Appointment of MD

Brulines (Holdings) PLC 06 May 2008 Press Release 6 May 2008 Brulines (Holdings) plc ('Brulines' or 'the Group') Brulines appoints Managing Director for its Gaming Machine businesses Brulines (Holdings) plc (AIM:BRU), the market leading provider of real time monitoring systems and data management services for the UK leisure sector, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Knowles as Managing Director of the Group's gaming machine management interests comprising Machine Insite and Coin-Metrics. Bill brings with him a wealth of experience acquired in senior roles within the machines and pub sector over the last 25 years, including 19 years with Punch Taverns and Allied Domecq. In addition to Bill Knowles' appointment, the Coin Metrics sales team has been strengthened with the appointment of Mark Bowen as the account manager for the south of England. Mark has a wealth of experience in the UK gaming industry and more specifically from his work with Whitbread and more recently Punch Taverns where he was responsible for machine management and development. Mark will help drive the Group's real time machine monitoring systems and data management services into the pub and leisure sectors. Commenting on the appointments, James Dickson, Chief Executive of Brulines, stated: 'I am delighted that Bill is joining the team at a very exciting time for the gaming machine industry. The knowledge and experience he has gained within the pub and machine sectors will prove invaluable as we continue to develop market leading machine management information and reporting tools. The machine industry faces significant challenges, and we look forward to working with the key stakeholders to develop our service and improve operational efficiency and customer profitability. These appointments underline our intent to invest in quality people as we continue to develop market leading products and operational intelligence to improve customer profitability across the whole pub, leisure and gaming sector.' Commenting on his appointment, Bill Knowles added: 'I experienced Brulines' potential during my time at Punch Taverns, and having recently provided consultancy services to the Group, it became apparent that it has fantastic opportunities to grow its customer offering and market share through the integration of Machine Insite's data and customer support package, and the Coin Metrics real time data capture. Brulines has a strong team and I am looking forward to leading the AWP business to become the leading provider of cutting edge management information to the coin-op industry.' - Ends - Enquiries: Brulines (Holdings) plc James Dickson, Chief Executive Mark Foster, Finance Director Tel: +44 (0) 1642 358 800 mark.foster@brulines.com www.brulines.com Media enquiries: Abchurch Sarah Hollins/ Chris Lane Tel: +44 (0) 113 203 1345 sarah.hollins@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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