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30 April 2012
Wilmington Group plcBoard Change
Wilmington Group plc, the professional information and training group, announces today that Tony Foye will be appointed a Director of the Group on 3 September 2012. Tony will become Finance Director at the AGM in November 2012 to replace Basil Brookes who will retire from the Group at the end of the year.
Tony, 49, has enjoyed a long and successful career in the media sector. Between 1987 and 2004 he was Group Finance Director of Taylor & Francis Group plc, the leading international academic publisher. On Taylor & Francis' merger in May 2004 with Informa plc, the global supplier of specialist information, events and training, Tony became Group Finance Director of the enlarged group, a position he held until December 2007. He played an important role in driving strong organic and acquisitive growth at both companies and in materially improving shareholder value.
Between May 2009 and March 2011 Tony was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Critical Information Group plc, the AIM listed vehicle established to acquire professional, research, data and academic information businesses. He was also a Non Executive Director of YouGov plc from March 2005 to June 2009, chairing the Audit Committee and a member of its Remuneration Committee.
Charles Brady, Group Chief Executive, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Tony to Wilmington. He brings a wealth of experience gained during a hugely successful career in our industry. I look forward to working with Tony as we continue to transition Wilmington to a higher quality business and deliver our growth ambitions."
Tony Foye, Finance Director designate, commented "I am excited to be joining Wilmington at this point in its development and look forward to working with Charles and the team".
There are no other disclosures required pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.
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Wilmington Group Plc Charles Brady, Chief Executive
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Notes to Editors
Wilmington Group plc is one of the UK's leading providers of information and training for professional business markets. The Group provides training, arranges industry events and publishes directories, databases, magazines and special reports for a variety of markets including the legal, health, accounting, pension, charities, financial and insurance sectors. Capitalised at approximately £77 million, Wilmington floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.