Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 7134T

Redcentric PLC

10 January 2017

 

10 January 2017

Redcentric plc

("Redcentric" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

The Board of Redcentric plc (AIM:RCN), a leading UK IT managed services provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Kempster to the Board as Non-Executive Director effective from 10 January 2017.

Mr Kempster was until recently the Chief Financial Officer at Utilitywise, an AIM listed energy consultancy, and is currently a Non-Executive Director of JVM Group, a private company selling construction equipment in Russia. 

Prior to these two roles, Mr Kempster was Chief Financial Officer to Wincanton plc, the logistics and distribution Group, from 2010 to 2012.  During that time, he played a key role in creating and implementing a corporate strategy to put the business on a sustainable footing.  From 2006 to 2012 Mr Kempster was Chief Financial Officer of Delta plc, the Industrial Group, during which time the company reported strong profit growth before being sold in an agreed takeover to Valmont Industries.

Mr Kempster is an ACA qualified chartered accountant and will join the audit, remuneration and nominations committees upon his appointment.

Chris Cole, Chairman of Redcentric, commented:

"I look forward to welcoming Jon to the Board of Redcentric.  He brings with him complementary skills and experiences and I am sure he will make a valuable contribution as we take Redcentric forward."

Additional information:

The following information is disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Full name: Jonathan Kempster

Age: 53 years

Current directorships: JVM Ltd, JVM AG, JVM Equipment International Ltd, Prosped Solution OU, Portcentric Solutions Ltd, Delta Pension Nominees Ltd.

Previous directorships held in the past five years: Energy Information Centre Ltd, Broadfern Properties Ltd, ECO Monitoring Utility Systems Ltd, EIC Energy Trading Ltd, Utilitywise Franchising Ltd, Utilitywise plc, T-Mac Technologies Ltd, Lane Group plc, R-Log Ltd, Product Support Ltd, Product Support (Holdings) Ltd, C.E.L. (Engineering) Ltd, C.E.L. Group Ltd, W. Carter (Haulage) Ltd, Wincanton UK Ltd, PGN Logistics Ltd, The Bowling Back Land Company Ltd.  

Enquiries:

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