Churchill China Regulatory News (CHH)

17 May 2007 10:27

Churchill China PLC17 May 2007 17 May 2007 CHH.L CHURCHILL CHINA PLC ("Churchill" or "the Company") BOARD CHANGES The Directors are pleased to announce the appointments of Jonathan Sparey asChairman and of Jonathan Morgan as a non executive Director. As announced in January 2007, Jonathan Sparey takes over as Chairman followingthe retirement of Stephen Roper at the Company's Annual General Meeting heldyesterday. Stephen joined the Group in 1960 and has worked in a variety of salesand marketing roles and has been non executive Chairman since 2000. Mr Roperwill continue in a consultative capacity assisting with the further developmentof the Group's US hospitality business. The Board would again like to thankStephen for his leadership, energy and commitment throughout his time with theGroup. Jonathan Sparey (49), who joined Churchill in 2000 as a non executive Directoris a senior partner in L.E.K. Consulting LLP, a leading international corporatestrategy firm and was previously a director of the merchant bank Samuel Montaguand Co. Jonathan Morgan's appointment took effect following yesterday's Board meeting.Jonathan (49) joined the asset management business of Prudential plc in May 1985and became managing director of its private equity business (now called PPMCapital (Holdings) Limited) in January 1995. He moved on from that group inFebruary 2005. He is currently a director of Strategic Equity Capital plc. In accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies,Jonathan Windsor Morgan has been a director of the following companies in thepast five years: PPM Capital (Holdings) Limited, PPM Capital SA, PPM Capital (Founder Partner)Limited, PPM Capital (General Partner) Limited, PPM Ventures (Asia) Limited,Catalyst Investment Managers Pty. Limited, Catalyst Trusty G Pty Limited,Catalyst Trusty H Pty Limited, PPM Capital Limited, PPMC Nominees Limited, PPMCFirst Nominees Limited, PPMC Second Nominees Limited, PPMC Third NomineesLimited, PPMC Fourth Nominees Limited, PPMC Fifth Nominees Limited, PPMC BOSNominees Limited, PPMC Funds Nominees Limited, PPMC HK Nominees Limited, PPMCHolborn Nominees Limited, PPMC PAC Nominees Limited, PPMC PSPS Nominees Limited,Prutec Limited, PVM Partnerships Limited, Pacus (UK) Limited, ScorpiusInvestments Sarl, Sterigenics International, Inc. TMF Group HoldCo BV and TMFGroup Holding Luxembourg SA. There are no further disclosures to be made in respect of paragraph (g) (iii) to(viii). For further information, please contact: Churchill China plcDavid Taylor 01782 577566 Buchanan CommunicationsTim Anderson / Lisa Baderoon / Rebecca Skye Dietrich 020 7466 5000 Brewin Dolphin Securities (Nomad)Ian Stanway 0121 236 7000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange