13th Jun 2007 07:02
Future PLC13 June 2007 13 June 2007 FUTURE PLC Appointment of Seb Bishop as non-executive Director The board of Future plc, the international special-interest media group, ispleased to announce the appointment of Seb Bishop (33) as an independentnon-executive Director with effect from 14 June 2007. Seb Bishop is President of MIVA, the NASDAQ-listed global online advertisingnetwork formed following the merger of Espotting Media and FindWhat.com in 2004.In 2000 he co-founded Espotting Media which pioneered search marketing andpay-per-click advertising in Europe. He successfully expanded the businessacross Europe before merging with US-based FindWhat.com in 2004 in a deal whichvalued Espotting at $186m. He is also Chairman of Steak Media Limited, one of the UK's fastest-growingsearch engine marketing agencies and sits on the board of Adjug Limited, a newonline advertising exchange in Europe. Roger Parry, Future's Chairman, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Seb to the Board. His creative background, internetbusiness experience and Anglo-American focus are a perfect fit for our newstrategy." There are no additional details requiring disclosure under the Listing Rules. Enquiries: Stevie Spring, Chief Executive Tel: 020 7042 4007 John Bowman, Group Finance Director Tel: 020 7042 4031 Hogarth Partnership James Longfield/Ian Payne Tel: 020 7357 9477 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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