6 Jul 2009 07:00
Stock Exchange Announcement
TOTAL PRODUCE plc
Management appointments at Total Produce plc
Total Produce plc, the European fresh produce group, is pleased to announce the following management appointments.
Frank Gernon, who is 55 and is currently Finance Director, will become Director - Financial Strategy and Development. Frank is an FCCA and joined the Group in 1973 and has been Finance Director since 1998. Frank will focus on the strategic and development aspects of the Group's financial management.
Frank Davis, who is 49, will be appointed Finance Director of Total Produce. Frank joined the Group in 1983, with experience both in practice and industry. He is an FCCA with an MA in financial control and LLB. He is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, having previously held various senior accounting and financial positions in the Group.
Marie Reid, aged 37, who is an FCA with MAcc and BComm degrees, will be appointed Company Secretary. Marie joined the Group in 2004 and is currently the Assistant Company Secretary.
These appointments will be effective from 1st August 2009 and are key appointments as the Group continues its strategy to significantly increase the size of its business.
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For further information, please contact:
Brian Bell, Wilson Hartnell PR
Tel: +3531 669 0030
The details specified by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM and IEX Rules in respect of the appointment of Frank Davis, save as set out below, there are no items requiring disclosure in accordance with Schedule 2 (g) iii,iv,vi - viii of the AIM rules and the IEX Rules.
At the time of appointment to the Board, Frank Davis holds 253,213 €0.01 shares in the Company, and 160,000 share options exercisable at a price of €0.65 each between 20/09/2010 and 19/09/2017 and 140,000 shares options exercisable at a price of €0.60 each between 05/03/2011 and 04/03/2018.
Frank Davis has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:-
| CURRENT | PREVIOUS* |
| Total Produce Ireland Limited | Bernard Dempsey & Co. Limited |
| Givejoy Limited | Brinton Investments Limited |
| Negev Limited | Connolly Shaw (Ireland) Limited |
| Roundstone Limited | Elk Products (1975) Limited |
| Sunpak & Mayfield Fresh Produce Ltd | FII Holdings Limited |
| Tilder Holdings Limited | FII (Export) Limited |
| Total Produce International Limited | FII (Market) Limited |
| Total Produce International Holdings Limited | FII Banana Processing Limited |
| Total Produce Management Services Ltd | Florexport (Ireland) Limited |
| TPHBV (Ireland) Limited | Fruit Importers of Ireland Limited |
| Beresford Software Development Ltd | Fyffes Banana Processing Limited |
| TP Secretarial Services Limited | Fyffes Financial Services |
| TP Personnel Services Limited | Fyffes Personnel Services Limited |
| Bolanpass Limited | Fyffes Scotland Limited |
| Compalla Holdings Limited | Fyffes Secretarial Services Limited |
| Everfresh Limited | Fyffes Tropical Investments Limited |
| McCann Nurseries Limited | Hammerfest Limited |
| Total Produce Ireland Pension Trust Ltd | Helston Securities Limited |
| Suri Agro Fresh Pvt Ltd | Huntroyde Limited |
| Khet - Se Agriproduce India Pvt Ltd | Irish Elk Products (1975) Ltd |
| Total Produce India Pvt Ltd | J. Lightfoot & Sons Limited |
| Hugh McNulty (Wholesale) Limited | Jack Dolan Limited |
| Pontvallen Limited | Lanesboro Horticultural Products Ltd |
| Tarcombe Limited | Lanpak Fruit Limited |
| Anaheim Limited | Manduro Limited |
| Anaheim Development Limited | Millerton Limited |
| Tilder Developments Limited | Munster Fruit and Produce Limited |
| Tilder Properties Limited | Ramparts Property Developments Ltd. |
| Thurrock Limited | Ramparts Property Limited |
| Thurrock Development Limited | Sheil & Byrne Limited |
| Bristol Fruit Sales (Market) Limited | Spilsby Limited |
| Capespan International Plc | Swords Property Investments Limited |
| Capespan International Holdings Ltd. | Swords Property Developments Limited |
| Redbridge Holdings Limited | Torrents Limited |
| Saybest Limited | Tromso Limited |
| Redbridge Produce & Flowers Limited | Total Produce Plc |
| Redbridge Worldfresh Limited | United Fruit Importers (1975) Ltd |
| Redeva Limited | Fyffes Bananas North America Ltd. |
| AFI Market Sales Limited | Kinsealy Farms Limited |
| AFI Direct Sales Limited | Old Kinsealy Limited |
| The Summerfruit Company Limited | Fyffes Group Limited |
| Redbridge Fresh Services Limited | Vangen Services Limited |
| Frescura Limited | Fyffes Spalding Limited |
| Total Produce Holdings (UK) Limited | Charles McCann Limited |
| TPH (UK) Limited | Countybrook Company |
| Total Produce Limited | North West Banana Company Ltd |
| Sighthill Limited | Premier Fruit Company Limited |
| R Group Holdings Ltd | The Tropical Fruit Co. (Cork) Ltd. |
| Oval (2143) Ltd | The Tropical Fruit Co. (Ireland) Limited |
| George Jackson (Birmingham) Ltd | Ramparts Property Services |
| Fyffes Redbridge Glasgow Limited** | |
| European Fruit Holding NV | |
| Total Produce Nordic AB | |
| Everfresh AB | |
| Total Produce Nordic A/S | |
| Interbanan A/S | |
| Valby Bananimport A/S | |
| Brdr. Lembcke A/S | |
| Lemflora A/S | |
| Lemflora Aarhus A/S | |
| TPN Ejendomme ApS |
* Frank Davis held these directorships while he was an employee of Fyffes plc
**Fyffes Redbridge Glasgow Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Total Produce plc
In relation to Schedule 2(g)v, Frank Davis ceased to be a director of J W Swithenbank Limited in 1999 when the Fyffes investment in J W Swithenbank Limited was acquired by the other shareholders. This company subsequently went into liquidation.
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