ARTA.L Regulatory News (ARTA)

14 Jan 2008 07:00

Artilium PLC14 January 2008 14 January 2008 Artilium plc Chief Financial Officer appointment Artilium plc (LSE: ARTA. "Artilium" or the "Company"), the AIM listed providerof mobile unified communications software solutions, today announces theappointment of Chris Ogle as Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. Hereplaces Tony Lynch who is stepping down as CFO in order to relocate with hisfamily overseas. Whilst Mr Lynch relinquishes his Board position as of today,he will remain with the Company until 29 February 2008 to effect a smoothtransition. Chris Ogle has over 15 years' experience in managing the finance functions ofcompanies in the international technology and media arenas, including 8 years oflisted company experience. Mr Ogle joins Artilium from AIM-listed softwaresolutions provider, Flomerics Group plc, where he was Group Finance Director andCompany Secretary. During his tenure, Mr Ogle managed two significantacquisitions for the Company as well as a fund-raising. Under Mr Ogle'sstewardship, Flomerics was awarded the "AIM Award for Best Communications" in2001 by the London Stock Exchange for the Company's Investor Relations work. Prior to Flomerics, between June 1990 and April 1998, Mr Ogle held a number offinance positions within the Telstar Group, including Deputy Group FinanceDirector and Company Secretary. From April 1998 until June 1999 he held theposition of General Manager and Finance Director of the Group's Computer Gamessubsidiary, Telstar Electronic Studios Limited. Mr Ogle has also held the position of Group Management Accountant at WPP Groupplc, and trained as an Audit and Tax Consultant at Price Waterhouse Coopers. Announcing the change, Artilium Chairman Richard Hooper said: "On behalf of the entire Board I would like to extend our sincere thanks to Tonyfor the tremendous contribution he has made to the development of Artilium. Wewish him very well with his move and only the very best for the future. I am delighted to welcome Chris Ogle to the Board as Chief Financial Officer.Chris's significant listed company expertise and his sector experience will beof great value and add to the very strong combination of skills we have on ourBoard." Further Director Details Further information on Mr Ogle is set out below: Full name: Christopher John Rathmell Ogle Date of appointment: 14 January 2008 Mr Ogle's directorships in the last five years (from which he has now resigned)comprise: Flomerics Group plc Flomerics Limited Kimberley Communications Consultants Limited Flomerics, Inc. Flomerics India Private Limited Flomerics Nordic AB Flomerics S.E. Asia Pte Limited Microelectronics Research & Development Limited Nika GmbH Other than the information contained in this announcement, there are no otherdetails to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of theAIM Rules. Enquiries: Financial Dynamics Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113Harriet Keen/Matt Dixon Deloitte Corporate Finance (NOMAD) Tel: +44 (0)20 7936 3000Jonathan Hinton/David Smith Panmure Gordon & Co. Tel: +44 (0)20 7459 3600Dominic Morley/Giles Stewart About Artilium: Artilium unifies mobile communications and cleverly connects people in motionwith easy access to the knowledge and commerce they need to live balanced andconsidered lives. Artilium develops software in the heart of the telecoms network. ARTA, thecompany's IMS-compliant service delivery platform, first converges and thenintelligently controls networks to enable fast, efficient deployment andmonetization of innovative, differentiated mobile unified communicationssolutions for operators. Founded in 1995 and recognised for its engineering talent and unique combinationof IT and telecom expertise, Artilium has completed more than 40 installationsserving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries. Artilium plc is apublicly listed company on AIM: the Alternative Investment Market of the LondonStock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). For more information, please visit: www.artilium.com Ends This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange