28 Feb 2014 07:02
28 February 2014
Golden Saint Resources Ltd
("Golden Saint" or the "Company")
Director Appointment
Golden Saint (AIM:GSR) announces that the Company has today appointed Mr Simon Marcus Lawton (aged 53), through his wholly owned company Long Ash Services Limited, to the board of Golden Saint ("Board") as an independent Non-Executive Director. Simon will also Chair each of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the AIM Compliance Committee.
Simon Lawton has an extensive track record as a finance director in a number of growing businesses, including London Stock Exchange listed Tribal Group Plc. Simon led the floatation of Tribal Group Plc onto AIM; a £21m capital fund raising; admission to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange; a £45m takeover of a listed group, HACAS Group plc; and co-negotiated the sale of Mercury Health realising a profit on disposal of £27m. He negotiated and led a number of debt finance rounds with bank syndicates and club arrangements. Simon was also a Founder Trustee of Tribal Group Foundation, funding health / education projects in Africa and India/Nepal.
Simon left Tribal Group Plc in 2010 and became Chief Financial Officer of Cabo Delgado Investments Limited where he worked on a business turnaround, change management, recapitalisation and merger and acquisition projects in Africa. He left in March 2012 and is currently Chief Financial Officer and board advisor to a number of small and medium enterprises (including start-ups) and also holds five non-executive director positions.
Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1986 and became a Fellow in 1996.
Cyril D'Silva, Executive Chairman of Golden Saint, commented; "I would like to welcome Simon Lawton to the Board on behalf of myself and my fellow Directors. We look forward to working with Simon and we are confident that the experience that he brings to the Board, in terms of his financial qualifications and knowledge and his successful and broad business background will be an asset to the Company."
The following table sets out the names of all companies and partnerships of which Simon Lawton has been a director or partner at any time in the previous five years:-
Current Directorships / Partnerships | Directorships / Partnerships in the last 5 years |
Oasis HR (Group) Limited Ness Contract Furniture Limited Serocor Holdings Limited Benula Capital Limited Benula Management Services LLP (Partner) Long Ash Services Limited KOSI Corporation Limited
| Friends of Vamizi Trust The Tribal Group Foundation Tribal NC Limited The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Assured Homes Limited CCSD Services Limited EC1 Holdings Limited Mustoe Merriman Levy Group Holdings Limited Tribal Advertising Limited Tribal Agency Limited Tribal Communications Limited Tribal Dundas Limited Tribal GR Limited Tribal Group Plc Tribal Group Pty Limited Tribal Property Holdings Limited Tribal Property Limited Tribal Property Project Management Limited Tribal Regeneration Limited Tribal Resourcing Limited Tribal Holdings Limited Tribal Hubs Limited Tribal Secta Executive Resourcing Limited Tribal Secta Limited Tribal Technology Limited Tribal TGC Limited Tribal Treasury Services Limited Westhill Consulting Limited Sportsvine Limited Cambridge Training And Development Limited Avail Consulting Limited Capita Property and Planning Limited Capita Consulting Limited Capita HCH Limited Geronimo Communications Limited Geronimo PR Limited Geronimo Public Relations Limited Mustoe Merriman Levy Holdings Limited Aldcliffe Computer Systems Limited FD Learning Limited Kingsway Advertising Limited Network Training (Taunton) Limited Network Training Publishing Limited Nightingale Architects Limited RSE Consulting Limited SDP Regeneration Services 2 Limited SFE Limited Sportsvine Holdings Limited Tribal Corporate Services Limited Tribal Education Limited Tribal Services Limited Capita Helm Corporation Limited
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All bar one of Simon's past directorships relate to subsidiaries or affiliated bodies of Tribal Group Plc.
Simon Lawton does not currently hold any ordinary shares in the issued share capital of Golden Saint.
There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information please contact:
Golden Saint Resources Ltd
| Cyril D'Silva, Executive Chairman | +618 64677778 |
Beaumont Cornish Limited
| Roland Cornish / Emily Staples | +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 |
Optiva Securities
| Jeremy King | +44 (0)20 3137 1904 |
Newgate Threadneedle
| Graham Herring/Robyn McConnachie | +44 (0)20 7653 9850 |