The Board of 600 Group announced that David Grimes, Divisional Managing Director of the Group's Global Laser Marking Division, has agreed to extend his employment with the company for an additional year in order to assist in the ongoing process of the management restructure of the Division as the Group plans for his eventual retirement. As part of the extension, Mr. Grimes will take up a new role as Chief Technology Officer effective from April 2019. This is an important step in the Group's planned succession strategy and will support the key development and delivery of its new proprietary technology platform. Mr. Grimes has successfully led the Group's Laser business since the acquisition of Tykma Inc. in 2015, a business he founded nearly two decades earlier.