The Board of Ultimate Products announced that it has been notified by James ("Jim") McCarthy of his intention to step down as Non-Executive Chair on 31 July 2024. The Board is to confirm that Christine Adshead, who has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Ultimate Products since September 2020, will replace Jim as Non-Executive Chair on that date. Jim was appointed Chair of Ultimate Products in 2017 prior to the Group's IPO and has played an instrumental role in successfully steering the business through its first seven years as a listed company.

The Group has benefitted enormously from Jim's vast experience in the fast-moving retail industry, given his previous positions as CEO of Poundland Group plc, Managing Director of Sainsbury's Convenience, and other senior roles in the sector. Christine is a former Partner at PwC, where she spent nearly 20 years providing transaction advisory services across a range of corporate activities and a variety of sectors, including retail and consumer goods. She was PwC's London region private equity leader, as well as being a national leader for mid-tier private equity.

Christine was also an elected member of the PwC Supervisory Board, the governance body for PwC in the UK, which represents the interests of over 900 Partners and is responsible for providing constructive challenge to PwC's UK Executive Board. Christine is a Non-Executive Director and Board Member of Hill Dickinson LLP, an international commercial law firm headquartered in Liverpool.