2 Sep 2015 07:00
blur Group plc
("blur Group", the "Group" or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director and Head of Audit Committee
blur Group, the world's leading enterprise services platform and marketplace, is pleased to announce that Mr Roger Francois de Peyrecave, aged 57, has been appointed to the position of Non-Executive Director and Head of Audit Committee, with immediate effect.
Roger de Peyrecave is currently a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC"), where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983, and has held senior management positions within PwC UK, including office and regional leader. He is also a director of PwC's internal company running a service delivery centre in Poland. Roger has over 20 years' experience as a PwC Partner and auditor to FTSE100 and midcap Plcs. He will be retiring from PwC on 31 December 2015.
As well as further strengthening Board governance, Roger will be working with the Board to enhance the Group's profile and increase growth opportunities.
Philip Letts, blur Group CEO, commented:
"We're delighted to welcome Roger de Peyrecave to blur Group's board, as Non-Executive Director and Head of Audit committee. Roger's experience will further strengthen blur Group's governance as well as providing expert insight and guidance as blur continues its focus on Enterprise Customers."
Commenting on his appointment, Roger de Peyrecave added:
"blur Group has an exciting vision of the future for how companies buy and sell business services. I look forward to joining the board and working with Philip and the rest of the Board and management team to help the company build on its early foundations."
Roger has held the following directorships and partnerships during the last five years:
Current:
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Centre Holdings (Katowice) B.V.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Center Poland sp. Z o.o.
Save for the above, there is no further information required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
For further information please contact:
blur Group plc investors@blurgroup.com
Barbara Spurrier/Tim Allen Tel: +44 (0) 1392 927189
N+1 Singer
Shaun Dobson/Jen Boorer Tel: +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
Yellow Jersey PR
Dominic Barretto/Alistair de Kare-Silver Tel: +44 (0) 7768 537 739
About blur Group plc at blurgroup.com
blur Group operates the world's leading Enterprise Services Platform and Marketplace. To date over 65,000 businesses have used blur to buy or sell services online, including companies like, Tesco, GE, Danone, Daily Mail Group, Argos and PwC submitting over $450m of services requirements to blur Group's platform.
blur Group is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market (BLUR) and is headquartered in the UK with regional sales offices in the US and Europe.