McBride plc announced that it has been agreed that Rik De Vos, CEO, will step down from the Board of company on July 19, 2019 and leave the company on August 31, 2019. The Board announced that Chris Smith, Chief Finance Officer, will act as Interim CEO from July 22, 2019 whilst the search for Rik's successor is completed and will revert to his current role once the new CEO is in place. During this interim period, David Rattigan, currently Group Financial Controller, will assume the role of Interim Director of Finance, responsible for the Group's finance function.