8 Jun 2011 07:00

DRV
8 June 2011
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DRIVER GROUP PLC
("Driver" or "the Group")
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Appointment of an additional non- executive director
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Driver, the global construction consultancy, is pleased to announce that Colin Davies (aged 53) has accepted an invitation to join the board as an additional non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, with effect from 1 June 2011.
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Mr Davies, a Chartered Certified Accountant, commenced his business career with Midland Bank in 1977 followed by a period with the Department of Trade and Industry and then Grant Thornton. He was Chief Executive and subsequently Corporate Finance Director of Graystone Plc between 1992 -1995 and Chief Executive of Hallmark Industries from 1995-1998. He has been a non-executive director of several companies, including Floors 2 Go Plc and Mount Engineering Plc until their takeovers in 2007 and 2010 respectively. He continues to be an investor in and non-executive director of several private companies.
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His directorships in the last five years are as follows:
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Name | Further Detail | Â |
Access Intelligence Plc | Appointed 1/12/2003 | Resigned 30/11/2008 |
Arklow Engineering Limited | Appointed 29/3/2006 | Â |
Ashfield Extrusion Limited | Appointed 28/3/2006 | Â |
Avacta Group Plc | Appointed 8/9/2003 | Resigned 12/7/2006 |
Back up and Running plc | Appointed 28/10/2003 | Resigned 27/7/2007 |
Bray Industries Limited in administration | Appointed 23/6/2006 | Â |
Criticalbid Limited | Appointed 16/7/1996 | Â |
Floors 2 Go plc | Appointed 17/3/2004 | Resigned 3 /1/2007 |
Haverstrong Limited | Appointed 15/7/1991 | Â |
Interlink Foods Plc | Appointed 29/7/ 1998 | Resigned 20/7/2007 |
Internet Marketing Limited | Appointed 18/12/2000 | Resigned 10/12/08Â |
The Internet Marketing Guild Limited | Appointed 18/12/2000Â | Resigned 27/7/2007 |
Kids Safety Net Limited | Appointed 12/10/2001 | Â |
Management Services 2000 Limited | Appointed 17/10/2006 | Resigned 30/11/08 |
Mount Engineering PLC | Appointed 1/5/2007 | Resigned 11/11/10 |
The Marketing Guild Limited | Appointed 18/12/2000 | Resigned 27/7/2007 |
NSMAG Limited | Appointed 13/1/2001 | Â |
Wired Gov Limited | Appointed 4/4/2003 | Resigned 27/7/2007 |
York Early Music Press Limited | Appointed 30/5/2001 | Â |
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Mr Davies was a director of Interlink Foods from its inception and continued as a director during its administration in 2007 following which he was instrumental in its sale to MC Cambridge, an Irish Foods group.
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There are no other disclosures required in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.
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Enquiries:
Driver Group plc | Â | Dave Webster, Chief Executive Officer | Â | T: 01706 223999 |
 |  | Damien McDonald, Finance Director |  |  |
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W H Ireland Limited | Â | John Wakefield Marc Davies | Â | T: 0117 945 3471 |
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