Wolfson Microelectronics Appoint Non-Executive Director

During her career, Ms. Ginman has served in several senior executive roles within the global telecommunications and investment banking sectors. In 2004, Ms. Ginman joined Nokia Corporation where she held a number of positions, progressing from a business controller in the imaging business unit to serving as the director of finance and control of Nokia's service business. In this role, Ms. Ginman was responsible for the acquisition and integration of a number of companies.

In 2009, Ms. Ginman was appointed as the chief financial officer of Vertu Corporation, the wholly owned luxury mobile phone division of Nokia. In 2011 she led the financial carve out of Vertu from Nokia and in 2012 the business was sold to a private equity group. Following a successful handover to the company's new owners, Ms. Ginman resigned from her post in order to pursue new opportunities.

Before joining Nokia, Ms. Ginman held a number of senior roles in investment banking: with JP Morgan in Singapore and in London; and also with Deutsche Bank and UBS in London. Prior to that, from 1989 until 1994, Ms. Ginman was at Ernst & Young.

Ms. Ginman is a chartered accountant and holds an MSc in Finance and Investment from the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration in Finland.

Commenting on Ms. Ginman's appointment, Michael Ruettgers, Chairman of Wolfson, said: We are delighted to appoint Charlotta as a non-executive director of Wolfson. With her extensive financial management and commercial experience, Charlotta will add complementary skills and expertise to the existing Board and Audit Committee of Wolfson.

During the last five years, Ms. Ginman has not held any executive or non-executive directorships in any publicly quoted company and Ms. Ginman is not currently a director of any other company.

No further details, as required under Paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules, remain to be disclosed in respect of Charlotta Ginman's appointment to the Board.