PMR.L Regulatory News (PMR)

30 Aug 2007 07:01

Panmure Gordon & Co. plc30 August 2007 30 August 2007 Panmure Gordon & Co. plc ("Panmure Gordon") Appointment of Non-Executive Director Panmure Gordon & Co. plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Cannto the Board as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 September 2007.John William Anthony Cann, aged 60, has spent his career as a solicitor withLinklaters, serving as worldwide Senior Partner from 2001 to 2006. He workedprincipally in the firm's corporate department, working on a broad range of M&Atransactions, privatisations and several financings, specialising particularlyin public and private M&A and joint ventures. He also spent 7 years working inNew York on banking and finance transactions in the US, Canada and LatinAmerica. He has acted as the Principal Legal Advisor to several FTSE 100companies, as well advising a number of major financial institutions. Anthony is currently a non-executive Director of Smiths News plc, Chairman ofTrustees of Changing Faces, a Trustee of Adventure Capital Fund and a Governorof Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College Trust. Charles Stonehill, Chairman, said: "I am delighted to welcome Anthony as anon-executive Director of Panmure Gordon following a most distinguished careerin the City at Linklaters. Anthony's experience and counsel will be of immensevalue to the Board as well as to our colleagues throughout the firm." In addition to the above, Anthony Cann has held the following directorships orpartnerships within the last five years: B. H. London Co.Hackwood Nominees LimitedLinklaters (now Hacklink)Linklaters Business ServicesLinklaters CISLinklaters & PainesLinklaters (Europe) HoldingsLinklaters Blue Flag LimitedLinklaters Advokatbyra Holding AktiebolagLinklaters (Thailand) Limited Save as set out above, there is no further information to be disclosed under theAIM Rules. - ends - Enquiries: Panmure Gordon:Charles Stonehill / Tim Linacre / David Liddell 020 7459 3600 Bell Pottinger Corporate & FinancialDavid Rydell / Nick Lambert / Chris Hamilton 020 7861 3232 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange