Optare Announcements

Directorate Change

25 September 2008 07:30:00



RNS Number : 2397E Optare PLC 25 September 2008  
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Optare plc
(the "Company")

Directorate Change

The Company is pleased to announce that David Maughan will join the Board as a non-executive director on 25 September 2008. 

Mr Maughan (56) joins from VW Group where he has been Purchase Director for UK, Ireland and Scandinavia since 2006.   During the period 1998 to 2006 he was Supply Chain Director at Bentley Motors.

Andrew Brian, the Company's Chief Executive said:

"We are very pleased to welcome David to the Board where we believe that his wide ranging skill and experience in automotive purchasing will be invaluable and we look forward to working with him."

Save as disclosed below there are no additional disclosures to be made in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules for David Maughan. 

David Maughan is currently a director of the following companies:

Medical Equipment Supplies and Management Ltd
North West Automotive Alliance
North West Industrial Development Board
Rolls-Royce & Bentley Pension Fund Trustee Limited

For further information, please contact:

Andrew Brian, CEO, Optare plc
Mike Dunn, CFO, Optare plc

+44 (0) 845 838 9901
Lauren Jones
MC2 (Financial PR)

+44 (0) 161 236 1352
Stephen Keys/Camilla Hume
Cenkos Securities plc

+44 (0) 20 7397 8900
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