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30 Sep 2009 16:10



30 September 2009

Brainspark plc

("Brainspark" or the "Company")

Appointment of Director

The Board of Brainspark is pleased to announce the appointment of Haresh Kanabar as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. 

Haresh has over 20 years experience in senior management of various companies and industries including many AIM listed companies. Haresh qualified as a certified accountant in 1986. Following a number of finance positions with Fisons plc, Reed International plc and Texas Homecare Limited he became Finance Director of F E Barber Limited, a subsidiary of Hillsdown Holdings Limited, in 1994. In 1997 he was appointed Group Finance Director of Whitchurch Group plc which he left in May 1998 to become finance director of TMV Finance Limited. In 1999 he left to join Corvus Capital Inc. where he was Chief Executive Officer until November 2002 before leaving to become Finance Director of Gaming Insight plc. He is currently a director of a number of companies including Aurum Mining plc, Indian Restaurants Group plc, Gasol plc and India Star Energy plc.

Francesco Gardin, Chairman of Brainspark, commented: "We are delighted to announce the appointment of Haresh to the Board. His significant public company experience adds a much needed element to Brainspark ahead of its next phase of growth"

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Appendix

Set out below are details with regards to the appointment of Haresh Kanabar to the board of Brainspark pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies 

Mr Haresh Damodar Kanabar (aged 51) is or has been a director of the following companies or partnerships in the last five years:

Haresh Kanabar was a director of Greenfield Construction Group plc from 21 April 2004 to 8 February 2006. Greenfield Construction Group plc was placed into administration on 10 November 2006. 

Haresh Kanabar was a director of Bombay Restaurants Limited, a dormant company which never commenced trading, from 10 December 2004 to 14 August 2006. The company went into members voluntary liquidation and was subsequently dissolved on 27 March 2007.

There is no further information required to be disclosed by Schedule 2(g) or rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies with regards to the appointment of Haresh Kanabar to the board of Brainspark.