Travelzest plc Board Changes (1438Y)
February 19 2013 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1438Y
Travelzest plc
19 February 2013
Date: 19 February 2013
On behalf of: Travelzest plc ('Travelzest' or 'the Company' or
"the Group")
Embargoed until: 0700hrs
Travelzest plc
Board Changes
Travelzest plc (AIM: TVZ), (the "Company") the online travel
group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher
(Chris) Howell as its Non-executive Chairman with immediate effect.
Nigel Jenkins steps down as Non-executive Chairman but remains on
the Board as a Non-executive Director.
Chris is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
having led and supported a number of private and publicly listed
companies in an executive, non-executive and advisory capacity.
Chris is currently Chairman of the Oceanico Group, a market
leading leisure group with golf, beach and leisure resorts in
Portugal and the USA. He is also Non-executive Director and
Chairman of Sigma Voice Solutions Limited, a network telephony
solutions provider based in the UK.
Commenting on appointment, Nigel Jenkins said:
"We are delighted that Chris is joining the Board as its
Chairman. He has a wealth of relevant experience and will be a
valuable addition to the Group for its next period of growth."
Christopher Howell added:
"I would like to thank Nigel for his contribution to the Group
and I am pleased he has agreed to stay on the Board. I look forward
to an exciting future for the Group and will work with the rest of
the Board to continue to build on the existing initiatives and grow
shareholder value."
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Enquiries:
Travelzest plc
Christopher Howell - Non-executive Via Redleaf Polhill
Chairman
Redleaf Polhill +44 (0)20 7566 6720
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Jenny Bahr travelzest@redleafpolhill.com
Merchant Securities Limited
(Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0)20 7628 2200
Simon Clements / Catherine Miles
Notes to Editors:
Travelzest plc is an online travel group. The Group has two
market leading brands in its core Canadian market. Its leading
brand is itravel2000, which continues to build on its strong market
position in the retail leisure travel sector. Its luxury brand
cruise agency, The Cruise Professionals, benefits from an
increasing premium customer following in the USA as well as the
established Canadian market, and continues to win accolades from
both the major cruise lines and Conde Nast Traveler as "Top Luxury
Cruise Specialist".
The Group listed on AIM in 2005 under ticker TVZ.
Additional information
Under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following
information is disclosed:
Directorships held by Mr Howell in the past five years:
Directorships
Past
Directorships/Partnerships
Base London Limited
Base London International
Limited
Institute for Turnaround
International Greetings plc
FJL Realisations Limited
The Nightclub Company (UK)
Limited
Mr Howell, aged 53, has confirmed there is no additional
information under schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules which
needs to be disclosed.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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