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11 May 2010 07:00
VITESSE MEDIA PLC
Board Change
The Board announces the resignation of Peter Williams as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 10 May 2010. The board thanks him for the help and guidance he has given the Company from a formative stage and appreciates the considerable effort he has put into taking the Company forward. The Board is delighted that Peter intends to remain an active and interested shareholder.
The Board of Vitesse Media plc is pleased to announce that with effect from 10 May 2010, Keith Willey is appointed as Non-Executive Director.
Keith Willey has interests in a number of private businesses and combines that with a post at London Business School. He is Adjunct Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management and Entrepreneurship with expertise in the areas of entrepreneurship, venture capital, managing growth, technology ventures and organisation development. Keith's previous career experience includes a degree in Chemical Engineering and various management roles with BAT plc. He was a director of a consulting practice associated with major corporate restructuring initiatives during the 1990s and was founding CEO of the Centre for Scientific Enterprise. Following this he was for five years COO and acting FD at Sussex Place Ventures.
The disclosures required to be made under Rule 17 of the AIM Rules in respect of the new director are set out in the Appendix to this announcement.
Enquiries:
Vitesse Media Plc Sara Williams
Leslie Copeland
+44 202 7250 7010
Seymour Pierce Ltd
Nandita Sahgal
+44 207 107 8000
APPENDIX
Mr Keith Willey (aged 48), holds, or has held within the past five years, the following directorships:
|
Position |
Company/Partnership |
Position Still Held |
|
|
|
|
|
Director |
Myles & Co Consultants Limited Limited |
Yes |
|
Director |
Venspeed Limited |
Yes |
|
Director |
Abacus Partners Limited |
Yes |
|
Consultant |
Hamsard 2581 Limited (Inactive) |
Yes |
|
Director |
Sussex Place Ventures |
No |
|
Company Secretary |
Sussex Place (General Partner) Limited |
No |
|
Company Secretary |
Sussex Place (Found Partner) Limited |
No |
|
Director |
Combined London Colleges (General Partner) Limited |
No |
|
Director |
Sussex Place II (General Partner) Limited |
No |
There is no further information to disclose in respect of Keith Willey under paragraph (g) of schedule 2 of the Aim Rules.
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