Big Sofa announced to appoint John Howarth as a non-executive director of company, subject to the satisfactory outcome of regulatory due diligence. A further announcement will be made in due course. Mr. Haworth, who is London-based, will replace Laurence Stoclet, who is Paris-based, as Ipsos MORI UK's nominated director on the board of Big Sofa. Ms Stoclet resigns as a non-executive director of the Company.