Non-Exec Chairman Appointment
BrainJuicer Group PLC
05 September 2007
Press Release 5 September 2007
BrainJuicer Group PLC
('BrainJuicer' or 'the Company')
Appointment of Ken Ford as non-executive Chairman
BrainJuicer Group PLC, (AIM: BJU), a leading international online market
research agency, today announced that it has appointed Eric Kenelm Ford, (Ken
Ford), 58, as non-executive Chairman, with immediate effect. The Board's
decision to split the roles of Chairman and CEO is in line with best practice,
and will further strengthen the Company's governance.
Ken was previously Chief Executive of Teather & Greenwood the investment bank,
becoming Deputy Chairman and Chairman of Corporate Finance in 2004, and brings
36 years City experience to the Company, including a strong understanding of
shareholder value, strategic planning and corporate transactions. Ken was
Chairman of the UK Society of Investment Analysts between 1985 - 1987, Chairman
of the Quoted Company's Alliance (QCA) in 2003-2004 and is a former member of
the EU Advisory Committee to the Corporation of London. Ken's previous
directorships include Aberdeen Asset Management, Morgan Grenfell and Wedd
Durlacher.
John Kearon, CEO of BrainJuicer, commented: 'We are delighted that Ken has
agreed to join the Company, and the Board welcomes his insight and guidance. The
splitting of the roles of Chairman and CEO further strengthens the Board's
governance, and we are pleased to have someone with Ken's reputation and
experience.'
Ken Ford, non-executive Chairman of BrainJuicer, commented: 'BrainJuicer is an
exciting Company with considerable prospects for growth, and I am looking
forward to working with the Board to realise the Company's potential. The
Company's innovative approach to its market puts it in a strong position, and I
am keen to work alongside the team to further grow the business.'
Current Directorships
BrainJuicer Group PLC
The Wells Fine Dining Company Limited
Mintonview Limited
Teather & Greenwood Holdings PLC
Teather & Greenwood Nominees Limited
Teawood Nominees Limited
Landsbanki Securities (UK) Limited
Camomile Wood Nominees Limited
Escalon Investments Limited
Past directorships held in last 5 years
First Manchester Properties Limited
County of Kent Developments Limited
Nationwide Residential Properties Limited
The Quoted Companies Alliance
Other Disclosable Information
By Board Notice 431 dated 16 July 1997 the Securities and Futures Authority
('SFA') gave notice that disciplinary proceedings brought against Teather &
Greenwood Limited Partnership (of which Mr Ford was a partner) and Mr Ford
relating to breaches of the Securities and Investment Board Principles 2 and 9
had been concluded by Settlement with the following outcome:
a) Teather & Greenwood Limited Partnership was reprimanded, fined £50,000
and agreed to pay a contribution of £10,000 towards SFA's costs; and
b) Mr Ford was reprimanded, fined £8,000 and agreed to pay a contribution
of £2,000 towards SFA's costs.
SFA took into account that Teather & Greenwood Limited Partnership had
previously conducted a full internal review of its compliance procedures and had
implemented a remedial action plan. SFA also took into account that neither
Teather & Greenwood Partnership nor Mr Ford has previously been the subject of
disciplinary action, both cooperated with SFA and no clients had been
disadvantaged. Mr Ford was also reprimanded by the Securities Institute as a
result.
There are no further disclosures to be made regarding this appointment under
Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.
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For further information, please contact:
BrainJuicer plc
John Kearon, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0)20 7043 1000
www.brainjuicer.com
Landsbanki Securities (UK) Limited
Fred Walsh / Simon Brown Tel: +44 (0)20 7426 9000
www.landsbanki.co.uk
Media enquiries:
Abchurch Communications
Heather Salmond / Joanne Shears Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700
joanne.shears@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com
Notes to Editors:
BrainJuicer carries out quantitative online research using innovative, bespoke
software to produce insightful market research for large, multinational
companies, including 10 of the world's top 50 companies (FT 500 September 2006).
BrainJuicer operates in a growing sector of the US$25bn global research market,
namely quantitative online research. BrainJuicer's main competitors are large
traditional market research providers who have dominated the market for off-line
market research, such as AC Nielsen, Millward Brown, Research International and
Taylor Nelson Sofres.
Whilst the largest traditional research companies have developed their own
online capability, BrainJuicer has a number of key attributes which have
contributed to it achieving rapid growth and winning contracts with prestigious
clients, including:
• Research platform that delivers greater diagnostic insight. BrainJuicer has
developed tools and award-winning techniques that enable it to provide a greater
level of diagnostic insight into quantitative market research. These techniques
enable clients to enhance their understanding of consumer preference and help
them make decisions on the best way to develop their products and services.
• Speed. BrainJuicer's automated research techniques enable it to conduct
complicated studies very quickly. BrainJuicer's rapid deployment and results
production, even on multi-country studies, provide clients with a speed to
market advantage in the development of new products and services.
• A scaleable online-only business model. Unlike the traditional research
companies who maintain both on and offline data collection capabilities,
BrainJuicer is able to focus on operating a scaleable online-only business
model.
To date the Group has conducted projects in over 50 countries and more than 30
languages and has established offices in the UK, the Netherlands and the US.
The Group's revenues come from full service market research work, and from its
online Juicy Brains Panel in the UK.
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