Senior Management Appointment

6 Sep 2006 08:00

Adventis Group PLC06 September 2006 For release 08.00am 06 September 2006 Adventis Group PLC ("ATG.L") Appointment of Group Financial Controller Adventis Group PLC, the full service marketing and advertising agency, hasappointed Peter Linnell as Group Financial Controller and Finance DirectorDesignate, with immediate effect. Peter, an ACA, (aged 48), has worked in marketing communications for more than20 years, of which the majority was spent at Grey Global Group, where he heldvarious operational roles overseeing advertising, media, PR and other marketingservices, latterly as Chief Financial Officer of Grey's EMEA and UK operations,with responsibility for operations generating revenues of $500m. He joins Adventis - which provides services to the property, healthcare andfinancial services industries, and whose clients include Savills, Hammerson, thePrudential, Marriott, Lincoln Financial Group, Sanofi Pasteur and Allergan'sflagship product, Lumigan - from Lowe & Partners where he was London ChiefFinancial Officer, with additional responsibility for the financial operationsof the Western European market. Peter began his career at Interpublic Group in 1985, after qualifying as achartered accountant, with City practices Longcrofts and Deloittes. He ismarried with one son. Said Charles Phillpot, Chief Executive, Adventis: "We are delighted that Peterhas joined our management team. His proven record of building and managingprofitable businesses in multicultural media and marketing service companies,and strong M&A skills, should help us to continue to pursue our stated businessstrategy of increasing market share in our chosen target sectors, where ourgrowth since Admission to AIM in July 2004 has been both organic and byacquisition. We look forward to Peter eventually taking over from Allan Collins,the Group's current finance director, who is also Finance Director of Savills (L&P), and helping take the group to its next stage of development." - Ends - Editor's Notes Adventis Group plc is an AIM listed, full service marketing and advertisingagency, providing services to the property, healthcare and financial servicesindustries. Through its eight operating companies the Group provides a complete range ofcommunication services, including corporate identity programmes, advertisingcampaigns, media planning & buying, literature, public relation, packaging,exhibitions, research and planning, interiors, signage and digital media. Adventis employs 100 staff in London and the South East. www.adventis.co.uk For enquiries, please contact: Adventis Group plc 020 7034 4750Charles Phillpot, Chief Executive Officer Adventis Financial PR 020 7034 4765Peter Binns 020 7034 4760Annie Evangeli 020 7034 4757 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange