Directorate Change

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Spice PLC

27 June 2008

 



27 June 2008

Spice plc

Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman

The Board of Spice plc ("Spice" or "the Group"), the provider of Total Utility Support Services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Cawdron as Non-Executive Chairman of Spice, with effect from 27 June 2008. At the same time Sir Rodney Walker has retired as Chairman and stepped down from the Board. 

Peter Edward Blackburn Cawdron, aged 64, is a Chartered Accountant and currently Non-Executive Chairman of Punch Taverns plc and a Non-Executive Director of a number of companies including The Capita Group plc and BUPA. He was formerly Group Strategy Director at Grand Metropolitan plc and has previously been a Non-Executive Director of a number of companies.

Simon Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"Following Sir Rodney's decision to stand down as Chairman of Spice, we have undertaken an extensive search process to identify the best candidate to be appointed as Chairman of Spice. I am delighted to welcome Peter to the Board in that capacity. He joins us ahead of the anticipated move to the Official List and at a very exciting stage of our development. Peter has a strong track record and a wealth of experience and I am very much looking forward to Spice benefiting from that experience.

Personally, and on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Sir Rodney for his hard work, guidance and leadership over the past six years. Sir Rodney has contributed greatly to the growth and success of Spice over the course of this period. He leaves with the best wishes of everyone at Spice and we wish him well for the future."

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Enquiries:

Spice plc  -  Tel: [phone]

Simon Rigby, Chief Executive Officer

Oliver Lightowlers, Group Finance Director

Andy Catchpole, Group Strategy and Development Director

Financial Dynamics  -  Tel: [phone]

Billy Clegg

Caroline Stewart  

KBC Peel Hunt  -  Tel: [phone]

David Anderson

Garry Levin 

Daniel Harris

Further information 

Other disclosures required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules are set out below.

Peter Cawdron has no beneficial interest in the share capital of Spice at 27 June 2008.

Current Directorships include British United Provident Association Limited (The), The Capita Group plc, Girls Education Company Limited, Johnston Press plc, PI Capital (Holdings) Ltd, Punch Taverns plc, Prostrakan Group plc and Wycombe Abbey Services Limited.

Previous Directorships within the past five years, include GCAP Media plc, Compass Group plc, Arm (Holdings) plc, Christian Salvesen plc, Arla Foods UK plc, Compass Group Foundation and Ragged Bears Publishing Limited.

Peter Cawdron was a Director of DB (CPC) Limited when it was dissolved in 1998 following the disposal by Grand Metropolitan of its pub interests.

Peter Cawdron was a Director of EP (GL) Limited when it was dissolved in 1998 following the disposal by Grand Metropolitan of its pub interests.

Peter Cawdron was a Director of Ragged Bears Holdings Limited when it was dissolved in 2000. Ragged Bears Holdings Limited was a dormant company and had never traded.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Spice plc

Spice is a total utility infrastructure support services business. The Group's operations were founded in 1996 and have their origins in the electricity industry, though the range of activities has since been expanded into the water sector, niche telecommunications services, statutory gas inspections, energy management and facilities management. Spice's businesses have a common theme of delivering and co-ordinating infrastructure services to customers, and the technological element within the product mix has been built up significantly over the course of the last three years.

 

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