Christie Group plc (CTG.L) announced that David Rugg will step down as Group Chairman and Chief Executive with immediate effect. Simon Herrick, one of the Group's two independent non-executive directors, has accepted the Board's invitation to Chair the Board on an interim basis as the Board commences the process of identifying and appointing an Independent Non-Executive Chair. That process will be led by the Nominations Committee and its own Chairman, Andrew Doyle.

Company also announced that Daniel Prickett, the Group's Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive.