Angling Direct plc announced its Board succession plan that will involve the following changes: Andy Torrance will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer and be appointed Non-executive Chairman and Martyn Page, will step down from his role as Non-executive Chairman and will remain on the Board as a Non-executive Director. Andy Torrance joined Angling Direct as a Non-executive Director in 2019 before stepping into the CEO role in February 2020. Andy successfully navigated the Company through Covid-19 and the various lockdown and trading restrictions that were imposed, minimised the impact of an extensive cyber-attack in 2021 while also developing the Group's growth strategy which included delivering the new European distribution centre to mitigate Brexit disruption and grow market share.

Andy's new Chair role will ensure that the business retains his specialist omni-channel retail skills while also benefitting from the stakeholder relationships he has built across the customer and supplier base since joining the Group.