Directorate Change

RNS Number : 7221A

IDOX PLC

06 August 2008

 



6 August 2008

IDOX plc

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

IDOX plc (AIM: IDOX, 'IDOX' or the 'Company'), the supplier of software and services to the UK public sector, has appointed William Edmondson as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 29 September 2008. 

Will Edmondson, aged 39, is currently Finance Director for the Europe, Middle-East, India & Africa Region of Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK, 'Autodesk'). Will has been with Autodesk since 2002 and has led the finance teams in the EMIA regions since 2005. Autodesk is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. It has nine million users worldwide and over $1 billion of revenues in the EMIA Region. 

Will is a UK Chartered Accountant and trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to working as a manager in its Forensic Services division for three years, thereafter joining Carlton Communications plc as a Divisional Financial Controller in 1996.  Will then worked with software company TrustMarque Group, which he joined as Financial Controller in December 1999, becoming its Finance Director in December 2000. 

Will has considerable experience of mergers and acquisitions, having worked on many integration projects for Autodesk and previous companies.

Martin Brooks, Chairman of IDOX said: 

'We are delighted that Will is joining us in September, strengthening our executive management team. His M&A experience will be very valuable to IDOX as we continue to look for high-quality acquisition targets.'

Further details as required under Schedule 2 (g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies are contained in Appendix One to this announcement.

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Enquiries:

IDOX
Martin Brooks, Chairman	020 7332 6000
Richard Kellett-Clarke, CEO	020 7332 6000
College Hill
Carl Franklin/Adrian Duffield	020 7457 2020
Noble & Company Limited
Matthew Hall/ Sam Reynolds	020 7763 2200

Appendix One:

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies, the following information in relation to the appointment of Mr William Somerville Edmondson is disclosed below: 

William Somerville Edmondson, aged 39, holds and has held within the five preceding years the following directorships and partnerships:

Current Directorships	Directorships held in the past five years
Ravencragg Limited	Autodesk Limited
	Discreet Logic (UK) Limited

Save as set above, there is no further information to be disclosed in respect of William Edmondson under schedule 2 (g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules.

About IDOX plc www.idoxplc.com

IDOX plc is a leading developer and supplier of software and services for the management of local government and other organisations. Over 70% of UK authorities use IDOX software and managed services for document and knowledge management and for the provision of web-based services such as planning applications and public information.  

The Group's acquisition of CAPS Solutions for £21 million in June 2007 and of Plantech for a net £3.9 million in February 2008 has reinforced IDOX's position as a significant player in the local authority information software sector. 

IDOX also supplies decision-support content and additional specialist services through the IDOX Information Service. Under the TFPL brand the Group is transforming approaches to knowledge and content management via consultancy and training as well as providing these specialist skills to customers through its recruitment division.

IDOX is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with offices in Newbury and Glasgow.

 

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