Board Changes

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Sage Group PLC

07 January 2011

 



Board Changes

07 January 2011

At the Annual General Meeting to be held on 2 March 2011, Tim Ingram will retire from the Board of Directors of The Sage Group plc after nine years as a non-executive director. Mr Ingram has been senior independent director of the Company since July 2007 and, following his retirement, the role will be assumed by Ruth Markland, a non-executive director of the Company since September 2006.

Tony Hobson, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, said:-

"Tim has been a great colleague and wonderful contributor to the Board and the wider business. We will miss his wise counsel enormously".

Notes to editors

Tim Ingram was appointed to the Group Board in March 2002, becoming Senior Independent Director in July 2007. Having served as a non-executive director of the Company for nine years, he is now retiring from his role as senior independent director in keeping with the requirements of the UK Corporate Governance Code. Mr Ingram remains Chairman of Collins Stewart plc and a non-executive director of Savills plc and Alliance Trust plc. 

About The Sage Group plc

The Sage Group plc is a leading global supplier of business management software and related products and services, principally for small to medium-sized enterprises. Formed in 1981, Sage was floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1989. Sage has 6.3 million customers and 13,400 employees worldwide. We operate in over 24 countries covering the UK, Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia, India and China. For further information please visit www.sage.com.

Enquiries:

The Sage Group plc [phone]

Andrew Griffith, Investor Relations

Michael Robinson, Company Secretary

Tulchan Communications [phone]

David Shriver

Lucy Legh

 

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