Directorate Change
Adventis Group PLC
07 December 2006
For release
07.00am 07 December 2006
Adventis Group PLC ('Adventis')
Board Changes
Peter Linnell appointed Group Finance Director
Adventis Group plc (AIM: ATG), the full service marketing and advertising
agency, is pleased to announce the following changes to its Board. Peter Linnell
will today become Finance Director and Company Secretary, while Allan Collins
will move from Finance Director to non-executive director, and he is also
Finance Director of Savills (L & P) Ltd. Rupert Sebag-Montefiore retires as a
non-executive director from the end of the year.
Peter, an ACA, (aged 48), has worked in marketing communications for more than
20 years, of which the majority was spent at Grey Global Group, where he held
various operational roles overseeing advertising, media, PR and other marketing
services companies, latterly as Chief Financial Officer of Grey's EMEA and UK
operations, with responsibility for operations generating revenues of over
$500m.
He joined Adventis - which provides services to the property, healthcare and
financial services industries, and whose clients include Savills, Hammerson, the
Prudential, Marriott, Lincoln Financial Group, Sanofi Pasteur and Allergan's
flagship product, Lumigan - from Lowe & Partners where he was London Chief
Financial Officer, with additional responsibility for the financial operations
of the Western European market.
Said Charles Phillpot, Chief Executive, Adventis: 'We are delighted with Peter's
appointment. His proven record of building and managing profitable businesses in
multicultural media and marketing service companies, and strong M&A skills,
should help us to continue to pursue our stated business strategy of increasing
market share in our chosen target sectors, where our growth since Admission to
AIM in July 2004 has been both organic and by acquisition. I would also like to
thank Rupert Sebag-Montefiore for his invaluable input both during the flotation
of the group and its development to date.'
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Editor's Notes
Adventis Group plc is AIM listed, and through its eight operating companies the
group provides a complete range of communication services, including corporate
identity programmes, advertising campaigns, media planning & buying, literature,
public relations, packaging, exhibitions, research and planning, interiors,
signage and digital media.
Adventis employs 120 staff in London and the South East.
www.adventis.co.uk
For enquiries, please contact:
Adventis Group plc
Charles Phillpot, Chief Executive Officer 020 7034 4750
Peter Linnell, Finance Director 020 7034 4795
Arbuthnot Securities
Tom Griffiths 020 7012 2000
Adventis Financial PR
Peter Binns 020 7034 4760
Annie Evangeli 020 7034 4757
Appendix:
In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Peter Linnell's directorships
in the past 5 years are set out below:
Current directorship:
Trustclub Limited
Other directorships during the past five years:
Lowe & Partners Worldwide Limited
Lowe & Partners Limited
Lowe International Limited
Brilliant Pictures Limited
Addition Communications Limited
Addition Marketing Group Limited
Ammirati Puris Lintas Limited
APL Digital Limited
APL Group Limited
CM: Lintas International Limited
Still Price Court Twivy D' Souza Limited
The Line Limited
Four Points Development (FPD) Limited
Four Points Limited
Module Communications Group Limited
Cutoutables Limited
There are no further matters which are required to be disclosed pursuant to
Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.
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