Petards Group plc announced that effective on November 30, 2015, Andy Wonnacott has decided to step down as Group Finance Director and Company Secretary and will retire from the Board. Andy joined the company as Group Finance Director in March 2005 and throughout his tenure has worked closely with the former CEO, and for the past two years with the current Chairman, Raschid Abdullah. Andy led the organisation through a period of substantial change and financial restructuring and also led the commercial negotiations with several major international train building companies thereby greatly helping the Group to establish itself in this area.