Quarto : Directorate Changes

The Quarto Group, Inc.

Directorate Changes

The Quarto Group, Inc. ('Quarto' or 'the Group'), the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group, today announces that Marie Louise Windeler has notified the Board that, with regret, she needs to step down with immediate effect due to health reasons.

Peter Read, Chairman of The Quarto Group, commented: 'We will miss Marie Louise's valued contribution but we absolutely understand and respect her decision. On behalf of the Board, I would like to wish her the very best for the future.'

The Nominations Committee will meet next week and start a search for a new Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

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About The Quarto Group

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated non-fiction book publisher and distribution group. Its mission is to make and sell great books that entertain, educate and enrich the lives of adults and children around the world.

Quarto creates and owns proprietary content, publishing books from a diverse portfolio of imprints that are creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across specific niches of interest.

Quarto sells books across 45 countries and in 35 languages through a variety of traditional and non-traditional channels, while constantly looking for new ways to create and deliver content that people need.

Quarto employs over 400 talented people in the US, UK, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. The group was founded in London in 1976. It is domiciled in the US and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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