Stayer, I think Darren just wanted some time out from the...

Stayer, I think Darren just wanted some time out from the day-to-day running of the company - entirely his decision and equally it was entirely his decision to resume CEO duties after an 18 month break.

I've only met him once, at last year's AGM. He's an impressive guy - an innovator and an entrepreneur, a rare and valuable combination of traits. He's got a great team around him and I believe it's the strength of the current board that has underpinned SRH's resurgence over the last few years (rather than any external factors).

Yesterday's announcement wasn't a big deal imo - a modest downgrade of profit expectations for the current year. The medium-term picture hasn't changed. It's still very early days in terms of reaping the rewards from all the hard work they've done in recent years, eg. securing their financial base, developing a great product range and laying the foundations for export sales.