Last checked at 15 Jun 2011 13:43
15 June 2011
Christie Group plc
Directorate Change
Christie Group plc ('Christie Group' or the 'Group'), the leading provider of Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the leisure, retail and care markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Harding as Director of the Christie Group with effect from 1 July 2011.
Paul Harding has worked for Orridge & Co Ltd ('Orridge') for over 25 years, which Christie Group acquired in December 2002. Having previously worked as Sales Director, Paul was appointed as Managing Director in 2004, developing a profitable pan-European Retail stocktaking business with a sound foundation for future growth.
In addition to his role with Orridge, Paul is also a Director of Venners Systems & Services Ltd ('Vennersys'), a fellow subsidiary of Christie Group. Vennersys provides ticketing and visitor attraction software solutions to the Leisure and Hospitality industries in the UK and North America. Paul has been a Director of Vennersys since 2008.
David Rugg, Chief Executive said "Paul is a most capable individual whose counsel we have increasingly sought in relation to our strategic marketing and pan European business development plans and his appointment to the Board is a very positive move for Christie Group."
Paul Ian Harding, aged 52, holds or has held in the last five years the following directorships:
Current (all subsidiaries of Christie Group):
Orridge & Co Ltd
Venners Systems & Services Ltd
Vennersys Corp
Previous (not Christie Group companies)
Notsallow 173 Ltd
Notsallow I74 Ltd
Save as disclosed above, there is no further information to disclose in respect of Paul Harding under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
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 38 offices across the UK, Europe, Canada and the Middle East, 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, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: 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.