7th Sep 2026 07:00
7 September 2026
Christie Group plc ("Christie Group" or the "Company")
Directorate Change
Christie Group plc (CTG.L), the leading provider of Professional & Financial Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the healthcare, hospitality, leisure, medical, childcare, & education and retail sectors, announces the appointment of Darren Bond to its Board of Directors with immediate effect.
Mr Bond joins the Board as an Executive Director, and a brief biography is set out below.
Darren is Global Managing Director of Christie & Co. He also serves as a director of a number of Christie Group subsidiary companies across the UK and Europe. He has been with Christie & Co since 2001, joining the company as a graduate valuer and progressing through a range of senior leadership roles before being appointed Global Managing Director in 2020.
Darren has extensive experience across valuation, brokerage, consultancy and capital markets activities. Prior to becoming Global Managing Director, he served as Managing Director - Capital Markets and Head of Valuation Services, leading teams involved in numerous high-profile valuation and disposal assignments. Darren is a Chartered Surveyor (FRICS) and an RICS Registered Valuer. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Urban Land Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Darren does not currently hold any directorships outside of the Christie group.
Commenting on the appointment of Mr Bond, Simon Herrick, Chairman, said: "On behalf of the Christie Group plc Board of Directors, I am delighted to welcome Darren to the Board. Darren's appointment marks another exciting milestone for our organisation. With his extensive operational expertise and experience, strong leadership, and a clear commitment to excellence within the Group, I am confident that Darren's contribution will strengthen our strategic direction and support our continued growth and future success. The Board looks forward to working even more closely with Darren as we build on our achievements and embrace the opportunities ahead."
Dan Prickett, Group Chief Executive, added: "I am excited to have the opportunity to work even more closely with Darren as a Christie Group plc Board colleague, as we continue to focus on unlocking the further potential that exists for the Group in the UK and Internationally. Darren's shared passion for clients and colleagues and his in-depth knowledge of operational real estate will be a welcome addition to the Board in the pursuit of our ambitions."
Please refer to Annex 1 for all further disclosures relating to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
Christie Group plc
Dan Prickett 07885 813101
Chief Executive
Simon Hawkins 07767 354366
Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital
Patrick Castle 020 7408 4090
Nominated Advisor and Broker
Hudson Sandler
Alex Brennan / Lottie Lambert / Emily Brooker 020 7796 4133 / [email protected]
Financial PR
Annex 1
Darren Terry Bond (age 47) is, or has been in the previous five years, a director or partner of the following companies:
Current directorships | Previous directorships |
Christie Owen & Davies Limited | Christie & Co Helsinki Oy |
Christie & Co (Holdings) Limited | |
Christie Owen & Davies (Ireland) Limited | |
Christie Owen & Davies SL | |
Christie & Co SAS | |
Christie & Co GmbH | |
Christie & Co Austria GmbH |
Mr Bond has a 0.41% beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company.
There are no other disclosures required in relation to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Notes to Editors:
Christie Group plc, quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 32 offices across the UK and Europe, catering to its specialist markets in the healthcare, hospitality, leisure, medical, childcare & education and retail sectors.
Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional & Financial Services (PFS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PFS - Christie & Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Venners.
Tracing its origins back to 1896, the Group has a long-established reputation for offering valued services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
For more information, please go to https://www.christiegroup.com/
More about our services:
https://www.christie.com/ https://www.christieinsurance.com/ https://www.christiefinance.com https://www.pinders.co.uk
https://www.venners.com/
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