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Directorate Changes

29 Sep 2015 07:01

RNS Number : 4673A
Satellite Solutions Wldwide Grp PLC
29 September 2015
 

 

29 September 2015

Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group plc

("SSW" or the "Company")

 

Directorate Changes

 

Michael Tobin OBE and Paul Howard appointed to the Board

 

Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group plc (AIM: SAT), the global communications company specialising in rural, last-mile satellite broadband, announces the appointment of Michael Tobin as Non-executive Chairman and Paul Howard as Non-executive Director with immediate effect. At the same time Rodger Sargent will move from Non-executive Chairman to Non-executive Director.

 

Michael Tobin is a highly successful technology entrepreneur with over 30 years' experience in the telecoms and technology sector. He was CEO of TelecityGroup plc, a leading FTSE 250 technology company, from 2002 to 2014, during which time the business grew from a market capitalisation of ÂŁ6m, to a business with a market value of ÂŁ1.6bn at the time of his departure. During Michael's tenure as CEO, TelecityGroup made a number of acquisitions and expanded into new strategic markets, delivering EBITDA growth of over 690% from its IPO in 2007 to 2014. Prior to TelecityGroup, Michael held senior positions in companies including ICL and International Computer Group in Europe, as well as Pacnet in Hong Kong until it was sold to Telstra in 2015 for $800m.

 

While Michael holds various Non-executive positions at technology companies throughout USA, Europe, Africa and Hong Kong, SSW is currently his only UK plc directorship. He has won many national awards for technology and business and in 2014 he received the Order of the British Empire for services to the digital economy.

 

Paul Howard is an advisor to Oakley Capital Corporate Finance, having joined the business in April 2015. Paul spent over 15 years with Cazenove as a telecoms and media analyst and was one of Cazenove's youngest ever partners. He won numerous awards from Reuters and Starmine and was head of the number one ranked European telecoms research team as ranked by the Institutional Investor in 2011. Paul left J.P. Morgan Cazenove in 2011 and became an investor and Non-executive director of various small telecoms companies.

 

Andrew Walwyn, CEO of SSW, commented: "I am delighted executives of the calibre of Michael and Paul have come onto our Board. They recognise the opportunity presented to our business by ever increasing consumer demand, government initiatives and necessity of access to the internet. Their experience and contacts within telecoms, technology and capital markets will be vital as we continue to build SSW into Europe's pre-eminent satellite broadband provider."

 

Enquiries:

Satellite Solutions Worldwide Group PLC

www.satellitesolutionsworldwide.com

Andrew Walwyn, Chief Executive Officer

Via Walbrook PR

 

Strand Hanson (Financial & Nominated Adviser)

Andrew Emmott / Ritchie Balmer

Tel: +44 (0)20 7409 3494

Arden Partners plc (Broker)

Catherine Miles / James Felix / Ciaran Walsh

Tel: +44 (0)20 7614 5900

Walbrook PR (PR advisers)

Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780 or ssw@walbrookpr.com

Paul Cornelius / Nick Rome

Mob: +44 (0)7866 384 707 / +44 (0)7748 325 236

 

Additional Information

 

Other than as set out below there is no further information to be disclosed under schedule 2(g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules in respect of their appointments today as Directors of the Company.

 

Disclosures for Michael Tobin (aged 51)

 

Current directorships/partnerships

Director/Partner in the last 5 years

Alfies Ltd

Basefarm Basefarm AS

CC35 Management Company Ltd

Chayora Ltd

Datahub Finland Oy

Datapipe Inc.

D&G events Ltd

Eurodiesel SA

itConic SA

PeoplePerHour Ltd

Popshack Ltd

Team Rock Ltd

Teraco

Tobin Ventures Ltd

Ultrahaptics Ltd

 

Central Data Centres Ltd

Globix Ltd

Globix Holdings (UK) Ltd

GLX Leasing Ltd

Imagine No.1 LLP

Imagine No.2 LLP

Imagine No.3 LLP

Internet Facilitators Ltd

Internet Facilitators Holdings Ltd

London & Partners International

Newincco 992 Ltd

Pacnet Ltd

Pacnet Services Corp Ltd

The Sharpe's Children Foundation

TeleCity Ltd

TeleCity Finance Ltd

TelecityGroup plc

TeleCityGroup Holdings Ltd

TeleCityGroup International Ltd

TeleCityGroup Investments Ltd

TeleCityGroup UK Ltd

TeleCity Holdings Ltd

TeleCity Investments Ltd

TeleCity UK Ltd

UK Grid Group Ltd

The UK Grid Network Ltd

 

 

Michael Tobin entered in to an individual voluntary arrangement in 2001 which was subsequently discharged in full by 2006.

Disclosures for Paul Arthur Howard (aged 46)

 

Current directorships/partnerships

Director/Partner in the last 5 years

 None

Timico Technology Group Limited

 

 

About SSW

SSW's brand Europasat (www.europasat.com), is Europe's largest independent satellite broadband internet service provider, offering services to consumer and business users across Europe. With a track record of strong organic growth in its subscriber base and recurring revenues, the directors of the SSW believe there is a major opportunity to consolidate SSW's organic growth with acquisitions throughout the fragmented European satellite broadband market.

 

Working closely with satellite owners and operators, SSW targets customers in the 'digital divide' with solutions that deliver up to 22 Mbps (rising to 30 Mbps later this summer) satellite based broadband services to almost any premises, whether residential, commercial or industrial across Europe, irrespective of location or local infrastructure.

 

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