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23 March 2010
Christie Group plc
Directorate change / Notice of results
Christie Group plc ('Christie' or the 'Group'), the leading provider of professional business services and stock & inventory systems & services to the Leisure, Retail and Care markets, announces that Robert Zenker will be leaving Christie as Group Finance Director with immediate effect. His responsibilities will be absorbed within the Group's existing resources.
Dan Prickett, the current Group Financial Controller, will be joining the Board as Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.
The Board is also pleased to confirm that trading for the year ended 31 December 2009 will be in line with current market expectations and that Christie will be announcing the Group's final results at 7.00 a.m. on Monday 29 March 2010.
Daniel Prickett qualified as a Chartered Accountant with MacIntyre Hudson in 2002, having previously worked in a Business Advisory Services role for Grant Thornton. He returned to work for Grant Thornton in their Motor Retail division in 2003. In June 2004 he joined Inchape Retail Ltd, one of the largest franchised motor dealer groups in the UK, coordinating their transition to IFRS and culminating in his role as Financial Reporting Manager with responsibility for all aspects of the company's financial reporting. Mr. Prickett joined Christie in December 2007.
Commenting on the Board changes David Rugg, Chief Executive, said:
"We would like to thank Robert for his invaluable contribution to the Group over the past 16 years and wish him well with his future plans. I would also like to welcome Dan on to the main board of Christie. Dan has worked for the Group for two years and I am certain he will continue his excellent work for us in his new role."
Daniel Ronald Prickett, aged 33, does not hold, nor has he held any other directorships in the past 5 years.
Save for the declarations above there is no further information to be disclosed in respect of the appointment of Mr. Prickett under Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
David Rugg 020 7227 0707
Chief Executive
Christie Group plc
Russell Cook / Carl Holmes 020 7149 6000
Charles Stanley Securities
Nominated Adviser & Broker
Tom Cooper 0797 122 1972
Winningtons
Notes to Editors:
Christie Group plc (CTG.L), quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 31 offices across the UK, Europe and Canada, catering to its specialist markets in the Leisure, Retail and Care sectors.
Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional Business Services (PBS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PBS - Christie + Co and Pinders: SISS - Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.
Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long established reputation for offering essential services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
For more information, please go to www.christiegroup.com.