9 Jul 2013 13:12
09 July 2013
Rangers International Football Club plc
("Rangers" or the "Company")
Appointment of Director
The Board is pleased to announce that James Andrew Easdale, aged 42, has been appointed today as a Non-executive Director to the Company.*
Mr Easdale is an entrepreneur and a director of several businesses including McGill's Bus Service Limited, a leading independent bus operator in Scotland.
Mr Easdale said: "As a lifelong Rangers supporter, I am proud and honoured to serve on the board of such a great sporting institution and look forward to helping Rangers Football Club continue its journey back to the top of Scottish football."
For further information, please contact:
Rangers International Football Club plc
Craig Mather, CEO Brian Stockbridge, FD | Tel: 0141 580 8647 |
Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser)
Rory Murphy Stuart Faulkner | Tel: 020 7409 3494 |
Newgate Threadneedle
Graham Herring John Coles Roddy Watt Fiona Conroy | Tel: 020 7148 6143 |
*Pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed:
Mr Easdale is currently a director of Arranglen Limited, Bayfleet Limited, Clyde Metal Recycling Limited, Devonhill Limited, Inverclyde Local Limited, Loch Lomond Bus Services Limited, McGill's Bus Service Limited, McGill's City Connect Limited, Smoothie Cruisers Limited and Sportsco Limited.
Mr Easdale was a director of G & R Sheet Metal Fabricators Limited, which was placed in a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 4 December 1996 with a net deficiency of £2,258 to unsecured creditors.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
About Rangers Football Club
Rangers Football Club, formed in Scotland in 1872, is one of the world's most successful clubs, having won 54 League titles, 33 Scottish Cups, 27 League Cups and the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. The Club's loyal and sizeable supporter base, both in Scotland and around the world, enables the Club to boast one of the highest percentages of season ticket holders in the UK, with over 38,000 having been sold for the current season. Playing at the 51,082 seats Ibrox Stadium and benefitting from the world class 37 acre Murray Park training facility, the Club has been a dominant force in Scottish football for decades. This world class stadium, training infrastructure and a loyal and passionate global fanbase provide an excellent foundation for the Rangers Group.
Currently the Club are Champions of Division 3 of the SFL and will be competing in Division 2 for the 2013/14 season, although it is the intention of the Directors and the manager for the Club to return to top level football as soon as possible. The history, facilities and ambition of the Club are such that the Club remains a desirable destination for foreign and domestic players alike. The first team squad is managed by Ally McCoist, the former Rangers forward, who remains the Club's all-time leading goal scorer.
For more information please visit the website: www.rangers.co.uk