Shearwater Regulatory News (SWG)

10 Sep 2007 14:00

Scott Wilson Group plc10 September 2007 10 September 2007 Scott Wilson Group plc Appointment of Group Finance Director Scott Wilson Group plc ("the Group or "Scott Wilson"), the internationalconsultancy offering integrated professional services in the transportation,property, environment and natural resources sectors, today announces theappointment of Sean Cummins as Finance Director Designate. Sean, aged 44, will become Group Finance Director on 1st October 2007. From 1999to 2007 Sean was the Group Finance Director of Yule Catto & Co plc, a leadingspeciality chemical company. Sean qualified as a chartered accountant with PriceWaterhouse (now Price Waterhouse Coopers), before joining Invensys plc where heheld a number of roles including UK Finance Director of Hawker Batteries Groupand Divisional Controller of BTR Power Systems. Sean replaces Stephen Kimmett who has resigned from the Board and will leaveScott Wilson after the handover period to pursue other opportunities. Stephenjoined the Group in 1997 and subsequently formed part of the team that completedScott Wilson's successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in March 2006. Commenting today, Geoff French, Executive Chairman of Scott Wilson Group plcsaid: "We are delighted to welcome Sean Cummins to the Board. We believe his wealth ofexperience will prove invaluable in the next stage of the Group's development. We would like to thank Stephen for his significant contribution to Scott Wilson.He has been an integral member of the Main Board and senior leadership team andhas helped to build the business before, during and since the company's IPO. Wewish him well in the next phase of his career." For further information please contact: Scott Wilson Group plc www.scottwilson.com Lak Siriwardene, Head of Communications 07824 311762 Financial Dynamics Charlie Armitstead 020 7269 7291 Scott Wilson Group plc Scott Wilson Group plc, with over 5,500 members of staff globally, providessustainable, integrated solutions to meet the planning, engineering, managementand environmental needs of clients across the transportation, property,environment and natural resources market sectors. The Group has doubled in size over the past few years and from its UKheadquarters currently controls a worldwide network of offices in some 80locations, of which over 40 are in the UK. The main international centres arelocated in China, Hong Kong, India, SE Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe andSouthern Africa. Considerable progress has been made over the past year with a significant numberof high profile contract wins. These include the East London Line, AirdrieBathgate Rail Link, London Crossrail, Three Counties Alliance, Combe Down MineStabilisation, Bahrain Islands Developments, and the Ionian Motorway in Greece. www.scottwilson.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange