Appointment of Non-Executive Director

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Personal Group Holdings PLC

30 September 2013

 



Press Release

30 September 2013

Personal Group Holdings plc

("Personal Group" or "the Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH), a leading provider of employee benefits, employee related insurance products and financial services in the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Winlow to the Board as a non-executive Director, subject to FCA approval.

Mark has 30 years of experience in financial services in Europe, the US, and South Africa including time at Zurich Financial Services where he was managing director of Zurich's UK Personal Lines.  Mark is currently non-executive chairman of Lloyd's broker RFIB and Ageas Insurance (the second largest UK motor insurer).  Until 2012, he was a partner in KPMG where he was the head of General Insurance.  Mark has also been a partner at Ernst & Young where he led the insurance and investment management consulting practices. Mark has held non-executive positions at insurance broker Endsleigh, claims service company ETWB and industry bodies MIB and MIIC (Motor Insurers' Bureau and Motor Insurers' Information Centre, respectively). He is also a judge of the British Insurance Awards.

Mark's appointment follows the departure of Roger Green, who retired on 30 April 2013.

Mark Scanlon, Chief Executive of Personal Group, commented:  "We are delighted to welcome Mark to the Board; his extensive knowledge of the insurance industry and his diverse business experience will be of considerable benefit to the Group.  We look forward to Mark's input to the Group's strategy going forward as we continue the rollout of our investment programme and expand our products to both existing and new clients operating across a breadth of sectors."

Directorships and Partnerships held by Mark Winlow, aged 51, in the last five years:

Existing	Past
Ageas Insurance Limited	KPMG LLP
Ageas UK Limited
Ageas Protect Limited
RFIB Holdings
RFIB Group Limited
Groupama Insurance Company Limited
JAHL Limited

Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information falling to be disclosed on Mr Winlow under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

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For more information please contact:

Personal Group Holdings Plc
Mark Scanlon, Chief Executive	[phone]

Cenkos Securities Plc
Max Hartley (Nomad) Russell Kerr (Sales)	[phone]

Media enquiries:

Abchurch Communications
Joanne Shears / Harriet Rae	[phone]
[e-mail]	www.abchurch-group.com

Notes to editors:

Personal Group Holdings Plc (AIM: PGH) is a leading provider of employee benefits and financial services, working with blue chip corporates across the UK since the Group was established in 1984. 

The Group's integrated benefits and insurance programmes offer employers a cost effective means of attracting, retaining and motivating employees.  Personal Group's tailored employee benefits packages include insurance products such as hospital and convalescence plans, death benefit and income protection plans; lifestyle benefits such as holiday and retail discounts; flexible benefit programmes; and a range of tax efficient benefits such as childcare vouchers. 

In total Personal Group offers access to benefits to over 1.2 million employees, and clients include 3663, Benfield Motor Group, Northumbrian Water Limited, Priory Group, Regatta, Road Chef, Spire Healthcare, TNT and Vinci Construction.  Against a backdrop of the government's focus on increasing the responsibility of the individual in terms of lifestyle protection and insurance products, Personal Group enables the employer to put the structure in place for their employees to achieve this more easily. 

The Group boasts considerable financial strength, with a track record of profitable organic growth since 1986, as well as a strong pipeline of new business. For the year to 31 December 2012 the Group reported revenue of over £27 million and underlying PBT of £9.4 million.  With a strong balance sheet and a progressive dividend policy, Personal Group is focused on increasing the momentum in its sales activity and investing in the business to drive future growth. 

Personal Group is headquartered in Milton Keynes, listed on AIM in 2000 and today employs over 175 people.

For further information, go to www.personal-group.com.

 

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