Ekf Diagnostics Regulatory News (EKF)

28 Jun 2005 06:15

Embargoed: 0715hrs 28 June 2005 INTERNATIONAL BRAND LICENSING PLC ("IBL" or the "Company") DIRECTORATE CHANGES International Brand Licensing Plc ("IBL") today announces the resignation ofits Finance Director, Mark Kirkland, who leaves the Company to pursue otherinterests.The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Foulger as FinanceDirector, with immediate effect. Mr. Foulger has considerable public andprivate company experience and, most recently, acted as Finance Director in thesignificant reversal of FirstAfrica Oil Plc into Financial DevelopmentCorporation Plc. Previously Mr. Foulger worked in the publishing industry withHarperCollins Publishers Ltd (part of News Corp) and was subsequently FinanceDirector at Elsevier Science Ltd (a subsidiary of Reed Elsevier plc). Earlierthis year Mr. Foulger led a management buy-out of previously quoted financialcommunications group Hansard.Further information relating to the appointment of Paul Foulger appears at thefoot of this announcement.Additionally the Company announces that Adam Reynolds, currently aNon-Executive Director of the Company has now been appointed Non-ExecutiveChairman.IBL Chief Executive, Tony Hutchinson, commented: "We are delighted to welcomePaul Foulger to the Board of IBL at this key stage in the Company'sdevelopment. His experience will be of great benefit to us as we continue togrow the business.I would like to thank Mark Kirkland for his contribution to the company overthe past two and a half years and we wish him well in his future endeavors."AppendixPaul Andrew Peter Foulger FCCA, aged 35, holds or has held the followingdirectorships and partnerships over the past five years:Current Past Hansard Communications.Com Limited FirstAfrica Oil Plc Hansard Group Limited The Heritage Image Library Limited Hansard Corporate Limited Heritage Image Partnership Limited Alan Bailey Studios Limited Fuel IT Limited (company secretary) Boldwood Limited Fuel Holdings Limited (company secretary) Cielo Holdings Plc Brainstorm Mobile Solutions Limited (company secretary) Table Mountain Minerals Plc Brainstorm Marketing Solutions Limited (company secretary) (company secretary) Hallco68 Limited Hallco70 Limited Mr Foulger is currently interested in 20,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in IBLrepresenting 0.06% is the issued share capital of the Company.Save for the information disclosed above there is no further informationrequired to be disclosed under Paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.For further details contact:Tony HutchinsonAdam ReynoldsInternational Brand Licensing Plc:020 7823 1733ENDINTERNATIONAL BRAND LICENSING PLC