Board Change

RNS Number : 4681U

Cohort PLC

25 June 2009

 



25 June 2009

Cohort plc

Board Change at Cohort plc

Resignation of Director

Cohort plc today announces that Ian Dale-Staples, who joined the Board following the acquisition of SEA in 2007, has resigned from the Board for personal reasons on 24 June 2009.

Nick Prest said, 'On behalf of the Board I would like to thank Ian for his contribution to the Group and wish him well for the future.'

For further information, please contact

Cohort plc	01491 845 630
Andy Thomis, Chief Executive
Simon Walther, Finance Director
Investec Investment Bank	020 7597 5970
Keith Anderson
Hogarth Partnership Limited	020 7357 9477
Julian Walker

Notes for Editors

Cohort plc

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is a technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through three market-facing subsidiary companies:

• MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist defence and aerospace business focused mainly on Electronic Warfare, Information Systems and Electronic Systems development. Acquired by Cohort in August 2006.  

• SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - an independent defence consultancy, combining technical expertise with practical experience and domain knowledge.  

• SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced surveillance systems and software house with hardware development capability operating in the defence, space, transport and offshore market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.  

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Oxfordshire and, through its operating companies, employs in total around 500 staff there and at bases in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset.  

 

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