EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc announced the appointment of Stephen ("Steve") Young as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and to the EKF Board, effective immediately. Steve Young has been working as a consultant at EKF for the last two months alongside the Group's outgoing CFO to affect an orderly handover. Steve is an experienced Finance Director and CFO and joins the Company from Trellus Health plc ("Trellus") where he has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer, in a non-board capacity, since August 2022.

Prior to working with Trellus, Steve served as CFO and Company Secretary (a non-Director role) with Axiom Manufacturing Limited, a contract electronic manufacturer. Having joined in 2009 when Axiom generated close to £12m in revenue and was loss making, he supported the restructuring of the business to over £62m turnover in 2020. Axiom also acquired Greeve Limited in 2016 where Steve became a Director.

In addition to this, Steve has experience with AIM-quoted businesses having served as CFO at Pure Wafer plc and, before this, BBI Holdings plc ("BBI") which admitted to AIM in 2004. During Steve's seven-year tenure at BBI he reported to EKF Executive Chair Julian Baines when he was CEO of BBI. Steve is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).