Non-Executive Director Appoin

RNS Number : 9218X

Tottenham Hotspur PLC

14 December 2010

 



14 December 2010

Tottenham Hotspur plc

("Tottenham Hotspur" or "the Company")

Appointment of Kevan Watts as Non-Executive Director

Tottenham Hotspur plc (tickers: TTNM and TTNA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Kevan Watts as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Kevan recently retired after a 29 year career with Merrill Lynch during which he worked in New York, London, Hong Kong and Mumbai. He held several senior management roles including Chairman Asia Pacific, Co-Head Global Investment Banking, Chairman Europe, Middle East and Africa and Chairman International.

Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 1981, Kevan worked for seven years at H M Treasury after gaining two degrees at Oxford University. He is a member of the International Advisory Council of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd, a major telecom equipment and software company headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Kevan Vincent Watts, aged 59, is a director of Frankham Estates Limited. 

There is no further information in connection with the appointment of Mr Watts to the Board of Directors which is required to be disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Commenting, Daniel Levy, Chairman, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Kevan to Tottenham Hotspur.  He brings a wealth of international business experience to the Board and we look forward to working with him."

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Enquiries:

Matthew Collecott, Finance Director                    Tottenham Hotspur plc	Tel:  [phone]
Jonathan Wright/Sarah Jacobs, Seymour Pierce	Tel:  [phone]
John Bick, Hansard Communications	Tel:  [phone]

 

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