Directorate Change

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TLA Worldwide PLC
29 May 2014
 



29 May 2014

 

TLA Worldwide plc

("TLA" or "the Group")

Directorate Change  

 

TLA (AIM: TLA), a leading athlete representation and sports marketing business, is pleased to announce that Ian George Robinson, 67, has been appointed as non-executive director of the Group with immediate effect.

 

Ian is currently a director of Anne Street Partners Limited, a management services and investment company. He is also non-executive director of a number of privately owned companies and non-executive director of Gusbourne plc, an AIM listed UK sparkling-wine business and Jaywing plc, an AIM listed UK marketing services business.

 

Previously he was chief financial officer of Carlisle Group's UK staffing and facilities services operations. Ian has held other senior financial appointments in UK service group companies and has spent several years overseas in both chief executive and chief financial officer roles of a quoted international services group. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, having trained with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co (now KPMG) in London.

 

Ian Robinson is currently or has been a director of the following companies within the previous five years:

 

Current directorships

Impellam Associates Limited

Impellam Ventures Limited

Political Holdings Limited

E text Books Limited

Susd Asset Management (holdings) Limited

Susd Limited

Inn Portfolio

Anne Sstreet Investments Limited

Anne Street Partners Limited

Draught Development

Gusbourne plc

Gusbourne Wines Limited

Gusbourne Estate Limited

Flooved ltd

London Town plc (in Administration)

Lt Pub Management plc

Jaywing PLC




 

Past directorships

London Town Developments Limited

London Town Pubs Limited

Lt Pub Support Services Limited

Grs Pubs Limited

Grs Pub Investments Limited

Lt Management Services Limited

Lt Pub Leasing Limited

Best Publishing Ever International Limited

Grs Inns Limited

Calibre Sports Group Limited 

Digital Marketing Group Services Limited

 

Ian was a director of London Town plc, a pub owner and operator, when it was placed into administration on 19 February 2010. In common with other companies in this sector, the business had experienced difficult trading conditions and had been unable to meet its debt covenants and other obligations. As a result, London Town plc was placed into administration as part of a financial restructuring of the group.

 

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.

 

Enquiries:

 

TLA Worldwide

Michael Principe, Chief Executive Officer

+1 212 645 2141



Numis Securities

Nick Westlake (Nomad)

+44 20 7260 1000

David Poutney (Broker)




Luther Pendragon

Neil Thapar, Alexis Gore, Amelia Bullock-Muir

+44 20 7618 9100

 

 

About TLA Worldwide

 

TLA Worldwide is a leading athlete representation and sports marketing group quoted on London's AIM. The Group derives revenues from long term agency relationships with many prominent US and international sports stars, broadcasters and media personalities associated with major sports including American Football, baseball, basketball and golf. In addition, it also provides a range of services in respect of media consultancy,  sports sponsorship and event production to many sportspeople and corporate clients. A significant proportion of TLA Worldwide's business emanates from baseball where it is a recognised leader, having negotiated over $3bn of contracts over the past 10 years. With over 55 full-time personnel, TLA Worldwide serves its clients through three operating subsidiaries from 10 locations worldwide including its principal offices in London, UK; New York and Newport Beach, USA;  and Melbourne, Australia.  For more information, please visit www.tlaww-plc.com.

 


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