Topps Tiles Plc announced the appointment of Paul Forman as an independent non-executive director and Chair Designate of the Company. As detailed in the 2022 Annual Report, Darren Shapland is now in his ninth year as Chair and, therefore, nearing the end of his maximum term under the UK Corporate Governance Code. To this end, the Nominations Committee, led by Keith Down, the Company's Senior Independent Director, commenced a Chair succession plan which has now been successfully concluded with the appointment of Paul Forman.

Paul will join the board of directors of Topps (the "Board") on 1 July 2023, to allow for an orderly transition of responsibilities, and he will succeed Darren Shapland as Chair at the start of the Company's new financial year on 1 October 2023, at which point Darren will retire from the Board. Paul is an experienced director of both listed and private equity-backed businesses, gained in a variety of executive and non-executive roles. His experience includes chief executive roles at three FTSE250 businesses: Essentra PLC, Coats Group PLC and Low & Bonar PLC.

He is also a former non-executive director of Brammer PLC.He is currently Senior Independent Director at Tate & Lyle PLC and Chair Designate at FSI, the private equity-backed flavours and fragrances business.