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Directorate Changes: Board Appointments

12 Mar 2018 07:00

RNS Number : 3393H
Pennant International Group PLC
12 March 2018
 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 March 2018

PENNANT INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC

 

Directorate Changes

Appointment of Finance Director

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

 

Pennant International Group plc ("Pennant", the "Company" or the "Group"), the AIM quoted supplier of integrated training and support solutions, products and services which train and assist engineers in defence and regulated civilian sectors, is pleased to announce the appointments of Gary Barnes as Finance Director and Mr John Ponsonby OBE as a Non-Executive Director, in each case with effect from 1 April 2018.

 

Mr Barnes, aged 51, is the Group's present Head of Finance, with operational oversight of all financial matters; he has 21 years' experience within the Pennant business. He holds no other directorships, past or present.

Mr Barnes, together with his wife, hold 150,934 ordinary shares in the Company (representing approximately 0.46% of the Company's issued share capital). Furthermore, he has share options over an additional 370,000 unissued shares:

Number of share options

Exercise price

Date of grant

130,000

26.75 pence per share

May 2012

70,000

62.00 pence per share

April 2013

40,000

86.00 pence per share

March 2014

30,000

84.00 pence per share

March 2015

100,000

80.50 pence per share

September 2017

 

There are no other disclosures required in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

Mr Ponsonby, aged 62, spent 34 years in the British Military serving in both the British Army and later the Royal Air Force, having graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, achieving the rank of Air Vice-Marshal commanding the RAF No 22 (Training) Group. Mr Ponsonby was most recently Managing Director at Leonardo Helicopters UK (a division of Leonardo MW Limited) which generated annual revenues of over £1 billion, and was a member of the AgustaWestland Executive Steering Committee. He was previously Senior Vice President of Customer Support and Training Services worldwide.

The following details in relation to the appointment of Mr John Ponsonby are disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

 

Current directorships

Past directorships held within last five years

British Rotorcraft Museum and Avon Air Collection Limited (The)

Fly Navy Heritage Trust Limited

AgustaWestland Holdings Limited

AgustaWestland Limited

Aviation Training International Limited

Leonardo MW Limited

Rotorsim S.R.L.

Westland Support Services Limited

 

There are no other disclosures required in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

 

 

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Pennant International Group plc

www.pennantplc.co.uk

Philip Walker, CEO

David Clements, Commercial & Risk Director

+44 (0) 1452 714 914

WH Ireland Limited

www.whirelandcb.com

Mike Coe / Ed Allsopp

+44 (0) 117 945 3470

Walbrook PR (Financial PR)

paul.vann@walbrookpr.com

Paul Vann / Tom Cooper

+44 (0)20 7933 8780

Mob: +44 (0)7768 807631

 

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