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Photo-Me International PLC 03 December 2007 Monday 3 December 2007 PHOTO-ME INTERNATIONAL PLC Re: Chief Executive Officer Further to the announcement of 5 November 2007 of the appointment of a CEO designate, Photo-Me (PHTM.L), the digital imaging company, announces that as from 30 November 2007 Serge Crasnianski is no longer CEO of the Group and should resign as a Director later this week following signing of documentation of the agreed terms. Serge Crasnianski, aged 65, founded KIS (which since 1994 has been Photo-Me's manufacturing business) in 1963, when he was 21. He became a non-executive Director of PMI in 1990 and an executive Director in 1994 and has been CEO since 1998. Serge Crasnianski will remain available to the Company in a consultancy capacity. David Young, Chairman, commented: 'Serge Crasnianski has more than 100 registered inventions to his name, including the photo minilab and the liquid crystal display booster. Since becoming CEO of PMI in 1998, he has driven forward both the vending and manufacturing sides of PMI's business. After 44 years in a prominent position with PMI and KIS, he fully deserves his retirement.' Thierry Barel, whom the Board had announced as CEO Designate on 5 November 2007, has taken up the position of CEO today, Monday 3 December 2007. He joined the Company in April of this year. Of the appointment, Chairman David Young commented: 'Thierry Barel is well qualified for the CEO's role, having run an international group twice the size of Photo-Me, possessing a technological background, and having spent most of his life in Continental Europe, which is the base of Photo-Me's manufacturing activities and the origin of most of the profit of its vending activities. He has much less to learn about the Group than an external appointee, yet is new enough to the Group to have, and be receptive to, fresh ideas.' Enquiries: Bankside Consultants Limited Charles Ponsonby 020-7367 8851 Notes to Editors: Mr. Barel, a French national who until 2006 was working in Switzerland, and the Board of Photo-Me intend to sign his CEO's contract after he returns from a business trip to Japan. Mr. Barel will relocate to the UK shortly. Photographs: Photographs of Thierry Barel and Serge Crasnianski are available from Rose Oddy of Bankside Consultants at rose.oddy@bankside.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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