DNK.L Regulatory News (DNK)

5 Jul 2005 15:30

Danka Business Systems PLC05 July 2005 For Immediate Release 5 July 2005 Danka Announces Hiring of Chief Financial Officer - Services and software industry veteran to join company on August 1, 2005- Danka Business Systems PLC (NASDAQ: DANKY; LSE: DNK), a leading independentglobal provider of office imaging systems and services, today announced thatEdward K. Quibell will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on August 1,2005. He joins Danka from Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ:MANH) a globalleader in supply chain solutions, where he has held positions as Chief FinancialOfficer, and Senior Vice President M&A and Business Process Improvement. Mr.Quibell, a veteran of the services and software industries, brings a broadbackground of financial and operationaloperational experience to Danka. Mr.Quibell has had an extensive career in both senior financial and senioroperational in senior senior operational positionsworking with established, aswell as start-up companies in the U.S., Europe and Australia, including FirstData Corporation, CoreNet Services Inc., NCR Information Imaging, and the RTZCorporation. "I am very excited to have Ed join Danka," said Todd Mavis Danka's ChiefExecutive Officer, "we were looking for someone with demonstrated CFO leadershipskills, relevant knowledge of compliance requirements and extensiveinternational experience. Ed me all of these objectives. I am particularlyenthusiastic about Ed's operational background in the services and softwareareas since these are both growth opportunities for Danka." - ends - For further information please contact: Danka Business Systems PLCDonald Thurman, Danka Investor Relations 001 770 280 3990Paul Dumond, Company Secretary 020 7605 0150 Weber Shandwick Square MileMike Kirk/Helen Thomas 020 7067 0700 About Danka Danka delivers value to clients worldwide by using its expert technical andprofessional services to implement effective document information solutions. Asone of the largest independent providers of enterprise imaging systems andservices, the company enables choice, convenience, and continuity. Danka'svision is to empower customers to benefit fully from the convergence of imageand document technologies in a connected environment. This approach willstrengthen the company's client relationships and expand its strategic value.For more information, visit Danka at www.danka.com. Certain statements contained in this press release, including statements relatedto Danka's future business and financial performance, are forward-looking. Suchstatements reflect the current views of Danka with respect to future events andare subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could causeactual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-lookingstatements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forwardlooking statements, which reflect management's analysis only as of the date theyare made. Danka is a registered trademark and Danka @ the Desktop and MyDanka.com aretrademarks of Danka Business Systems PLC. All other trademarks are the propertyof their respective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange