Haydale Graphene Industries plc announced the appointment of Laura Redman-Thomas as its new full time Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. Laura takes over from Matt Wood, who steps down having served as Finance Director since April 2014. Matt leaves to develop his other business interests but will remain with the Group during a handover period with Laura and will continue to act as the Group's Company Secretary for the foreseeable future.

Laura is an experienced finance professional, having held a variety of senior finance roles over the last 19 years, most latterly at Stadium Group Plc where Laura was the finance director of its Technology Product Division. Prior to that, Laura spent almost 14 years at De La Rue, as both finance director and commercial director of a number of De La Rue operating companies. The company also announced that Roger Smith, who has served as both a non-executive director and an executive director of the company since May 2010, has informed the Board of his intention to step down as a director with effect from 31 January 2019.

The company also announces that Ray Gibbs, President, Business Development, has notified the Board of his intention to not stand for re-election as a director at annual general meeting on December 21, 2018.