Directorate Change

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Synchronica PLC

16 September 2010

 



Synchronica plc

Board Appointment

Anthony DeCristofaro, President and CEO of iseemedia, appointed as Non-executive Director

Synchronica plc ("Synchronica"), the international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, announces that following the acquisition of iseemedia Inc ("iseemedia"), Anthony DeCristofaro, President and CEO of iseemedia, has been appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director with immediate effect.

Anthony DeCristofaro,aged 57, has more than 25 years experience in the technology sector. Prior to establishing iseemedia, Anthony was President and Chief Executive Officer of MGI Software, which he co-founded in December 1995 and which boasted Intel amongst its key equity investors. Prior to MGI Software, Anthony was a founding board member of Delrina Corp., which was subsequently purchased by Symantec for US$430m. From 1991 to 1995, Anthony was Vice President and General Manager of AST Canada, a computer hardware company and from 1987 to 1991, Anthony worked as General Manager at NEC Canada, a computer hardware company. Anthony holds an Advanced Business Administration degree from York University.

David Mason, Chairman of Synchronica, said, "We are very pleased to welcome Anthony to the Board and his experience in the technology sector will be invaluable. Anthony will help ensure the smooth integration of iseemedia into the Synchronica business, so that the enlarged group will be well positioned to achieve a market-leading position in the fast-growing emerging markets."

The following disclosures are being made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

Anthony is currently a Director of the following companies:

Hartco Inc.

iseemedia Inc.

iSIGN Media Corp

TransGaming Inc

Anthony was a director of Luxell Technologies Inc. ("Luxell") until he resigned on 28 June 2008. In August 2006, Luxell announced its intention to file a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. This proposal was accepted by creditors in October 2006 and approved by the courts in November 2006. A certificate of full performance of the proposal was issued by BDO Dunwoody in January 2008. On 27 April 2007 the Ontario Securities Commission issued a temporary cease trade order for Officers and Directors of Luxell for the late filing of it second quarter financial results. On 10 May 2007 the cease trade order was lifted. Luxell was privatised in 2009.

There is no further disclosure required with regard to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

Enquiries:

Synchronica plc www.synchronica.com	Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO Angus Dent, CFO Nicole Meissner, COO	[phone] [phone] [phone]
finnCap	Clive Carver , Nomad Charlotte Stranner, Corporate Finance Stephen Norcross, Corporate Broker	[phone] [phone] [phone]
Walbrook PR Ltd	Paul McManus	[phone] [phone] [e-mail]

About Synchronica plc

Synchronica plc is a leading developer of next-generation mobile messaging solutions based on open industry standards. The award-winning product portfolio includes the flagship product Mobile Gateway, providing push Email, synchronization, instant messaging (IM), backup and restore, and mobile connectivity to social networks. Synchronica's products are white-labelled and offered by mobile operators and device manufacturers in emerging and developed markets to provide mass market messaging services, increasing data revenues and reducing churn.

Synchronica Mobile Gateway provides a unique multi-protocol gateway combining Push IMAP, SyncML, ActiveSync, Email-to-MMS, and Email-to-SMS, delivering messaging services to literally any mobile phone currently in the market without requiring an additional client to be downloaded. Expanding instant messaging to mobile devices, Mobile Gateway establishes carrier-branded IM communities, using the industry standard XMPP and provides gateways to popular internet IM communities, connecting any IMPS-enabled handset.

Headquartered in England, Synchronica also maintains development centres in Germany and the Philippines in addition to a regional presence in the USA, Hong Kong, Madrid and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.L). For further information, please visit www.synchronica.com.

 

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