15 Jun 2011 13:43

15 June 2011
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Christie Group plc
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Directorate Change
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Christie Group plc ('Christie Group' or the 'Group'), the leading provider of Professional Business Services and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services to the leisure, retail and care markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Harding as Director of the Christie Group with effect from 1 July 2011.
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Paul Harding has worked for Orridge & Co Ltd ('Orridge') for over 25 years, which Christie Group acquired in December 2002. Having previously worked as Sales Director, Paul was appointed as Managing Director in 2004, developing a profitable pan-European Retail stocktaking business with a sound foundation for future growth.
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In addition to his role with Orridge, Paul is also a Director of Venners Systems & Services Ltd ('Vennersys'), a fellow subsidiary of Christie Group. Vennersys provides ticketing and visitor attraction software solutions to the Leisure and Hospitality industries in the UK and North America. Paul has been a Director of Vennersys since 2008.
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David Rugg, Chief Executive said "Paul is a most capable individual whose counsel we have increasingly sought in relation to our strategic marketing and pan European business development plans and his appointment to the Board is a very positive move for Christie Group."
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Paul Ian Harding, aged 52, holds or has held in the last five years the following directorships:
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Current (all subsidiaries of Christie Group):
Orridge & Co Ltd
Venners Systems & Services Ltd
Vennersys Corp
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Previous (not Christie Group companies)
Notsallow 173 Ltd
Notsallow I74 Ltd
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Save as disclosed above, there is no further information to disclose in respect of Paul Harding under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
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Enquiries:
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David Rugg 020 7227 0707
Chief Executive
Christie Group plc
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Russell Cook / Carl Holmes 020 7149 6000
Charles Stanley Securities
Nominated Adviser & Broker
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Tom Cooper 0797 122 1972
Winningtons
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Notes to Editors:
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Christie Group plc (CTG.L), quoted on AIM, is a leading professional business services group with 38 offices across the UK, Europe, Canada and the Middle East, catering to its specialist markets in the leisure, retail and care sectors.
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Christie Group operates in two complementary business divisions: Professional Business Services (PBS) and Stock & Inventory Systems & Services (SISS). These divisions trade under the brand names: PBS - Christie + Co, Pinders, Christie Finance and Christie Insurance: SISS - Orridge, Venners and Vennersys.
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Tracing its origins back to 1846, the Group has a long established reputation for offering essential services to client companies in agency, valuation services, investment, consultancy, project management, multi-functional trading systems and online ticketing services, stock audit and inventory management. The diversity of these services provides a natural balance to the Group's core agency business.
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For more information, please go to www.christiegroup.com.
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