TIDMELCO 
 
RNS Number : 7339D 
Eleco PLC 
08 December 2009 
 

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| For immediate release              |                    8 December 2009 | 
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Eleco Plc 
("Eleco") 
 
 
Board Appointment 
 
 
 
Eleco Plc announces the appointment today of Craig Slater as a Director and 
Chief Operating Officer. 
 
 
John Ketteley, Executive Chairman of Eleco, said: 
 
 
"Craig Slater is an experienced executive with particular skills in change 
management and performance improvement. He has demonstrated excellent strategic 
leadership in companies in which he has been involved as CFO, COO or CEO. This 
contributed to significant improvement in their performance in each case and in 
shareholder value, in the case of Avonside Group plc, Robotic Technology Systems 
plc and 4imprint Group plc. He has extensive experience of the building products 
sector, including the manufacture and supply of branded products and building 
components. 
 
 
Craig Slater's appointment as Chief Operating Officer is a welcome strengthening 
of our management team. My colleagues and I look forward very much to working 
with him." 
 
 
Craig Slater said: 
 
 
"Eleco is financially sound, has a number of respected brands and strong 
offerings to the construction industry and will, I believe, be well placed to 
take advantage of a recovery in the sector. I am therefore delighted to be 
joining Eleco and look forward to working closely with John Ketteley and the 
management team." 
 
 
Ends 
 
 
 
 
Press enquiries: 
 
 
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| Eleco plc                          |                   T: 01920 443 830 | 
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| John Ketteley,                     |                                    | 
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| Executive Chairman                 |                                    | 
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| Buchanan Communications            |                   T: 020 7466 5000 | 
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| Tim Anderson or James Strong       |                                    | 
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Note for Editors: 
 
 
Craig Slater 
 
 
Background 
 
 
Craig Slater, 46, has had a successful and varied industrial career during which 
he has served a number of companies as CEO, COO and CFO. He has led two 
flotations, a "take private", a demerger and a number of turnarounds. He has 
also negotiated numerous acquisitions and disposals. 
 
 
Craig was educated at Lancaster University (First Class Honours in Mathematics 
and Finance), Arthur Andersen (ACA placed 7th in finals) and Henley Management 
College (MBA). 
Career Summary 
 
 
1981 - 1985 Thorn EMI plcGraduate Trainee 
 
 
1985 - 1988Arthur Andersen  Chartered Accountant 
 
 
1988 - 1992CSI plcMD of various subsidiaries 
CSI was a listed "incubator" for small businesses seeking to prepare themselves 
for subsequent flotation. 
 
 
1992 - 2001     Avonside Group plc (floated out of CSI plc)CFO then CEO 
Avonside was a listed building services, building products and house building 
group, taken private with Alchemy Partners for GBP22m. 
 
 
2001 - 2004    4imprint Group plcGroup CFO and COO 
4imprint is a listed global provider of promotional items engaged in direct 
marketing, franchising and corporate program channels. 
 
 
2004 - 2007     Robotic Technology Systems plc 
                        Group CFO 
Robotic Technology Systems is an AIM listed automation services group. INS plc 
was demerged and separately listed on AIM, subsequently acquired by Babcock plc 
for the equivalent of 63p per share of Robotic Technology Systems plc. 
2006 - 2009     Altitude Group plc  NED then CEO 
Altitude is an AIM listed marketing services group. Craig was appointed CEO in 
2007. 
 
 
2003 - Present CORGI Group Limited NED then Chairman 
CORGI was the HSE-appointed gas regulator and has latterly been involved in a 
series of commercial activities in the heating and plumbing industries. 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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