30 Sep 2008 07:00
PROACTIS Holdings PLC
("PROACTIS", "the Group" or "the Company")
Board Appointment
PROACTIS Holdings PLC (AIM: PHD), the specialist Spend Control software company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark McCarthy to the Board as an Executive Director with effect from 30 September 2008.
Mark James McCarthy, age 32, was one of the founding employees of PROACTIS in 1996, when he was responsible for marketing. In this role Mark developed the "spend control" brand and established the Group's successful channel partner programme, before leaving in 2003. Mark rejoined the company in 2006 to lead UK sales and is now responsible for sales and marketing across the Group.
Mark, who holds a BA (Hons) in European Marketing from Leeds Metropolitan University and a Diploma in Sales and Marketing from the Ecole Superier de Commerce in Caen, France, has also held previous positions with CODA plc, SSA Global Technologies, Inc. and Outlooksoft, Inc.
Rod Jones, Chief Executive Officer commenting on Mark's appointment said:
"The Directors are delighted to welcome Mark to the Board. His appointment strengthens our team as we continue to deliver on our strategy to grow the business".
Mark currently holds, or has held, the following directorships:
PROACTIS Group Limited
BrandinHand Limited
Mark is beneficially interested in 3,125 Ordinary shares of 10p, representing 0.001% of the Company's issued share capital.
There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) to (viii) of the AIM Rules.
PROACTIS Holdings PLC
Rod Jones, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 019 3754 5070
www.proactis.com
Daniel Stewart & Company plc
Lindsay Mair/Tessa Smith Tel: 020 7776 6550
www.danielstewart.co.uk
Weber Shandwick Financial Tel: 020 7067 0700
Nick Oborne/John Moriarty
www.webershandwick.com
Notes to Editors:
Proactis creates, sells and maintains specialist software, which enables organisations to streamline, control and monitor all internal and external expenditure, other than payroll. PROACTIS is already used in over 200 organisations in the UK from the commercial, public and not-for-profit sectors.