Director Appointment

RNS Number : 0710L

Gresham House Strategic PLC

07 January 2016

 

Gresham House Strategic plc

7 January 2016

Director Appointment

Gresham House Strategic plc ("GHS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the formal appointment of Kenneth (Ken) Lever to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.

Ken, aged 62, has significant public company experience, most recently as CEO of Xchanging, between June 2011 and December 2015, having also served as CFO from October 2010. Ken is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and has held senior executive director roles in many listed companies including Alfred McAlpine plc, Albright & Wilson plc and Tomkins plc.  Ken was CFO of Numonyx BV in Switzerland from April 2008 to September 2010. Ken is a non-executive director of Vertu Motors Plc, DAC Beachcroft LLP and F.M. Insurance Company Limited. In addition, from 2007 to 2013, Ken was a Member of the Accounting Council of the Financial Reporting Council.

David Potter, Non-Executive Chairman of GHS, said:

"We are delighted that Ken is joining us. Ken's wide-ranging experience in listed companies has given him real insight and expertise in the generation of shareholder value and we look forward to working with him as we progress our investing company strategy."

See the appendix below for further information in accordance with Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information, please contact:

Gresham House Strategic plc	David Potter	07711 450 391
Gresham House Asset Management Ltd	Graham Bird	020 3837 6272
finnCap	Matt Goode/ Emily Watts	020 7220 0500
Attila Consultants	Charles Cook/ Sorrel Davies	020 7947 4489/ 07710 910563
Liberum	Peter Tracey/ Neil Elliot/ Clayton Bush	020 3100 2000

Appendix

Current Directorships/Partnerships:

Vertu Motors Plc

F.M. Insurance Company Limited

SVBM Ltd

DAC Beachcroft LLP

Previous Directorships/Partnerships in the last 5 years:

Holmewood Residents Limited

Catesby Property Group Plc

Xchanging Plc

Xchanging B.V.

Xchanging Global Insurance Systems Limited

Xchanging Global Insurance Solutions Limited

Xchanging Holdings Limited

Xchanging UK Limited

Ken was the Group Managing Director of Corton Beach plc at the time it went into administrative receivership in October 1990. The liquidation completed in 1992.

Save for the information above, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Ken Lever.

 

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