20th Sep 2005 07:04
Informa PLC20 September 2005 20 September 2005 Informa plc Appointment of Non-Executive Director Informa plc, the international specialist information provider, announced todaythe appointment of John Davis as a Non-Executive Director of the company witheffect from 1 October 2005. Mr Davis (43) has been Chief Financial Officer of Yell Group plc since 2000. Hepreviously held senior positions within Pearson Plc, where he was latterly GroupFinance Director of the FT Group, and Emap plc, which he joined in 1989, wherehe was Director of Corporate Finance and Treasury between 1995 and 1997. MrDavis is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified at Price Waterhouse and has aMasters in Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Commenting on the appointment Richard Hooper, Chairman of Informa, said: "John brings with him considerable financial and corporate expertise, which hasbeen gained building a number of successful international businesses in themedia sector. His financial and media experience will be of value to the Boardas we continue to build our business both organically and through selectiveacquisitions." ENDS For further information, please contact: Informa plc 020 7017 5000 Richard Hooper, ChairmanPeter Rigby, Chief Executive Financial Dynamics 020 7831 3113 Tim Spratt / Charles Palmer Current Publicly Quoted Company Directorship Yell Group plc Past Directorships (in last 5 years) None There are no disclosures to be made under paragraph 9.6.13 R (2) - (6) of TheListing Rules This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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