Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 3761H

Seeing Machines Limited

19 May 2014

 



Seeing Machines Limited

("Seeing Machines" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Seeing Machines Limited (AIM: SEE), the AIM-listed technology company with a focus on computer vision based operator monitoring and intervention technology and services, is pleased to announce that Mr James Allan (Jim) Walker, 61, will join the Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 19 May 2014.

Jim has worked with Equipment Dealers supplying Construction, Agriculture, Mining, Government and Marine industries for 44 years, starting as an apprentice diesel/heavy equipment fitter in Australia with Hastings Deering, the Caterpillar dealer for Queensland, Northern Territory, plus Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands.

In 2000 Jim was appointed Managing Director of WesTrac, the Caterpillar dealer for Western Australia.  Subsequently, Jim became Chief Executive Officer for WesTrac Pty Ltd, which has Caterpillar dealerships in Western Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and North East China. Jim retired from WesTrac in late 2013.

Jim is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and also the Australian Institute of Management (AIM WA), where he held the position of President WA (2008 - 2010) and National President - Australia (2010 - 2013).

Terry Winters, Chairman of Seeing Machines, commented:  "I am delighted that Jim has decided to join the Seeing Machines Board. He is highly respected as a key Australian business leader and brings to us a wealth of knowledge and experience of the resources sector and partnering with Caterpillar and its global dealer network. He will be an invaluable addition to the Board as we seek to grow this most important part of our global business."

The following disclosures are required regarding Jim Walker's appointment pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Current directorships:

Macmahon Pty Ltd

SKILLED Group Limited (ASX:SKE) 

Royal Automobile Club of WA Inc.

Rotary Ramble Pty Ltd

War Restorations Pty Ltd

Past directorships held over the last 5 years:

WesTrac Pty Ltd

WesTrac (Beijing) Machinary Equipment Limited

WesTrac Hong Kong Limited

WesTrac (China) Machinary Equipment Limited

WesTrac China Limited

WesTrac Inventory Pty Ltd

WesTrac Fleet Pty Ltd

WesTrac Engineers Pty Ltd

Sitech (Beijing) Engineering Technology Development Limited

Weishan (Beijing) Machinery Equipment Limited

Energy Power Systems Australia Pty. Limited.

Priority People Solutions Pty Limited

Seven Group Holdings Limited

Mining Equipment Spares Pty Ltd

EMT Group Pty Ltd

National Hire Group Limited

Coates Group Holdings Pty Limited

Lioning WesTrac Machinery Equipment Limited

Tianjin WesTrac Machinery Equipment Limited

Jim Walker has no shareholding in the Company.

No further disclosure is required under AIM Rule 17 and paragraph (g) to Schedule Two of the AIM Rules with respect to Jim Walker.

Enquiries:

Seeing Machines Limited	www.seeingmachines.com
Terry Winters, Chairman Ken Kroeger, Managing Director and CEO	[phone] [e-mail] [phone] [e-mail]
James Walker, CFO	[phone] [e-mail]
finnCap Ltd
Ed Frisby / Ben Thompson, Corporate Finance	[phone]
Victoria Bates, Corporate Broking
Newgate Threadneedle, Investment Communications for Seeing Machines
Graham Herring	Tel: [phone] Mob: [phone] [e-mail]
Robyn McConnachie	Tel: [phone] Mob: [phone] [e-mail]

About Seeing Machines

Seeing Machines, (AIM: SEE), is an AIM-listed technology company that specialises in operator monitoring and intervention technologies and services. Its software and engineering services are used in products and applications that range from devices that improve driver safety and save lives to assessing trainees in simulators and simplifying the relationships between people and technology. Seeing Machines technology is used worldwide across the automotive, mining, transport and aviation industries; as well as many of the leading academic research groups and transportation authorities. Seeing Machines is headquartered in Australia and has offices in Tucson, Arizona and San Francisco, California. The company counts Caterpillar, BHP Billiton, Freeport McMoran, MIT, Boeing and General Motors amongst its customers.

 

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