Jelf Group Appoints Les Owen As Non-Executive Chairman

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Jelf Group PLC (JLF.LN) said Thursday it appointed Les Owen as a non executive chairman. MAIN FACTS: -Owen has spent the bulk of his career at Sun Life and in the AXA Group where, prior to his retirement, he was group chief executive officer at AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA.AU). -This appointment coincides with the retirement of the out-going chairman, David Walker. -Shares of Jelf Group at 1501 GMT unchanged at 42.5 pence, valuing the company at GBP36.1 million. -By Tapan Panchal, Dow Jones Newswires. Tel +44(0)207-842 9448, tapan.panchal@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 29, 2010 11:03 ET (15:03 GMT)