Nasstar Announcements
Directorate Change
28 April 2008 07:00:17
Nasstar PLC
28 April 2008
28 April 2008
Nasstar plc
Board changes
Nasstar plc ("Nasstar" or "the Group") (AIM: NASA) which provides computing over
the internet is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard (Ric) Phillip
Francis, aged 45, as a non-executive Director of the Group with immediate
effect.
Mr Francis, aged 45, is Senior Adviser to Ariadne Capital, the investment
company run by Julie Meyer and also sits on the editorial board of Silicon.com.
Until recently Mr Francis was Executive Director of Operations for the Post
Office where he was responsible for all areas of IT, Security, Property, Supply
Chain, Cash Handling, Contact Centre Management as well as the Commercial
function of the Post Office, the UK's largest retail network.
Before joining the Post Office Mr Francis was Chief Information Officer (CIO)
for Safeway Stores plc and held senior roles at M&M Mars Corporation and
PepsiCo.
Current Directorships:
Post Office Limited (resignation effective 2 May 2008)
Rth Associates Limited
Past directorships:
Network Support International Limited
No further information falls to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies. Mr Francis currently holds 424,027 Ordinary
Shares, representing 2.93% of the Group's issued share capital.
In addition to the appointment of Mr Francis the Group also announces that
Shannon Johnston is stepping down as a Director of the Group but will continue
as a highly valued member of the technical staffing team.
Charles Black, Chief Executive, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome Ric to the Board. Having worked as Chief
Information Officer for Safeway, International Director of IT for PepsiCo and
more recently Director of Operations at the Post Office Ric brings to Nasstar
substantial operational experience and knowledge of the technology sector that
will be of significant benefit in advising the Group on its objectives of
growth and operational maturity."
ENDS
Contact information
Nasstar plc
Charles Black, Chief Executive
020 7148 5000 - Telephone
W.H. Ireland Limited, Nominated Adviser to Nasstar plc
Nicola Rayner
0121 616 2101 - Telephone
About Nasstar plc
Nasstar's service enables subscribers to do all of their computing in the
internet cloud, with access to their desktop, files, applications and email over
the internet rather than on-premise. Cloud computing is a highly scalable
service that provides benefits including anywhere access to computing and
provides an alternative to traditional locally installed on-premise computing.
Nasstar was founded in 1998 by Charles Black. Nasstar plc was admitted to
trading on the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market in December
2005 (AIM: NASA).
For further information please visit www.nasstar.com. For Investor Relations
visit www.nasstar.com/ir
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