Report Part 315 Apr 2008 14:57
The Board
Several Board changes have occurred subsequent to the rejection of the Bishop
proposal at the EGM. My predecessor as Chairman, Peter Woods, and Tony Baldry
retired immediately, followed shortly afterwards by Graham Eves, who resigned as
Commercial Director. Howard Pearl, Finance Director, and Jim Perry, who was
Chief Executive for 17 years, have also recently retired as Directors.
The Board now comprises Ray Lohr, who continues to give us the benefit of his
excellent skills as Technical Director and Rodney Westhead, who was appointed as
Non-Executive Director in 2007 and who brings to the company his substantial
experience from within the automotive industry. The new members are Melvyn
Segal and Graham Storey, who have been shareholders in Transense for several
years. They have the commercial skills and determination required as Transense
seeks to supplement its existing licensees and widen the applications for which
its technology can be utilised.
The position of Managing Director has yet to be filled. We are currently
finalising negotiations with a candidate whom we believe ideally fits our brief
- an industry heavyweight with considerable experience in commercialising
automotive IP. We hope to complete these discussions in the near future.