SGI.L Regulatory News (SGI)

1 Nov 2007 07:01

Stanley Gibbons Group Limited01 November 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1st November 2007 THE STANLEY GIBBONS GROUP LIMITED ("STANLEY GIBBONS" or "THE COMPANY") (AIM: SGI.L) The Board of Stanley Gibbons, the AIM quoted leading name in rare stamps andcollectibles, is delighted to announce the appointment of David Martin Bralsfordto the Company's Board of Directors ("the Board") as Non-Executive Chairman onthe 1st November 2007. Martin, aged 59, is one of the Channel Islands' best known businessmen. Hebrings with him extensive commercial experience and a demonstrable track recordacross a wide range of activities. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1970, before obtaining a Mastersdegree in Economics at the London Business School in 1974. In 1979 he became aFellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.Martin is Chairman designate of Channel Islands based portfolio management,stockbroking and funds business Collins Stewart (CI) Ltd, (subject to approvalof his appointment by the Jersey Financial Services Commission). He was formerlyChief Executive of C.I. Traders Ltd, the largest corporate employer in theChannel Islands, which was AIM quoted prior to its recent take-over by a privateequity consortium. He was previously Chief Executive of Le Riche Group Ltd,before its acquisition by C.I.Traders in 2002, (after which he moved across torun the larger group), and a former Group MD of Premier Brands Ltd.Martin has also served as President of the Jersey Chamber of Commerce and asChairman of the Training and Employment Partnership in Jersey. His outsideinterests include serving as a Board member of the Durrell Wildlife ConservationTrust in Jersey and acting as an advisor to the National Motor Museum atBeaulieu. Mike Hall, Chief Executive of Stanley Gibbons, commented: "I am delighted that Martin Bralsford, one of the Channel Islands' best knownand experienced businessmen, has joined Stanley Gibbons. The appointment of anindependent non-executive Chairman to our Board provides improved CorporateGovernance and comfort to shareholders. More importantly, I believe thatMartin's wealth of experience and belief in our strategy will have a positiveimpact on the future profitability of the Group." Enquiries: The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited Tel: +44 (0) 1481 708 273Michael Hall, Chief Executivewww.stanleygibbons.com Seymour Pierce Ltd, NOMAD/ Broker Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000Jonathan Wright Bishopsgate Communications Ltd, Financial PR Tel: +44 (0) 20 7562 3350Jenni Herbert/Nick Farmerstanleygibbons@bishopsgatecommunications.com Note:The following details to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules. David Martin Bralsford is currently a director of the following companies: Close Brothers Protected VCT PLCAdmiral Holdings LtdComputer Patent Annuities Holdings Ltd Collins Stewart (CI) Ltd - subject to approval by the Jersey Financial ServicesCommission He was also previously a director of the following companies within the pastfive years: Acorn Income Fund LtdD F Services LtdElvina Investments LtdGartmore Capital Strategy Fund LtdGartmore Capital Strategy Portfolio LtdNatWest Offshore LtdSchroder Global Long Short Fund LtdSchroder European Long Short Fund LtdThe Jersey Pottery LtdWaterfront Enterprise Board LtdC.I. Traders Ltd18 Queen Street Limited72 St Saviours Road LimitedA. E. Smith & Son LimitedA. F. Butcher & Company (W & S) LtdA.S.B. (Longueville) LimitedA.S.B.M. LimitedA.S.B.O. LimitedA.S.B.T. LimitedA.S.B.W. 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LimitedWhite Hart LtdWoodpecker Holdings LimitedWynbrook (Guernsey) LimitedBucktrout & Co (Alderney) LtdMackay & Co (Alderney) LtdMarais Hall LtdAnn Street Finance LimitedExcom Ltd (formerly Commodore Shipping Co LtdCondor Ferries (IOM) LimitedCondor Ferries LimitedEnterprise Holdings (UK) LimitedEnterprise Express LimitedCondor LimitedCondor Jersey LimitedCondor Marine Crewing Services LimitedCondor Marine Services Limited Mr Bralsford does not own any shares in Stanley Gibbons. ---ENDS--- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange