Communisis PLC Regulatory News (CMS)

5 Sep 2006 07:00

5 September 2006 COMMUNISIS PLC APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE The Board of Communisis plc announces that Steve Vaughan (46) has beenappointed Chief Executive of the Group. He will take up his post on 4 October2006 and will succeed David Jones who announced in April that he would standdown as Chief Executive once a successor had been appointed.Steve Vaughan has wide management experience and a strong track record inoutsourcing, major contracts and systems & technology. He was Group ChiefExecutive of Synstar PLC from 2001 to 2005 and oversaw its restructuring,growth and return to profit. From 1996 he held a number of senior roles at EDS(UK) Ltd, latterly as Managing Director of its UK industry division. In early2006 he held the post of Chief Executive of Misys Banking Systems.Mike Smith, Chairman of Communisis plc, commented:"The Board has conducted an exhaustive search for the right individual and I'mglad to say that Steve Vaughan has agreed to join as Chief Executive. He hasthe right combination of systems and management experience to lead the team atCommunisis as it evolves into a business focused on a partnership approach withits customers, including major financial institutions."The Board is grateful to David Jones for everything he has done over the past8 years in transforming the John Mansfield Group into today's Communisis. Wewish him very well for the future."Communisis plc's interim results for the six months to 30 June 2006 will beannounced on Thursday 14 September 2006.In accordance with 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules there are no further details tobe disclosed. ENDS For further information please contact:William Clutterbuck Tel: 020 7379 5151 PAGE 1 OF 2 NOTES TO EDITORS Steve Vaughan, aged 46, was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge. He hassignificant experience of the technology industry, most recently as Group CEOof Synstar plc, the pan-European IT service provider which is now part ofHewlett Packard.Previously he held a range of roles at EDS (UK) Ltd, the global IT servicesoutsourcing company, latterly as Managing Director, where he had responsibilityfor the industry division. His prior career involved many aspects of systemsdevelopment, outsourcing and project management in fields as diverse as AirTraffic Control, the police and manufacturing. He joined EDS in 1986 fromHoneywell Information Systems, where he joined on the graduate programme fromCambridge University. PAGE 2 OF 2 ENDCOMMUNISIS PLC