29th Aug 2019 12:00
(Alliance News) - Management Resource Solutions PLC on Thursday said Non-Executive Director Robert Hackett has resigned with immediate effect.
Hackett was appointed to the board of the company on June 20. He formerly served as chief executive officer of MB Petroleum Services and Century Drilling.
The maintenance, fabrication, civil and earthworks company said it expects that further board changes will take place in the "near future".
On Friday last week, Management Resource Solutions said resolutions to remove three directors and appoint two more were narrowly rejected at a general meeting. The resolutions put forward on July 5 were for the removal of Non-Executive Chair John Zorbas, Finance Director Timothy Jones and Non-Executive Director Robert Hackett.
Resolutions also requested the appointment of John Copley and Robert Wall to the board as new directors.
Hackett's removal had 47% of votes in favour. Some 48% of votes cast were in favour of removing Zorbas and Jones.
The resolution to appoint Copley had 48% of votes cast in favour, while Wall's appointment had 48% of votes in favour.
Management Resource Solutions shares were trading 5.4% lower on Thursday at 2.51 pence each.
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