30th Jun 2014 07:02
eServGlobal Limited (eServGlobal or the "Company")
Appointment of New Chairman
Paris: 30 June 2014
eServGlobal (AIM:ESG & ASX:ESV), the provider of end-to-end mobile financial services to emerging markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Duncan Lewis as the new Non-executive Chairman of its Board of Directors. Duncan will take up this position, from Acting Chairman Steve Baldwin, effective 30 June 2014.
Duncan has over 30 years' of wide-ranging experience in the Technology Media & Telecommunications industry, having held senior management positions at BT and Managing Director and Chief Executive level positions at Cable and Wireless, Granada and Equant, both in the UK and internationally.
Duncan is a highly experienced private equity and venture capital advisor. He has also served as a Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Group where he assisted in developing strategy and identifying investments in the telecommunications and media sectors worldwide.
Duncan Lewis, Chairman, said, "I am delighted to be joining the Board of eServGlobal and look forward to working with the company to explore all the opportunites it has, leveraging its leadership position within the rapidly growing mobile money space."
Paolo Montessori, CEO and Managing Director, said, "I am proud to welcome someone of such industry stature and knowledge to chair the Board of eServGlobal. Duncan brings considerable experience in growing businesses in the telecom space and will provide valuable guidance, insight and leadership as we seek to execute our ambitious growth plans."
Duncan also serves as Chairman of NextiraOne nv, Chairman of niu Solutions Holdings Limited, Chairman of Goldacre Ventures, Chairman of Workshare Limited and Chairman of Mobbu Limited. Duncan is an independent director of Spirent Communications plc, of euNetworks Group Limited and JQW plc. Duncan was previously Chairman of Apsmart Limited until it was sold to Thomson-Reuters and its successor company, MPme Ltd and Chief Executive of Vislink plc from October 2008 to March 2011.
Duncan James Daragon Lewis, aged 63 holds, or has held in the past five years, the following directorships:
Current Directorships / Partnerships | Directorships / Partnerships within the last 5 years |
NextiraOne nv niu Solutions Holdings Limited Goldacre Ventures Workshare Limited Mobbu Limited Spirent Communications plc euNetworks Group Limited JQW plc Teletique Limited | Apsmart Limited Vislink plc 12 Charles Street Limited 12 Charles Street (Tenants) Limited MPme Limited |
There are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of the appointment under Schedule 2(g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information, please contact:
eServGlobal | www.eservglobal.com |
Tom Rowe, Company Secretary | T: +61 2 8014 5050
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Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nomad and Broker) Simon Bridges / Cameron Duncan / Brendan Gulston | www.canaccordgenuity.com T: +44 (0) 20 7523 8000 |
Charles Stanley Securities Dugald Carlean / Paul Brotherhood | www.csysecurities.com T: +44 (0) 20 7149 6000
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Newgate Threadneedle Hilary Millar / Caroline Forde / Josh Royston / Jasper Randall | www.newgatethreadneedle.com T: +44 (0) 20 7653 9850 |
About eServGlobal
eServGlobal (AIM:ESG, ASX:ESV) offers mobile money solutions which put feature-rich services at the fingertips of users worldwide, covering the full spectrum of mobile financial services, mobile wallet, mobile commerce, recharge, promotions and agent management features. eServGlobal invests heavily in product development, using carrier-grade, next-generation technology and aligning with the requirements of more than 65 customers in over 50 countries.
Together with MasterCard and BICS, eServGlobal is a joint venture partner of the HomeSend global payment hub, a market leading solution based on eServGlobal technology and enabling cross-border money transfer between mobile money accounts, payment cards, bank accounts or cash outlets from anywhere in the world regardless of the users location.
eServGlobal also builds on its extensive experience in the telco domain to offer a comprehensive suite of sophisticated, revenue generating Value-Added Services to engage subscribers in a dynamic manner.
eServGlobal has been a source of innovative solutions for mobile and financial service providers for 30 years.
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