Entertainment One Regulatory News (ETO)

22 May 2007 13:03

Entertainment One Ltd22 May 2007 22 May 2007 Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer Entertainment One Limited is pleased to announce that Giles Willits has joinedthe executive board of Entertainment One as Group Chief Financial Officer.Giles, 40, joins from the supermarket retailer J Sainsbury plc, where he wasDirector of Group Finance since 2005. Prior to Sainsburys, Giles worked forseven years at Woolworths Group plc, where he held a number of senior positionsincluding Director of Group Finance and Group Corporate Development Director.During this time Giles spent four years as Finance Director of Entertainment UKLimited, the leading UK entertainment software and book wholesaler. Darren Throop, Chief Executive of Entertainment One Limited, said: "Giles bringssignificant entertainment industry and financial expertise to Entertainment One,and his mergers and acquisitions experience will prove invaluable as we pursueacquisition opportunities in Europe and North America." EnquiriesFinsbury Don Hunter+44 (0)20 7251 3801 About Entertainment One Ltd (LSE: ETO) Admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on the 29thMarch 2007, Entertainment One's strategy is to build the leading internationalindependent entertainment content ownership and distribution business. The current business comprises: • Entertainment One, which is the largest wholesaler in Canada of DVDs, CDs and video games. The business has established relationships with the industry's largest producers developed over 25 years and it currently serves over 3,000 customers; • Koch Records, which is the largest independent record label in the US; and • Koch Entertainment Distribution, which is a leading distributor of home entertainment products to the US market. As well as distributing the content produced and licensed by Koch Records, it also distributes the products of more than 100 independent audio and video labels on an exclusive basis in both physical and digital formats. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange