Last checked at 1 Aug 2008 14:35
Glen Group plc
("Glen" or "the Company")
Board Changes
Glen (AIM: GLN), the solutions based provider of telecommunications services is pleased to announce the appointment today of John Anderson, 46, as an additional Non-Executive Director of the Company.
John is a founding director of Rock Ventures Limited, a company providing practical support to high growth ventures. A well known specialist in entrepreneurship and new venture creation in Scotland, John is also Chief Executive and a founder member of The Entrepreneurial Exchange. A Chartered Accountant and a former partner at Grant Thornton, he has worked with many of Scotland's most exciting growth companies. He is a regular contributor to the media on issues facing emerging and high growth companies and was instrumental in setting up the Scottish Enterprise "Local Heroes" project.
John is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde, a founding Global Scot member and sits on the boards of The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust and Stirling University Innovation Park.
Glen also announces today that David Hewitt has chosen to step down as a non-executive director with immediate effect. With the Company's strategy now focused on the telecommunications business, David feels that he has now completed the task of mentoring the Board through the change from a largely IT centric business to a telecommunications focused group.
Graham J Duncan, Glen's Non-Executive Chairman, stated:
"I am delighted that John Anderson has joined us in the role of non-executive director. His considerable experience working with high growth companies will bring an important dynamic to the Board and I look forward to working with him.
I would also like to pay tribute to David Hewitt who has chosen to step down from the Board. Although he was on the Board for a relatively short period of time, David helped steer us through the various changes that we made to the business earlier this year, to which I am grateful and I wish him well."
1 August 2008
Enquiries:
Glen Group plc
Graham J Duncan, Non-Executive Chairman Tel: 0845 119 2102
Pelham PR
Alex Walters Tel: 0203 170 7435
Robert Koh Tel: 0203 170 7444
Seymour Pierce
Jonathan Wright Tel: 0207 107 8000
Notes:
John Crawford Anderson is currently a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:
Rock Ventures Limited
AWS Ocean Energy Limited
Orb International KMS Limited
Denvir Marketing Limited
Stirling University Innovation Park Limited
The Entrepreneurial Exchange (Scotland) Limited
The Entrepreneurial Exchange (UK) Limited
The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust Limited
KMS Properties (partnership)
In the past five years, Mr Anderson has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships:
McEwan Fraser Limited
The Beal Group Limited (now called Renewal Enterprises Limited)
The Ceramic Experience Limited
Scottish Enterprise Tayside
Mr Anderson was a non-executive director of The Beal Group Limited from 1 June 2006 to 9 October 2006 when he resigned. On 14 December 2006 the company was placed into administration.
Mr Anderson was a director of Peak Scientific Limited from December 1996 to July 1997. Shortly afterwards the company was placed into liquidation.
Mr Anderson holds no shares in the Company.