Appointment

5 May 2005 07:00

Glen Group PLC05 May 2005 Glen Group plcDate: 5th May 2005 Glen Group strengthens it's Management Team Edinburgh based Glen Group plc, the AIM listed IT and communications integrationbusiness, announces the appointment of Craig Saunderson as Head of Sales to itsoperating company, Glen Communications Ltd. Mr Saunderson, previously Corporate Sales Manager at Enline plc where he ran thedirect sales team, is experienced in winning and managing IT and communicationcontracts and will drive Glen's sales programme as it continues to expand southfrom Scotland into Northern England. Craig will be based in Sheffield. The move follows Glen's recruitment drive announced earlier this year, and meansthe Group is now well placed to increase its sales and management of integratedIT and communications products and services, with a particular emphasis onInternet Protocol (IP) technologies, targeted at the SME market. Glen also intends expanding its operations through acquisitions into relatedservices and into other geographic areas when suitable target companies havebeen identified. Commenting on the appointment, Graham J Duncan, Glen's Chief Executivecommented: "Craig brings a great deal of experience to the Group, having previously securedbusiness from the SME market and from a number of major UK companies includingNetwork Rail, British Aerospace, Diageo, Co-operative Financial and PinsentMasons. This experience will be invaluable as we continue to expand our salesoperation and I'm very much looking forward to working with him to acceleratethe growth of Glen." Enquiries: Glen Group plcGraham J Duncan, Chief Executive 0845 119 2100gjduncan@glencommunications.co.uk Walters AssociatesAlex Walters 07771 713608alex@waltersassociates.uk.com Notes to Editors: About Glen Group plc Glen is an AIM listed IT and communications integration business managing a widerange of communications and IT services for SMEs in the United Kingdom. Glen hasbeen operating from Scotland since early 2002 and the Directors intend to expandits geographic base through acquisitions and organic growth, rolling-out itsservices across the UK. It has already established a sales team in northernEngland. Glen was established by Graham J Duncan, who has been involved in thecommunications industry at a senior level for over 20 years. Mr. Duncan was thefounder and Executive Chairman of Atlantic Telecom Group PLC, which built oroperated telecommunications networks in the "last mile" or "local loop" in threeEuropean countries and employed over 1,100 people. Atlantic Telecom, whichdeveloped out of a start-up cable TV business employing just 3 people in 1984,was based in Aberdeen and grew both organically and through acquisitions and itsshares were listed on the Official List in London in January 1995. The current products and services offered by the Group are divided into thefollowing seven categories: • IT Solutions Glen offers a full range of IT solutions for its clients' voice, data and videoneeds. • Broadband Voice (VoIP) Broadband voice is a step-change technology that allows voice to travel overdata networks. The Group offers a suite of products available from a range ofsuppliers that allows the integration of voice services onto customers'broadband networks, with a particular emphasis on hosted IP voice solutions. • Mobile The Group offers an account management service that manages customers' mobileaccounts with any of the five mobile networks in the UK. • Internet Service Provision The Group offers a range of ISP services from business class suppliers usingdial-up, ISDN, ADSL and SDSL broadband. • Telecom Solutions The Group offers a wide range of telecoms-specific services, including advice onCPS and traditional voice-based technologies. In addition, Glen Communicationsowns and operates two branded prepaid phone card services: The "Pumpkin" cardand the "Scotland Phonecard" • Tracking The Group offers a mobile SIM tracking service, which allows business customersto track, their mobile assets by polling the SIM card in a mobile phone ormobile device. • Wireless Glen can provide a wide range of wireless solutions (WiFi) for company localarea networks (LANs) http://www.glencommunications.co.uk/ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange