Appointment of Director

RNS Number : 5143T

Acal PLC

14 December 2012

 



FOR RELEASE

14 December 2012

ACAL PLC

ACAL PLC - NEW BOARD APPOINTMENT

Acal plc ("Acal") announces that Richard Brooman, Deputy Chairman of Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc, a Non-Executive Director of Hg Capital Trust Plc and an independent Non-Executive Director with multi-sector board level experience, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Acal with effect from 1 January 2013.

During his executive career, Mr Brooman was Group Finance Director of Sherwood International Plc (2000-02) and Group Finance Director of VCI Plc (1997-99).  His earlier career was spent with Smithkline Beecham Plc and Mars Incorporated in senior financial and operational management positions.  He trained as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse (London).

The only matter requiring disclosure under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules other than those matters disclosed above is the fact that Mr Brooman was also a Non-Executive Director of SVM UK Active Fund Plc (March-July 2011).

Contacts:         

Acal plc

Richard Moon, Chairman                   01483 544500

Nick Jefferies, Chief Executive           01483 544500

Cubitt Consulting

Nicholas Nelson/Guy McDougall        020 7367 5100

Notes to Editors:

About Acal plc

Acal is a European leader in advanced technology solutions, providing marketing, engineering, design, manufacturing and other services through two divisions:  Specialist Electronics and Supply Chain. The Electronics division is Europe's leading specialist electronics supplier and the only such provider with an infrastructure to deliver a broad complementary range of specialist products and bespoke solutions across Europe. The Electronics division has completed four acquisitions in the last three years, more than doubling its underlying Electronics revenues. Acal's long term strategy is to gain significant additional market share through both organic growth and acquisition and to further enhance its value adding capabilities. The Supply Chain division provides inventory optimisation and outsource solutions to leading technology service providers. 

Acal has operating companies in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, South Africa, Spain, the Nordic region and South Korea. 

 

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