Digital Barriers plc Board Appointment (1258U)
November 28 2013 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDGB
RNS Number : 1258U
Digital Barriers plc
28 November 2013
28 November 2013
Digital Barriers plc
("Digital Barriers" or the "Group")
Board Appointment
Sharon Cooper appointed Group Finance Director
The Board of Digital Barriers plc (AIM: DGB) (the "Board"), the
specialist provider of advanced surveillance technologies to the
security and defence sectors, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Sharon Denise Cooper (formerly Collins) (37) to the
Board of Digital Barriers as Group Finance Director with effect
from 3 March 2014.
Sharon is a Chartered Accountant by training, having started her
career at Ernst & Young in 2000, and has subsequently served in
a number of senior finance roles with Sophos Limited.
Sharon is currently VP, Commercial Finance at Sophos Limited
having previously served with the organisation as Group Financial
Controller. Sophos Limited is a Network security business providing
software security to businesses globally. It has offices in 20
countries and annual revenues of approximately GBP250 million.
Sharon graduated from Southampton University with a degree in
Accounting and German and is a member of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales.
Tom Black, Executive Chairman, commented:
"I am delighted to announce the appointment of Sharon to the
Board of Digital Barriers where I am sure she will become a valued
member of the senior management team. Sharon's finance experience
in a global company naturally qualifies her for the job but it is
her enthusiasm and ability to work in a dynamic, growing company
such as ours that makes her an excellent fit with our existing
senior team. I look forward to working with Sharon as we move the
Group to the next phase of its development.
I would also like to thank Paul Bergin for his significant
contribution to the Group as Interim Finance Director. Paul will
leave the Group following an appropriate handover to Sharon in Q2
2014."
Save as disclosed above and detailed below, there is nothing
further to disclose in relation to the appointment of Sharon Cooper
under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.
Sharon Cooper has held the following directorships during the
last five years:
Sophos Nominees Limited
Sophos Holdings GmbH
Umbrella Acquisitions GmbH
Utimaco Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
Utimaco Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
For further information, please contact:
Digital Barriers plc Tel: 020 7940 4740
Tom Black, Executive Chairman
Colin Evans, Managing Director
Investec Investment Banking Tel: 020 7597 5970
Andrew Pinder / Dominic Emery / Patrick
Robb
FTI Consulting Tel: 020 7831 3113
Edward Bridges / Matt Dixon / Elodie Castagna
About Digital Barriers
Digital Barriers provides advanced surveillance technologies to
the international homeland security and defence markets,
specialising in 'edge-intelligent' solutions that are designed for
remote, hostile or complex operating environments. We work with
governments, multinational corporations and system integrators in
the defence, law enforcement, critical infrastructure,
transportation and natural resources sectors. Our surveillance
technologies have been successfully proven on some of the most
demanding operational and environmental deployments around the
world.
www.digitalbarriers.com
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