Autins Group plc

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Autins Group plc (AIM: AUTG), a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of acoustic and thermal insulation solutions for the automotive sector announces that Desislav (Des) Dimitrov will join the Board of the Company as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") with effect from 3 March 2025. 

Des has been with Autins since December 2021 and previously held the role of Group Financial Controller, and has been reporting to the Board on group financial matters since November 2024.

Des has over 15 years' experience in accounting, auditing and finance in building materials and manufacturing businesses. Prior to Autins, Des worked at CRH, Travis Perkins and Deloitte. At CRH UK he held responsibility for the UK holding of the Group including treasury, financial control, entity rationalisation and financial processes optimisation. Des qualified as chartered accountant (ACA) at Deloitte and holds a Master's degree in Finance from Coventry University and BA in Political Science from Sofia University.

Adam Attwood, Chairman of Autins, commented: 

 "I am delighted to welcome Des to the Autins' Board. He has been instrumental in upgrading Autins' finance function over the past three years and we look forward to working with him more closely going forward."

Regulatory Disclosures

Desislav Ventsislavov Dimitrov, aged 39, is currently a director of Badeshte Limited and Svetlo Badeshte Limited, and has been a director of Dimitrovi Limited in the last five years. There is no other information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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About Autins

Autins is a UK and continental Europe based industrial materials technology business that specialises in the design, manufacture, and supply of acoustic and thermal products. Its key markets are automotive, flooring, office furniture and commercial vehicles where it supplies products and services to more than 160 customer locations across Europe.

Autins is the UK and European manufacturer of the patented Neptune melt-blown material and specialises in the design, manufacture, and supply of acoustic and thermal insulation solutions.