RDF Group PLC
("RDF" or "the Company")
Director Appointment
The Board of RDF is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Weir as a
Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 August 2008.
Robert John Stuart Weir (age 59) qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Peat
Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) in 1976. Robert held a number of financial roles
and was responsible for the establishment of Welbeck Finance, the consumer
finance arm of Debenhams plc, and Household Mortgage Corporation which was
later sold to Abbey National Plc in 1995, after which he decided to pursue
private interests. He is currently vice-chairman of Family Investments,
non-executive chairman of Funding for Homes Limited, Honorary Treasurer of
Westminster Mencap and Governor of Brighton College. Other directorships
reflect personal investment in private companies. He is a fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
The following are Robert Weir's current directorships and those held within the
last five years:
Current Directorships Past Directorships
Funding for Homes (Holdings) Limited Carterton Estates Limited
Funding for Homes Limited Carterton Investments Ltd
The Westminster Society for People with Academy Partnership Marketing Limited
Learning Disabilities Karma Limited
Brighton College Limited Dyke Golf Club Limited
Family Assurance Friendly Society
Limited (t/a Family Investments)
Family Assurance Staff Pension Scheme
Trustees Limited
SpaceSeeker Limited
Robert Weir was a director of Karma Limited, a company set up to obtain
planning permission to develop properties in Winchester and Brighton for late
night entertainment and dining. The company was liquidated by order of the
court on 10 July 2007 with one outstanding creditor, HM Revenue and Customs,
owing approximately £1,000. No further action was taken by the Official
Receiver against the directors or the shareholders.
Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information falling
to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
For further information on the RDF Group visit www.rdfgroup.com or telephone
01273 200100.
Nominated Adviser & Broker:
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited +44 (0)20 7131 4000
Azhic Basirov / Siobhan Sergeant
4 August 2008
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