Board Appointments

RNS Number : 2799X

Cenkos Securities PLC

23 June 2008

 



Cenkos Securities plc ('the Company')

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

Cenkos Securities plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Hewitt and Peter Sullivan to the Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors of the Company with effect from 23 June, 2008.

Jeffrey Hewitt was Group Finance Director of Electrocomponents plc from 1996 to 2005 and Deputy Chairman from 2000 to 2005. Prior to that, he was the Finance Director of Unitech plc from 1991 to 1996.  Between 1981 and 1991 he held directorships successively with Carrington Viyella, Vantona Viyella and Coats Viyella (where he was Group Strategy Director).  He stated his career with Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, following this he spent seven years with the Boston Consulting Group.   

Jeffrey will also be appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Peter Sullivan was previously the Chief Executive Officer for Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and was responsible for the Bank's daily business and operations. He joined Standard Chartered in 1994, having previously spent fourteen years with Citibank where he was Regional Director of Cash Management Services for Citibank Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Peter will also be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee.

Commenting on the appointments, John Hodson, Chairman said:

'I am delighted to welcome both Jeffrey and Peter to the Board of Cenkos Securities as Independent Non-Executive Directors.  Both bring a wealth of experience to the Company and we believe that they can make a significant contribution to the future success of our business.'  

Enquiries: 

Stephen Doherty

Company Secretary

Cenkos Securities plc

Tel: [phone]

  Save as disclosed below there are no additional disclosures to be made in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules for Jeffrey Hewitt or Peter Sullivan.

Jeffrey Hewitt

Jeffrey Hewitt, aged 60, is currently a director of the following companies listed below:

Current directorships held

Cookson Group plc 

TDG plc            

Regenersis plc

Electrocompnents Pension Trustees Limited

Rewley Park Management Company Limited

Other appointments 

John Lewis Partnership        (External Chairman of the Audit Committee)

Previous directorships within the last five years

Whatman plc

Plasmon plc

Technetix Limited

Dialight plc

Electrocomponents plc

Peter Sullivan

Peter Sullivan, aged 60, is currently a director of the following companies listed below:

Current directorships held

J P Morgan Indian Investment Trust plc
Intercontinental Bank plc

Techtronic Industries Ltd (Hong Kong)
Smartone Ltd (Hong Kong)

Previous directorships within the last five years

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited    

Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited

Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited

Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Limited

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited

Standard Chartered Bank Botswana Limited

 

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