Autins Group plc announced the appointment of Andrew (Andy) Bloomer as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 22 April 2024. Gareth Kaminski-Cook will step down from the Board and his role of CEO at the same time. Andy brings extensive experience of the European automotive manufacturing industry, particularly with electric vehicles and specialist fibre applications, having most recently held the role of Sales & Marketing Director EMEA - Thermal Ceramics at Main Market listed Morgan Advanced Materials plc, a role which he has held since March 2020 (initially in an interim capacity).

Here he had commercial responsibility for a c.£150 million division of a UK plc across entities in UK, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy, France, United Arab Emirates & South Africa. Since joining Morgan Advanced Materials plc in 2014, Andy has held various commercial management positions, including leading their Global Automotive business. He has also previously worked at Unipart Eberspächer, DENSO & Jaguar Land Rover.

Andy Bloomer will step down as a director of the above companies ahead of his appointment to the board of Autins Group plc. Current directorships/partnerships: Morgan Thermal Ceramics Deutschland GmbH; Porextherm Dammstoffe GmbH; Thermal Ceramics de France Sasu; Thermal Ceramics Espana S.L.; Thermal Ceramics Italiana Srl; Thermal Ceramics Polska Sp. Z.o.o and; Thermal Ceramics UK Limited.