Directorate Change
Spice PLC
13 December 2007
13 December 2007
Spice plc
Board changes and appointments
Spice plc ("Spice" or "the Company") announces today that Carl Chambers, its
Group Corporate Development Director, is to step down from the Group Board and
work part time for the Company so that he can pursue wider interests. No leaving
date has been set but it is expected that, as Carl's wider interests grow, he
will leave Spice during the middle of 2008. Following a review it has been
decided that this role will in future be represented at Spice's Operating Board
rather than the Main Board.
Peter Burridge, who is currently Managing Director of our Telecoms business,
will take over this important role as Group Corporate Finance Director, in order
to continue identifying value-enhancing acquisitions and ensuring their
successful integration within Spice. Peter has extensive acquisitions and
corporate finance experience and has worked for Spice for nearly six years. Mike
Norfield, who has been Managing Director of Team Simoco for three years, will
become Managing Director of our Telecoms business and also a member of the
Spice's Operating Board.
Spice is also pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Philip Catchpole (aged
59) to the Main Board of the Company as Group Strategy and Development Director.
Andy will combine this role with his existing role as Managing Director of our
Electricity business. Andy joined Spice in 2005. Prior to this, he held senior
positions with 24/7, TXU Europe, Hanson and Eastern Electricity.
Andy is currently a Director of the following wholly owned subsidiary
undertakings of Spice; The Freedom Group of Companies Limited, Freedom Utility
Services Limited, Freedom Transport Limited, G-map Professional Services
Limited, Freedom Network Solutions Limited, Eastern Private Network Management
Limited, Maintenance and Technical Services (Midlands) Limited, Baineport
Engineering Services Limited, Lamva Limited, KMN Group Limited, KMN Consulting
Limited, KMN Communications Limited and KMN Structures Limited. Within the past
five years, Andy has also been a Director of Eastern and Southern Electrical
Connections Limited.
Andy owns 99,332 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Spice and holds unvested
options over 269,811 ordinary shares at exercise prices of between £nil and
£2.18.
No further disclosures are required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM
Rules.
Simon Rigby, Chief Executive Officer commented:
"Carl has been associated with Spice for over 13 years now. He worked with the
original MBO team and has been full time with us for eight years, helping steer
Spice from nothing to its position today. Carl has always been interested in
the development of smaller businesses and, as we look ahead to our move to the
Official List, I understand entirely Carl's desire to get back to his first "
love" and wish him well for the future.
"At the same time I am delighted welcome Andy as an Executive Director of Spice.
Andy has made a huge contribution to the development of our Electricity Services
business and I believe that Andy can help the wider Group achieve its ambitions
to replicate our success in Electricity within our other markets."
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Enquiries:
Spice plc - Tel: 0113 384 3838
Simon Rigby, Chief Executive Officer
Oliver Lightowlers, Group Finance Director
Financial Dynamics - Tel: 020 7831 3113
Billy Clegg
Caroline Stewart
KBC Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser and Broker) - Tel: 020 7418 8900
Julian Blunt
NOTES TO EDITORS
Spice plc
Spice is a support services business providing Total Utility Support Services.
The Group's operations were founded in 1996 and have their origins in the
electricity industry, though the range of activities has since been expanded
into the water sector, niche telecommunications services, the public sector,
energy management and commercial facilities management. Spice's businesses have
a common theme of delivering and co-ordinating infrastructure services to
customers, and the technological element within the product mix has been built
up significantly over the course of the last three years.
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