14th Jun 2005 07:02
YouGov PLC14 June 2005 14 June 2005 YouGov plc ("YouGov" of "the Group") Appointment of Chief Financial Officer YouGov plc, one of the UK's leading market research and opinion pollingcompanies, today announces that Katherine Lee (ACA) has been appointed ChiefFinancial Officer and member of the Board with effect from 25 July 2005. JonsonHelps, currently Finance Director, will take on the role of Financial Controllerfor the Group and will step down from the Board. Katherine (age 31) joins from Grant Thornton UK LLP where she has been SeniorManager in Transaction Services, Corporate Finance since November 2004.Katherine previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Sydney and Leeds fromFebruary 2000 until June 2003. Prior to working at PricewaterhouseCoopersKatherine spent over four years at Coopers & Lybrand where she qualified as achartered accountant. Commenting on the appointment Nadhim Zahawi, Joint Chief Executive of YouGov,said: "Katherine has the financial, strategic and people skills that the recentlylisted Group requires as we grow the business both organically, by developingnew internet based market research techniques, and through selectiveacquisitions." For further information please contact:Nadhim Zahawi, Joint Chief Executive YouGov plc 020 7618 3010John Llewellyn-Lloyd 020 7763 2200David Ovens 0131 225 9677 Noble & Company LimitedCharles Palmer/Caroline Long 020 7831 3113Financial Dynamics Additional information In accordance with Schedule 2 (f) of the AIM Rules, the following information inrelation to the appointment of Katherine Anne Francis Lee to the board of YouGovis disclosed: Current directorships and partnerships: None Directorships and partnerships held in the past five years: None Save for the information disclosed above there is no other information fallingto be disclosed under Schedule 2(f) of the AIM Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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