10th May 2016 07:00
For immediate release |
10 May 2016 |
Plant Impact Plc
("Plant Impact" or the "Group")
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Plant Impact plc (AIM: PIM), a leader in research and development in crop enhancement to create products that growers can rely on to improve the yield and quality of their crops, is pleased to announce the Board appointment of Richard Amos as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, with effect from 10 May 2016.
Most recently, Richard held the position of Group Finance Director at Anite plc from 2009 until its acquisition by Keysight Technologies in 2015. During Richard's tenure, Anite grew to become an internationally successful technology group with operations in 14 countries in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. Until its acquisition in August 2015 Anite was listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1991, following which his career has featured key Group Finance Director roles at growing, innovative and successful technology companies including Agilisys, Retail Decisions plc and VEGA Group plc. He holds an MA in Management Studies and Engineering from Downing College, Cambridge University.
John Brubaker, CEO of Plant Impact, commented:
"On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome Richard to Plant Impact. He brings impressive experience and a combination of leadership skills that will move us forward in our strategic aims. With Richard appointed as Chief Financial Officer, the Group can continue its global growth and effectively deploy capital to our important developing soybean, cocoa and wheat research projects."
For further information, contact:
Plant Impact
John Brubaker, Chief Executive Tel: +44(0) 1582 465 540
Ailish Tracy, Global Communications Manager
www.plantimpact.com
Peel Hunt - Nominated Advisor and Broker
Dan Webster Tel: +44 (0) 207 418 8900
George Sellar
Buchanan
Charles Ryland Tel: +44(0) 20 7466 5000
Sophie Cowles
Jane Glover
Appendix 1
Schedule 2 Part (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies details - Richard Amos (aged 49)
Current Directorships:
None
Previous Directorships in past 5 years:
Name | Position | Appointed | Resigned |
Anite Limited (formerly plc) | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 17/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Finance Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 28/05/2013 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 28/05/2013 |
Anite Financial Management Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Finland Limited | Director | 01/01/2010 | 15/10/2015 |
Anite France SAS | Directeur général | 01/07/2013 | 01/12/2015 |
Anite Holdings International Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Properties Limited (formerly plc) | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Systems Holdings Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Telecoms Inc. | Director | 28/02/2010 | 07/12/2015 |
| Vice President | 28/02/2010 | 07/12/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 07/12/2015 |
Anite Telecoms Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Telecoms Oy | Director | 31/01/2013 | 15/10/2015 |
Anite Telecoms Holdings Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Telecoms India Private Ltd | Director | 19/01/2011 | 01/12/2015 |
Anite Telecoms KK | Director | 14/05/2010 | 01/12/2015 |
Anite Telecoms Korea Limited | Director | 21/11/2012 | 01/12/2015 |
Anite Travel Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 28/05/2014 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Anite Wireless Trading (Beijing) Limited | Director | 16/12/2010 | 24/09/2015 |
Didgicom Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 28/02/2012 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 28/02/2012 |
FSS Group Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
FSS Travel & Leisure Systems Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 22/05/2012 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 22/05/2012 |
J. & S. Engineers Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 23/12/2014 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Syzygy Solutions Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 15/10/2015 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Wick (Surrey) Properties Limited | Director | 02/11/2009 | 23/12/2014 |
| Secretary | 28/02/2010 | 09/12/2013 |
Xceed Technologies, Inc | Director | 02/10/2014 | 07/12/2015 |
| Secretary | 02/10/2014 | 07/12/2015 |
XTL Infosystems India Private Ltd | Director | 06/05/2015 | 06/05/2015 |
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