Board Changes

RNS Number : 5004O

Digital Barriers plc

30 June 2010

 

30 June 2010

Digital Barriers plc

Board Changes

The Board of Digital Barriers plc ("Digital Barriers", the "Group or the "Company"), a newly-incorporated company focused on the provision of specialist products and services to the homeland security market, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rupert Keeley to the Board of Digital Barriers as a Non-Executive Director.

Rupert Keeley was until recently Group Executive and President for the International businesses of Visa Inc. ("Visa"), where he was responsible for all of Visa's businesses outside the Americas.  After joining Visa in 1999, Rupert spent most of his time living in Singapore leading Visa's former Asia Pacific Region that included many of the company's fastest-growing geographies. Prior to Visa, Rupert worked for Standard Chartered PLC between 1991 and 1999, where his roles included Group Head of Marketing and Planning for the Group's Consumer Banking businesses, Chief Executive Bahrain and Gulf Consumer Banking Head. Rupert started his career at Girobank in 1980 where his roles included Head of Marketing, Corporate Banking.  Rupert has an MBA in Marketing from the Cass Business School and a BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester in Management Sciences.

Rupert Keeley has been appointed as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and will be a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.  Chris Banks has been appointed as Chairman of the Audit and Nomination Committees and will be a member of the Remuneration Committee.  Chris Banks has been appointed the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.

Dr. Tom Black, Executive Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted that Rupert has joined the Board of Digital Barriers. I am certain that Rupert's experience of growing businesses in Asia Pacific and the Middle East will be of great value to us as we develop Digital Barriers."

Save as detailed below, there is nothing further to disclose in relation to the appointment of Rupert Keeley under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.

Rupert Keeley has held the following directorships during the last five years:

Everbyte Limited

For further information, please contact:

Digital Barriers PLC	Tel: [phone]
Tom Black, Executive Chairman
Colin Evans, Managing Director
Investec Investment Banking	Tel: [phone]
Andrew Pinder
Erik Anderson
Dominic Emery
Financial Dynamics	Tel: [phone]
Edward Bridges
Matt Dixon

About Digital Barriers:

Founded by the leadership team behind Detica Group, Digital Barriers is focused on the provision of specialist products and services to the homeland security market where the threat of international and domestic terrorism represents a compelling commercial opportunity.  Over time, the Company aims to become a mid-market specialist, working directly with end-customers and internationally through key partner organisations, to provide focused, proportionate and effective solutions for the protection of high-profile targets, crowded spaces and the critical national infrastructure.

www.digitalbarriers.com

 

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