The Board of Carr's Group plc announced that Neil Austin, who has been with Carr's as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") for 9 years, has informed the Board of his intention to stand down as a Director of the Group at the next AGM, scheduled for January 2023, to take up a new role as CFO of the Westmorland Family, headquartered in Cumbria. As previously announced, Shelagh Hancock and Stuart Lorimer will join the Board as independent Non-Executive Directors on 1 September 2022, bringing significant sector and plc Board experience to Carr's Group.