9 July 2013
Coms plc
("Coms" or the "Company")
Board Update
Coms plc (AIM: COMS) has confirmed today that Stephen Foster who recently joined the Coms PLC board as a Non-Executive Director has been appointed as Group Sales Director of the Company. Stephen will be fully responsible for Direct, Wholesale, Government and Residential offerings and the intention is that within the Company's new organisational infrastructure he will have 5 Sales Directors and their teams reporting to him.
Stephen will remain on the Coms PLC Board as an Executive Director and a further independent non-executive director will be appointed in due course.
Dave Breith (Coms CEO) commented "Stephen has a long and successful track record in communication technology sales and his most recent position was as head of Sales for the UK and Northern Europe for Siemens Enterprise Communications. I am very happy that I have managed to persuade Stephen to join the Company on a full-time basis providing me his years of knowledge and experience to help me grow the business on a vertical scale over the coming years"
Iain Ross, (Coms Chairman) stated "Coms is undergoing a rapid transformation under Dave Breith's leadership and Stephen's appointment as Group Sales Director underlines Dave's commitment to grow this business and his ability to attract high calibre people. We intend to further strengthen the Board and Management over the coming months."
Coms plc
David Breith (CEO) +44 (0) 207 148 3000
Iain Ross (Chairman)
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Colin Aaronson / Jen Clarke +44 (0) 207 383 5100
Simple Investments (Broker)
Andy Thacker / Nick Emerson +44 (0) 1483 413 500
Newgate Threadneedle (PR)
Graham Herring +44 (0) 207 653 9858
Notes to Editors
Coms plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM market) and is a leading player in the provision of Hosted VoIP Telephony to UK businesses with over 10-years' experience in the telecoms sector. Unlike most VoIP providers, Coms does not rely on third party providers and we own and operate a UK based Carrier Class Telephony Platform.