Appointment of New Managing D

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Cohort PLC

24 January 2011

 



24 January 2010                                                                                                                                                         AIM: CHRT

PRESS RELEASE

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

Appointment of New Managing Director at SEA

Cohort, the independent technology group, today announces that Stephen Hill has been appointed as the new Managing Director of its wholly-owned subsidiary SEA, with effect from today, 24 January 2011.

Stephen has over ten years senior managerial experience, predominately in the international aerospace and defence sector.  He began his career in 1983 at GEC Marconi as an electronics engineer, eventually becoming Business Director with responsibility for the land systems electro-optics business at Basildon.  In 2000, he moved to Thales, where his roles included Managing Director of the Air Operations business at Wells, and Vice President with responsibility for the UK Air Systems Division.  Most recently he was Chief Executive of CircleBath, a new venture capital backed private hospital in Bath.

Stephen has a 1^st class honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Engineering Project Management.

Stephen will formally take over the role on 1 March 2011 following a hand over period from Andrew Thomis, Cohort's Chief Executive, who has been overseeing SEA in the additional role of its Managing Director since last autumn.

Commenting on the appointment, Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive of Cohort plc, said:

"Stephen's strong background and proven track record in delivering high quality business management and project execution will be a significant asset to us as we continue to develop our business.  On behalf of the entire Group, I am delighted in welcoming Stephen to SEA."

For further information, please contact

Cohort plc	Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive Simon Walther, Finance Director	[phone]
Investec	Keith Anderson, Daniel Adams	[phone]
MHP Communications	Reg Hoare, Vicky Watkins	[phone]

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com)  

Cohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through three market-facing subsidiary companies:

·     MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist systems house with considerable experience in the defence market and a focus on Information Systems.  Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;

·     SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - a defence consultancy, combining technical expertise with practical experience and domain knowledge. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006;

·     SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced surveillance systems and software house with hardware development capability operating in the defence, space and transport market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and, through its operating companies, employs in total around 500 core staff there and at bases in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Berkshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset.

 

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