Appointment of Non-Executive

RNS Number : 2807P

Netcall PLC

23 March 2009

 



NETCALL PLC

('Netcall' or 'the Company')

Appointment of non-executive Chairman

23 March 2009 - The Board of Netcall plc (AIM:NET), a leading provider of callback, auto-messaging and contact solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Edward Wilson Jackson as non-executive Chairman of Netcall, with immediate effect.

As such, and further to the announcement dated 29 January 2009, Roger Allsop shall step down as non-executive Chairman and be reinstated as non-executive director of Netcall.

Michael Jackson, 58, founded Elderstreet Investments Limited in 1990 and is its Executive Chairman. For the past 25 years, he has specialised in raising finance and investing in the smaller companies quoted and unquoted sector. Michael has been Chairman of two FTSE 100 companies including PartyGaming plc and from 1997 until August 2006 was Chairman of The Sage Group plc. 

He is also a director of and investor in many other quoted and unquoted companies, including Elderstreet portfolio companies; Snacktime plc and Kellan Group plc. Michael studied law at Cambridge University, and qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand before spending five years in marketing for various US multinational technology companies.

Henrik Bang, CEO of Netcall, and Roger Allsop said 'We are delighted to welcome Michael as non-executive Chairman of Netcall. Michael brings a wealth of City and industry experience to the Board and we look forward to working with him as we seek to capitalise on our market leading position and deliver enhanced shareholder value.'

The following information is provided pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM rules:

Current Directorships and Partnerships	Past Directorships and Partnerships
Access Intelligence PLC	Abercorn   Place   School  plc
Aconite Technology Limited	Alterian (Newbury) Limited
Advanced Computer Software PLC	Computer Software Limited
Alperito Limited	Computer Software Group  Limited
Blue Oar PLC	EU Smart Limited
Burra Burra Distribution Limited	Guildford Acquisitionco Limited
Concorde Solutions Limited	Guildford Bankco Limited
Contact  London  (Services) Limited	Guildford Debtco Limited
Contis Group Limited	Guildford Equityco Limited
Elderstreet Capital Partners Nominees Limited	Guildford Guaranteeco Limited
Elderstreet Ballater Limited	Guildford Midco1 Limited
Elderstreet General Partner (Kinetique) Limited	Guildford Midco2 Limited
Elderstreet Holdings Limited	Interbizz Financial Systems Limited
Elderstreet Investments Limited	Jobsin.co.uk Limited
Elderstreet Private Equity Limited	Medialoom Limited
Elderstreet VCT PLC	Mediasurface PLC
Evolve Capital plc	Micromuse Limited
E-Trader Group Limited	Netstore Group Limited
Fords Packaging Systems Holdings Limited	Netstore  ( UK )  Limited
Fords Packaging Systems Limited	Party Gaming PLC
Forsyth Whitehead & Associates Limited	Pinco 1421 Limited
ITA Enterprises Limited	Pinnacle Computer Systems  Limited
Kellan Group PLC	Planit Employee Incentive Trustees  Limited
Lupus Capital PLC	Planit Holdings Limited
M&R Jackson Investments LLP	Retirement Villages Limited
Mediasurface Europe Limited	Sage ( South Gosforth ) Limited
Netstore plc	Searchspace Group Limited
Old Vicarage Nominees Limited	Select Software Tools plc
Royal Albert Hall Developments Limited	Steve Dudman Plant Limited
Soames Limited	Systems Team Bristol Limited
Select Software Tools PLC	The Sage Group PLC
Sky High PLC	Travelstore.com Group PLC
Snacktime PLC	Wimbledon 123 Limited
Snacktime UK Limited
Solcara Limited
Syncissue Ltd
The Web Factory Birmingham  Limited
Young Enterprise London Limited

Michael Jackson was a director of the companies listed below, which were the subject, or may have been the subject, of compulsory liquidation, creditors' voluntary liquidation, administration, company voluntary arrangement or other composition or arrangement with creditors whilst Mr. Jackson was a director or within 12 months of him ceasing to be director:

(a)  Steve Dudman Plant Limited - This company went into administration on 14 September 1998 with the administration order being discharged on 23 October 2000. Steve Dudman Plant Limited was then the subject of compulsory liquidation on 23 October 2000 and was dissolved on 7 January 2006.

 

(b)  Medialoom Limited - This company was the subject of a creditors' voluntary liquidation which was commenced in July 2001. The date of dissolution of the company was 14 January 2006.

 

(c)  Travelstore.com Group PLC - This company was the subject of a members' voluntary liquidation which was commenced in December 2003. The date of dissolution of the company was 5 August 2005.

 

(d)  Interbizz Financial Systems Limited - This company went into administrative receivership in April 2003. The date of dissolution of the company was 8 May 2007.

 

(e)  Select Software Tools PLC - This company was the subject to an administration order on 27 May 1999 and a corporate voluntary arrangement which commenced on 19 August 1999.

 

(f)   Abercorn Place School PLC - This company was subject to a creditors' voluntary winding up on 8 March 1996. The date of dissolution of the company was 3 July 1998.

 

(g)  QBF Typesetting Limited - This company went into administrative receivership in 1991. The date of dissolution of the company was 29 November 1994.

 

(h)  QBF Heliogramme Company Limited - This company went into administrative receivership in 1991. The date of dissolution of the company was 29 November 1994.

 

(i)   QBF Computer Art Company Limited - This company went into administrative receivership in 1991. The date of dissolution of the company was 29 November 1994.

 

(j)   Watershed Pictures Limited - This company was subject to a corporate voluntary arrangement and the appointment of a receiver manager on 10 July 1995. The company was then subject to an order to wind up in respect of compulsory liquidation on 9 December 1998. The date of dissolution of  the company was 2 October 2003

 

(k)  Weyrad Electronics Limited ('Weyrad'). In January 2000, Weyrad was put in administration. Weyrad was struck off the register under section 652(5) of the Act on 8 June 2004 and dissolved on 15 June 2004.

 

(l)   Worktops (No 1) Limited ('Worktops'). Worktops was wound up voluntarily by its members on 9 June 2003. According to the members' voluntary winding up declaration of solvency dated 9 June 2003, Worktops will be able to pay its debts in full together with interest at the official rate within a period of 12 months from the commencement of the winding up. Worktops was dissolved on 10 December 2003.

 

(m) EU Smart Limited and Wimbledon 123 Limited, which were dissolved via a voluntary strike off on 5 December 2006 and 20 November 2007 respectively.

 

For further enquiries, please contact:

Netcall plc	Tel.    [phone]
Roger Allsop, NED / Henrik Bang, CEO
Evolution Securities	Tel. [phone]
Rob Collins / Tim Redfern / Adam James
ICIS Limited	Tel.    [phone]
Tom Moriarty / Caroline Evans-Jones

About Netcall

Netcall is a U.K. company listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. Based near Cambridge, Netcall develops and supplies innovative communication solutions to organisations of all sizes, including many blue-chip companies with global contact centre operations. As the leading specialist in callback, auto-messaging and contact solutions, Netcall helps organisations globally to increase profits and productivity while improving customer satisfaction and employee morale. 

Solutions are deployed either onsite or as hosted managed services using Netcall's Intelligent Communications Platform (ICP). The company has more than a decade's experience owning and running a high-availability service platform co-located with international carriers. Netcall's customer list includes Birmingham City Council, BT, BUPA, First Direct, Halifax, Lloyds TSB, McAfee, npower, Oracle, Prudential, RBS (The Royal Bank of Scotland Group), United Utilities and Vertex.

Please visit www.netcall.com for more information.

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