Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6223S

Leeds Group PLC

23 November 2011

 



Leeds Group plc

(the "Company")

Director Appointment

Leeds Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Jan Holmstrom to the Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director.  Peter Gyllenhammer has resigned with immediate effect. 

Jan Gustav Lennart Holmstrom, aged 58, has worked for many years in the insurance and specialised financial services sector.  He is a professional management consultant with a wealth of experience of working in Sweden, the UK and the Far East.  He is currently a Director of or during the past five years has been a director of, the following companies.

Current Directorships:	Past Directorships:
Browallia AB (Sweden) Browallia Holdings Limited Chapelthorpe plc Densitron plc 21st Century Technologies plc Dawson International plc Pittards plc Johnson and Starley Ltd The Union Discount Company of London Ltd Bilderton Ltd International Fibres Group Ltd	Darby Glass Limited Darby Group Limited Hartest Holdings plc

Mr Holstrom was also a director of the following companies which were placed into an insolvency procedure within twelve months of his directorship:

Name	Date of Resignation	Insolvency procedure	Date of procedure
Folksam International Insurance Company (UK) Limited	15/03/2002	Administration Order	19/07/2002
Folksam Holdings (UK) Limited	15/03/2002	Voluntary Creditors Liquidation	15/08/2002

The estimated total deficiency as regards creditors was £3,253,291 and the estimated deficiency as regards members of Folksam Holdings (UK) Limited was £15,253,291.

Mr Holmstrom does not hold any interest in the Ordinary Shares of the Company.

There is no further information to be disclosed under Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies. 

Enquiries: 

Malcolm Wilson                                                              Tel:  [phone]

Leeds Group plc

Sarah Jacobs                                                                  Tel:  [phone]

Seymour Pierce Limited

 

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