Appointment of FD

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OMG PLC

14 July 2008

 



14 July 2008

OMG plc

('OMG' or 'the Group')

Appointment of Finance Director

The Board of Directors (the 'Board') of OMG plc, the technology group providing image understanding products for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of David Deacon as Finance Director and member of the Board with immediate effect.

Prior to joining OMG, David Deacon held the position of Chief Financial Officer of Mediasurface plc from September 2002.  At Mediasurface, David was instrumental in the successful turnaround of the business, taking the company from a position of substantial annual losses into profitability in 2006.  During this time he managed a number of successful acquisitions, and multiple fund raisings.  Before Mediasurface, David held senior finance positions at a number of companies including RL Polk & Co (as International CFO), Wonderware Solutions (as EMEA Finance Director) and Kalamazoo Computer Group plc (as Group Supply Chain Director, inter alia).

Nick Bolton, CEO of OMG, commented:

'We are delighted that David is joining OMG. The Board is confident that David's pragmatic approach and proven track-record will be invaluable at this important stage of OMG's pursuit of organic and acquisitive growth'.

Further Director Details

Further information on Mr Deacon is set out below:

Full name: David Anthony Deacon FCMA

Age: 47

Date of appointment: 14 July 2008

Mr Deacon's directorships in the last five years (from which he has now resigned) comprise:

• Chief Financial Officer, Mediasurface plc

Other than the information contained in this announcement, there are no other details to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.

For further information please contact:

OMG plc	01865 261800
Nick Bolton, CEO
Financial Dynamics	020 7831 3113
Juliet Clarke / Matt Dixon
Evolution Securities (NOMAD)	020 7071 4300
Jeremy Ellis

About OMG

OMG plc (Oxford Metrics Group. LSE: OMG) is a group of technology companies producing image understanding products and services for the entertainment, defence, life science and engineering industries. Be it for capturing the movements of actors (for the movie industry), sportsmen (for video games or improving team performance), children with Cerebral Palsy, rehab patients and animals (for medical, life science and research industries) or virtual reality displays (for engineering and development), the Group has the world leading market position and a strong international reputation for precision instruments.

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