FIH Group PLC Appointment of Chairman (2299P)
August 30 2017 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2299P
FIH Group PLC
30 August 2017
30 August 2017
FIH group plc
("FIH" or "the Company")
Appointment of Chairman
FIH group plc, the AIM quoted international group which owns
essential services businesses focused on retail, transport and
logistics is pleased to announce the appointment of Robin Williams
as non-executive Chairman, with effect from 11 September 2017.
Robin brings to FIH a wide breadth of corporate experience,
gained at a range of quoted and private businesses as well as ten
years in investment banking. He is currently Chairman at Xaar plc,
the AIM quoted, Cambridge based inkjet print head manufacturer. In
addition, he chairs NHS Professionals Ltd, a business owned by the
Department of Health. He is also a non-executive director at Van
Elle Plc, the UK's largest independent ground engineering
contractor.
Robin qualified as an accountant in 1982 after graduating in
engineering science from the University of Oxford. He worked in
corporate finance for ten years at investment banks including
Salomon Brothers and UBS before leaving the City in 1992 to
co-found the packaging business Britton Group plc. In 1998, he
moved to Hepworth plc, the building materials group, and since 2004
he has focused on non-executive work in public, private and private
equity backed businesses.
It is intended that Robin will initially chair the Company's
nomination committee.
Commenting on the appointment, John Foster, CEO of FIH, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Robin to our Board. Robin has
extensive corporate and PLC board experience, as well as many years
of involvement within essential services businesses and we look
forward to his contribution to the Company.
"The Board would also like to extend our sincere thanks to
Jeremy Brade who has been acting chairman since May 2017 and who
will remain on the Board as a non-executive director"
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. Robin George Walton
Williams, age 60 years, has been a director of the following
companies during the five years preceding the date of this
announcement:
Current directorships Past directorships
Van Elle Plc Nanoco Group plc
Xaar plc NHS Property Services Ltd
NHS Professionals Ltd DCI Biologicals Inc.
26 Gledhow Gardens Ltd Bio Products Laboratory Holdings
Ltd
Bio Products Laboratory Ltd
Baronsmead VCT 4 plc
AH Worth & Co Ltd
Castleton Technology Holdings
Ltd
Maxima Holdings plc
Further information to be disclosed: Killby & Gayford Group
(covering Killby & Gayford Consolidation, Killby & Gayford
Holdings and Killby & Gayford Ltd.) was backed by private
equity and entered into administration in April 2012, approximately
seven months following Robin's resignation as non-executive
chairman. Killby & Gayford Group traded profitably throughout
Robin's tenure.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule
17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies.
Further enquiries:
FIH Group plc Tel: +44 (0) 1279 461 630
John Foster
WH Ireland Limited Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 1666
Nominated Adviser and Broker
to FIH
Adrian Hadden / Jessica Cave
/ Alex Bond
FTI Consulting Tel: +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Communications adviser to FIH
Edward Westropp / Eleanor Purdon
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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