Directorate Change

RNS Number : 8306Q

Feedback PLC

12 November 2012

 



12 November 2012

Feedback plc

("Feedback" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

The Company announces the resignation on health grounds of Professor John Wescott as Non-Executive Director of the Company and the appointment of Simon Barrell as Non-Executive Director, both with immediate effect.

John was joint founder of the Company in 1958 and has been on the Board ever since. The Board would like to thank John for his contribution to the Company over so many years and wish him well and success in his future endeavours.

Simon Barrell, aged 53, qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young in 1983.  He then joined an accountancy practice in Nairobi, Kenya as a Senior Manager.  On his return to the UK in 1987, he joined Binder Hamlyn.  In 1994 Simon was appointed finance director of Napier Brown & Company Limited and subsequently was appointed finance director of Napier Brown Foods Plc in December 2003.  Since leaving Napier Brown & Company Plc in 2005 Simon has been finance director in an executive and non-executive capacity for a number of public companies and continues to act as an adviser to listed and non-listed companies. He will join both the Audit and Remuneration Committees with immediate effect.

Commenting on Mr Barrell's appointment to the Board, Feedback Chairman and Chief Executive Nick Shepheard said:

"I am delighted to welcome Simon to the Board.  His significant business, financial and accounting experience will be invaluable to the Company. His appointment also supports the executive and non-executive balance on the Board. The Board and I very much look forward to working with him."  

For further information contact:

Feedback plc	Tel: [phone]
Nick Shepheard
Merchant Securities Limited
Simon Clements	Tel: [phone]

The following information falls to be disclosed under rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Simon Barrell is or has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships in the preceding five years:

Current directorships or partnerships	Past directorships or partnerships
SureTrack Monitoring plc	Toluna Group Limited
Phoenix Opportunities Limited	Toluna India Private Limited (formerly Greenfield online GmbH)
IBP Limited	Toluna Germany GmbH (formerly Ciao Surveys GmbH)
Healthcare Holdings plc	Ciao Australia Pty Ltd
Matisse Holdings plc	Zenith Hygiene Food and Beverage Limited
	MadWaves (UK)

 

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