Extensive executive, and growing non-executive, board level experience Broad experience of financial and general management at the most senior levels Robust, effective and inspirational leader - very effective at developing others Strong, energetic, reliable and enthusiastic team player >25 years experience in retail and service sectors (b2b and b2c) Increasing multi-channel retail and e-commerce experience In depth experience of PE and privately owned businesses Very successful track record of making money for equity Investors Extensive and successful experience of debt and capital raising incl public markets Varied experience of effective external stakeholder management Finance Director of the year for the North West in 2012 Specialties: Board level appointments, finance and general management.

Deputy Chairman @ Sykes Cottages is an award winning, leading UK online holiday cottages booking agency. I was appointed to the Board in July 2015 following investment by Living Bridge. Based in Chester, I am responsible for leading the Board. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Chester, United KingdomSenior Independent Non-Executive Director @ In November 2015 The Gym Group IPO'd on the London Stock Exchange for £250m, the first fitness club to IPO in London for over 10 years, and the only UK listed fitness club. On listing I stepped down as chairman but remain on the Board as the senior independent non-executive director ("SID"). As the SID I will chair both the Audit and Risk committee and the Remuneration committee, as well as sitting on the Nominations committee. As Chairman I provided leadership and support to the executive management team from joining the Board in February 2012 until the IPO in November 2015. I was also responsible for managing the relationship between the management team and institutional shareholders, as well as taking an active role in several key external relationships. I drove the Board agenda including development of growth strategy, monitoring performance and the evolution of our capital structure. The Gym is the UK's leading low-cost gym operator with an accelerating opening programme that will take the portfolio to over 65 sites open or in fit-out by 31 December 2015. In June 2013 the business was sold to Phoenix Equity Partners, with management and the founding investors, Bridges Ventures, retaining a minority stake. I remained as Chairman following the transaction. This transaction won the "Venture Exit of the Year" Award in the prestigious unquote British Private Equity Awards 2013. From February 2012 to Present (3 years 11 months) Chairman @ Backed by Bridges Ventures, I invested in this e-commerce business and joined the Board as chairman in March 2014. Established in 2002, the business is growing rapidly, consisting of Woodhouse Clothing (www.woodhouseclothing.com) - an in-season premium branded menswear web site; Brown Bag (www.bbclothing.co.uk) - sells out of season branded menswear at discounted prices. From March 2014 to Present (1 year 10 months) Chairman @ I joined the Board in October following a successful fund raising process. Hiring-Hub is on online recruitment marketplace that connects clients with a private network of recruitment agencies. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Manchester, United KingdomInvestor @ Fruugo is a multi-currency, multi-lingual global online market place. I invested as part of an Angel investor fund raising process. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Various past roles @ Reverse chronological order: Betterbathrooms (UK) is a multi-channel retailer of bathroom fixtures, fittings and related accessories - see www.betterbathrooms.com. I joined the Company in June 2013 following a £10m investment by the Business Growth Fund. I stepped down from the Board in August 2015. GUS PLC - Group Financial Controller - Divisional CFO Reality - I joined GUS PLC - then a FTSE 100 international retail and services business - as Group Financial Controller in 1998 moving to FD of the newly formed Reality business services division (parcel delivery, call centre and IT) following the group re-organisation in 2000. I left the business in 2002 following a further group re-organisation. Index - Littlewoods - catalogue shop general merchandise retailer - Financial Controller News International plc - media - Financial Planning and Analysis Manager Kiddi Group plc - PE backed manufacturer and distributor of child safety and nursery products - Finance Director BZW - Investment bank - M and A Executive Audit Senior Arthur Andersen - London / Reading From 1987 to August 2015 (28 years) Finance Director @ The UK's largest OOT value retailer with authorative ranges of clothing covering Ladies, Mens and Kids as well as Homeware. Trading off >6million sq ft of sales space from >210 Uk stores. Sales >£1bn incl online and overseas. EBITDA >£100m employing>16,000 people. As a main board director I had broad responsibilities that included finance, IT, legal, business risk and property. I joined the business immediately post the PTP in 2007 and led the evolution of our capital structure, including the accelerated pre-payment of acquisition finance leading to a £250m dividend recap in March 2010. This involved securing >£0.5bn of debt sourced from a senior secured RCF, senior secured loans and unsecured high yield bonds. The senior secured loans were refinanced by a senior secured high yield bond issue in March 2011. My management style is very open, direct, hands on when necessary and always very commercial. This style and energy has taken me to all areas of our business, including a stint as acting CEO in 2010-11. As ever in retail, a focus on driving operational efficiency and cash generation alongside helping to drive organic sales and margin growth has been a major feature of my role. I am very proud of the team that I built at Matalan which very much reflects my leadership style which is primarily to develop the team I have, occasionally topping up externally. From February 2007 to April 2013 (6 years 3 months) Finance Director @ FD and main board director, based in London, throughout Cinven ownership - left on sale to 3i for >£0.5bn to return to family in the north west. NCP was the UK's largest privately owned car park operator and on street enforcement service provider. The business provided a combination of B2B and B2C services. Clients including local authorities such as Westminster and Manchester city councils, BAA, TOC's, TfL and private sector landlords. As well as sitting on the NCP board I also sat on the board of a JV with Manchester city council. Part of successful management team that delivered significant returns to private equity owners. I reported into the CEO and had broad responsibilities incl. finance and IT. I was instrumental in delivering a £650m sale and leaseback of the car park properties to RBS in addition to a c.£100m dividend re-cap. From October 2002 to October 2005 (3 years 1 month)

2 ii, Economics @ University of Cambridge From 1981 to 1983 Kimbolton school, Cambs From 1973 to 1980 Paul Gilbert is skilled in: Retail, Private Equity, Financial Management, Board Level, Leadership, Outsourcing, Corporate Finance, Strategic Financial Planning, Management, Venture Capital, Non Executive Chairman, Non Executive Director, Leisure Industry, Mentoring, Coaching