Non-Executive Director Changes

RNS Number : 0123I

Ubisense Group PLC

27 May 2014

 



27 May 2014

Non-Executive Director changes

Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (AIM: UBI), a market leader in real time location intelligence (RTLI) solutions, is pleased to announce that Ian Kershaw has joined the Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director.

Ian Edward Kershaw, aged 49, is a Managing Director of Ricardo Strategic Consulting, part of the global engineering and environmental consulting company, Ricardo plc. Ricardo's services include strategic consulting through to niche high performance product assembly, employing over 2,100 professional consultants, engineers, scientists and support staff worldwide. Ricardo plc's client list includes the world's major transportation Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), supply chain organisations, energy companies, financial institutions and governments.

Ian's previous roles have included Production Management at Rolls-Royce & Bentley Motor Cars, Product Engineering at Perkins Engines and Performance Improvement Management Consulting at Arthur D Little.

Existing Board members, J. Keith Lomas and Dick Newell will step down from their roles as Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect, following five and seven years of service respectively.

Richard Green, Ubisense Chief Executive Officer, said:

"I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Ian and thank Keith and Dick for their significant contributions over the past years. As we accelerate our growth into high value manufacturing markets, Ian's strategic insights and experience will provide valuable support to the Board and our global operational team."

Disclosures:

Current and previous directorships in the last 5 years:

Surface Generation Ltd*

Owl Advisers Ltd*

*Current directorship

No further disclosures are required under Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

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Contact:
Ubisense Group	Tel:  [phone]
Richard Green
Robert Parker
Canaccord Genuity Limited (NOMAD)	Tel: [phone]
Simon Bridges
Lucy Tilley
FTI Consulting	Tel: [phone]
Jon Snowball Tracey Bowditch

About Ubisense

Ubisense is a market leader in real time location intelligence solutions which enable companies to optimise their business processes. By keeping track of key assets, Ubisense solutions bring clarity to complex operations whilst also improving quality and reliability. Ubisense Real-Time Location Intelligence Solutions are used by a number of blue chip customers across the world, such as AGCO, Airbus, Aston Martin, BMW, Cablevision, Daimler, Deutsche Telekom, Duke Energy, John Deere, MINI and VW.

Ubisense is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in the USA; Canada; France; Germany; Japan; Korea; Philippines and Singapore. For more information visit: http://www.ubisense.net 

 

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