Directorate Change

3 Oct 2006 10:16

Andrews Sykes Group PLC03 October 2006 Andrews Sykes Group plc3 October 2006Directorate Change The Board hereby announces that on Friday 29 September 2006 Anthony AlexanderBourne's position as Finance Director was made redundant and his contract ofemployment was duly terminated. Mr Bourne subsequently resigned as a directoryesterday. Tony was appointed to the Board in May 2002 and has been responsible for thedevelopment of the Group's internal controls and financial reporting mechanisms.However following the disposal of Accommodation Hire, Engineering Appliances andvarious other reorganisations the Board now believes that the functionpreviously conducted by Tony can be carried out by existing management.Accordingly one of the non-executive directors, Jean Christophe Pillois, willassume overall responsibility for the Group's finance function. The GroupFinancial Controller and Company Secretary will assist him in this role. The Board would like to take this opportunity to thank Tony for all his hardwork and dedication shown to the company since his appointment and wishes himwell in his future career. Ends This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange