5 May 2011 07:00
5 May 2011
Tarsus Group plc
Change of Group Finance Director
Tarsus Group plc ('Tarsus' or 'the Group'), the international business-to-business media group announces the appointment of Dan O'Brien to replace Ashley Milton as Group Finance Director.
He will replace Ashley Milton on the Board on 4 July 2011. Ashley Milton will leave the Group on 31 July 2011.
Dan O'Brien, 44, was previously Group CFO of Shine Group, which prior to its acquisition by News Corporation, was the largest UK independent TV production company. His previous roles include being Group Finance Director of Huveaux PLC, the AIM listed B2B media Group and Group Financial Controller of Eidos plc, formerly a London and NASDAQ listed computer games company. He is an ACA and qualified as an accountant with Deloittes.
Neville Buch, Chairman of Tarsus, commented:
"We would like to thank Ashley for all his hard work and dedication in the nearly 3 years he has been with Tarsus. We wish him well on his return to the media buying sector where he will be joining a FTSE 100 company.
Dan joins us with a history of working for entrepreneurial, fast growing media and publicly listed companies. His track record has demonstrated an ability to deliver in that environment and his international and acquisition experience will be important as Tarsus continues to build its emerging markets business.
This appointment is an important step in the development of a high quality team that will be central to rapidly taking Tarsus to the next level."
Tarsus confirms that there is no further information required by Listing Rule 9.6.13R to be disclosed in relation to Dan O'Brien.
Tarsus Group plc:
Douglas Emslie, Group Managing Director: 020 8846 2700
Media:
Matthew Moth, Madano Partnership: 020 7593 4000