ZFRAME - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Senior Independent Non - Executive Director

Alan spent the majority of his working career at HSBC plc, joining in 1975 and gaining broad experience through a range of management positions including credit and risk, retail, commercial, large corporate and global banking markets. Prior to his retirement from HSBC, he was Head of Corporate Banking in Manchester between 2004 and 2014. In the three years to December 2016, Alan has provided independent consultancy services to private companies on strategy, corporate transactions and refinancing.

Job Titles:

• Chartered Accountant
• Chief Executive Officer

Andrew is a chartered accountant and started his career with Arthur Andersen where he held positions in audit and transaction support. In 1998, he transferred into industry, taking on the role of Finance Director & General Manager of Mersey Television, an independent television producer of continuing drama including Hollyoaks, Brookside and Grange Hill. He was a key member of their management team, which was backed by private equity investment from LDC in 2002, leading the sale of the business to All3Media in 2005. Andrew joined Ultimate Products in 2005, initially as Finance Director, and was an integral part of the management buyout team that year. In 2014, together with Simon Showman, he led the buyout of LDC using personal money and support from HSBC. At this point, Andrew was promoted to Managing Director responsible for Online and non-trading functions including finance, supply chain, human resources, IT and legal. In February 2024, Andrew took over from Simon Showman as CEO.

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer
• COMPANY SECRETARY

Chris has substantial accounting and financial experience from his time in the profession and as a Finance Director of private and publicly quoted companies. Chris began his career at Deloitte LLP where he spent ten years within audit, corporate finance and transactional accounting services. From 2017 to 2022 he was the Chief Financial Officer of AIM-Listed Franchise Brands plc. Chris joined Ultimate Products as CFO Designate in April 2022. He is currently also a Non-Executive Director of Silent Opera.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director

Christine Adshead 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 Board Member of Hill Dickinson LLP, an international commercial law firm headquartered in Liverpool.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director
• Non - Executive Director
• CEO of Boden

Jill Easterbrook was previously the CEO of Boden, the fashion retailer, having formerly worked at Tesco plc for 15 years in a variety of senior roles including Group Business Transformation Director, Chief Customer Officer, Managing Director of UK and ROI Clothing, and Group Strategy Director. Jill started her career in merchandising for Marks & Spencer Group plc, and also worked for four years as a Management Consultant for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. Jill is a Non-Executive Director of two FTSE 100 companies - Auto Trader Group plc, UK's largest automotive marketplace, and Ashtead Group plc, the international equipment rental company. . In August 2021, Jill was also appointed as Non-Executive Chair of Headland Consultancy Limited, a London-based agency specialising in financial PR, corporate reputation, public affairs and campaigning.

Job Titles:

• Independent Non - Executive Director
• Chief Financial Officer of Highbourne Group Whose Brand

Robbie is Chief Financial Officer of Highbourne Group whose brand portfolio includes some of the biggest names in the sector, including City Plumbing, The Bathroom Showroom, PTS, DHS, The Underfloor Heating Store, Plumbworld and PlumbNation. He was formerly CFO of Holland & Barrett, Europe's largest health and wellness retailer and convenience retailer McColl's Retail Group, prior to which he was Chief Executive Officer of motorway services operator Welcome Break Group.