Engage Xr Regulatory News (EXR)

26 Apr 2006 07:02

Expro International Group PLC26 April 2006 Wednesday, 26 April 2006 EXPRO INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC Directorate Change Expro International Group PLC ("Expro" or "the Group") today announce that ColinAinger, Corporate Development Director, has decided to retire from the Groupafter 24 years service. Appointed to the Board in 1992 as Finance Director aspart of Expro's MBO team, Colin served as Finance Director through thesuccessful flotation of the Group in 1995 and took up his current position in1997 to concentrate on M&A activity. In latter years he has also beenresponsible for the Group's health and safety performance and had assumed therole of CSR director for the last three years. Colin's duties will be absorbedby the other Board members. Expro also announce today the appointment to the Board of John McAlister as anExecutive Director and Group General Counsel. John, who will be based in the Group's corporate headquarters in Reading, willbe joining in June 2006 from National Grid PLC where he has held the post ofGroup Deputy General Counsel. Prior to this, John spent eight years withClifford Chance, both in London and the Far East, after gaining a law degreefrom the University of Kent. There is no information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13Rof the Listing Rules. Commenting on the Board changes, Group CEO Graeme Coutts said: "After 24 years of outstanding service Colin will retire at the annual generalmeeting in July. Colin has served Expro in a variety of senior positionsthroughout his long distinguished career. His energy and dedication to thebusiness has played a significant part in our success and we wish him well inhis retirement. "As a Group we have made significant advances thanks, in no small part, to theprofessionalism and dedication of our staff. Our strong progress determines thatwe continually monitor our skill base to ensure we have the correct blend tomeet customer requirements while managing the risk profile of our business. Weare therefore delighted to welcome John to the board as our first Group GeneralCounsel. John brings to Expro a strong blend of legal and commercialexperience." - Ends - For further information please contact:Expro International Group PLC 0118 959 1341Michael Speakman, Finance Director Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700James Chandler / Rachel Taylor / Stephanie Badjonat Note to Editors: Expro International Group PLC is a leading upstream oil and gas technology andservice provider, specialising in well performance and production optimisation.The Expro Group employs over 2,500 people worldwide and is an innovative leaderin oilfield technology which enables clients to maximise recovery of theirreserves. For more information, please refer to the Group's website atwww.exprogroup.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange