Cyan Holdings Plc Appointment of non-executive director (2650N)
September 05 2013 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCYAN
RNS Number : 2650N
Cyan Holdings Plc
05 September 2013
Cyan Holdings plc
("Cyan" or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Cyan appoints Software and Telecoms expert Stephen Newton as
Non-Executive Director
Cyan Holdings plc (AIM:CYAN.L), the integrated system and
software design company delivering wireless solutions for utility
metering and lighting control, announces that Stephen Newton has
been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with
immediate effect.
Stephen has over 25 years' experience of business development
within the telecommunications sector following a successful career
in management, sales and marketing. In particular, he was
non-executive director of Datanomic which was acquired by Oracle in
2011 and part of the management team that built Geneva Technology,
a private software company selling billing solutions to the
communications industry, where he worked from first customers to
its acquisition in 2001 by Convergys of Cincinnati, Ohio for
$700m.
Stephen was recently appointed an honorary Ambassador for the
Telemanagement Forum and is chairman of the advisory board to
AsiaInfo-Linkage-China, the leading provider of business support
solutions to the Chinese telecoms market. AsiaInfo-Linkage has
10,000 staff in China and is currently setting up its European HQ
in Cambridge, which will be the hub of its expansion plans for the
UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
As well as having significant sales and operational experience
in the software, technology and telecoms sectors, Stephen is
particularly experienced in growing small companies and has worked
across Asia and South America.
John Cronin, Executive Chairman, commented: "We are delighted
that Stephen has joined the Board. He brings a wealth of experience
at a time of significant growth opportunities for the business. He
also strengthens the Board in terms of telecoms and technology
experience and complements the current Board's skills
significantly."
Stephen Newton commented: "Cyan has a compelling technical
proposition, and I look forward to bringing my experience and
contacts to help Cyan achieve its commercial goals in the
developing economies and beyond."
Mr Stephen Jeffrey Newton is aged 59 and currently holds the
following directorships and partnerships:
-- Open Cloud Limited
-- Aria Networks Limited
-- Mogours Limited
In addition he has held the following directorships and
partnerships during the past five years:
-- Neustring FZE
-- Datanomic Group Limited
-- SRS Group Limited
Mr Newton does not currently hold any shares in, or options over
shares in, the capital of the Company.
There is no further information in respect of Stephen Newton`s
appointment required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of
Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
Cyan Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0)1954 234 400
John Cronin, Chairman
www.cyantechnology.com
Cenkos Securities plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900
NOMAD and Joint Broker
Stephen Keys / Adrian Hargrave
XCAP Securities plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7101 7070
Joint Broker
Jon Belliss / Adrian Kirk
Walbrook PR Tel: +44 (0)20 7933 8780
Financial PR
Bob Huxford / Paul Cornelius
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END
BOALLFSRAVISIIV
Cyanconnode (LSE:CYAN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jun 2024 to Jul 2024
Cyanconnode (LSE:CYAN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jul 2023 to Jul 2024