Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1222H

Driver Group plc

15 August 2016

 

15 August 2016

Driver Group plc

("Driver Group" or "the Company")

Board Changes

Hugh Cawley appointed as Group Finance Director

Driver Group, the global professional services consultancy to construction and engineering industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Hugh Charles Laurence Cawley, 59, as Group Finance Director with effect from 22 August 2016. Damien McDonald, the existing Group Finance Director, will be leaving the Group, but will remain in the business until 30 September 2016 to ensure a smooth transition of duties.

Hugh Cawley, FCA, is a seasoned finance professional with extensive public company experience with an emphasis on businesses facing a major strategic challenge or undergoing significant corporate change. His public company executive roles have included spells with S Daniels PLC, Dawson Holdings PLC, Office2Office plc and, most recently, Progility plc.

Commenting on the Board Changes, Gordon Wilkinson, Group Chief Executive, said:

"We are delighted to have recruited an individual of Hugh Cawley's pedigree and experience to join the Driver Group's leadership team and I look forward to working closely with Hugh to drive improved operating performance across all areas of our business. Hugh will be based at our London, Cannon St. office.

On behalf of all the Directors, I would like to thank Damien for his commitment and contribution to the Driver Group where he has played an important role in helping us to significantly grow the business in recent years."

Enquiries:
Driver Group plc Gordon Wilkinson, Group Chief Executive	[phone]
N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser & Broker) Sandy Fraser Alex Laughton-Scott	[phone]

The following items fall to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM rules for Companies in respect of Hugh Cawley's appointment:

Hugh holds or has within the past five years prior to the date of this announcement held directorships of the companies specified below.

Current directorships/partnerships	Previous directorships/partnerships
More Hours Limited	Access Plus Holdings Limited	Intellexis International Limited
	Access Plus Limited	Marketlink Marketing Communications Limited
	Access Plus Marketing Logistics Limited	Mindscope Limited
	Access Plus Marketing Services Limited	MMC (Reading) Limited
	Access Plus Print Management Ltd	Mount Lane Training & Implementation Solutions Ltd
	Accord Office Supplies Limited	Obrar Limited
	Adversion Ltd	office2office plc
	Banner Business Solutions Ltd	Olive 1 Limited
	Banner Business Supplies Ltd	PGC Property Limited
	Banner Document Services Ltd	P.W.J. Surridge & Sons Ltd
	Banner Managed Services Ltd	Phantom Media Limited
	Blacknest Holdings Limited	Progility Consulting Limited
	Computa-Friendly Limited	Progility Finco Limited
	Corporate Training Solutions Ltd	Progility Health Limited
	CTG Exam Training Limited	Progility Overseas Limited
	Customer Projects Limited	Progility PLC
	Dawson Book Services Limited	Progility Training Limited
	Dawson Books Limited	Quality Books Limited
	Dawson Finance Company Ltd	R. A. Enterprises Limited
	Dawson Guarantee Company Ltd	Software Stationery Holdings Ltd
	Dawson Holdings PLC	Software Stationery Specialists Ltd
	Dawson Holdings Wholesale Ltd	Starkstrom Group Limited
	Dawson Limited	Starkstrom Limited
	Dawson Media Direct Limited	Sue Hill Recruitment Services Ltd
	Dawson News Tonbridge Ltd	Surridge Dawson (Holdings) Ltd
	Dawson Overseas Holdings Ltd	T Cox & Son (Tonbridge Limited)
	Dawson Trust Company Ltd	TFPL Limited
	Dawson UK Limited	The Corporate Training Group Ltd
	Godfrey Lang Limited	TripleArc UK Limited
	ILX Group PLC	Truline Logistics Limited

Hugh has been a director of the following companies which have been placed into administration or examinership whilst he was, or within 12 months of being, a director:

·      Surridge Dawson Ltd, a subsidiary of Dawson Holdings plc, went into administration in August 2009 following the Office of Fair Trading Opinion which saw competition in newspaper and magazine distribution reduce from three national players to two.

·      William Sinclair Holdings plc was placed into administration in July 2015, two months after Hugh's resignation as a non-executive director

·      Petroceltic International plc entered examinership under Irish law in April 2016 at which time Hugh was a non-executive director of the company. In June 2016 the examiner approved the sale of Petroceltic to its principal minority shareholder, Worldview Economic Recovery Fund.

 

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