5th Apr 2006 07:00
ASOS PLC05 April 2006 FOR RELEASE 7.00AM 5 APRIL 2006 ASOS plc ("ASOS" or "Group") ("A leading internet based fashion retailer") Board Appointments * Peter Williams, former Chief Executive of Selfridges appointed to the board * Rob Bready appointed Retail Director ASOS plc is pleased to announce the appointment of two new board directors.Robert Bready formerly Head of Merchandising at ASOS is promoted to the board asRetail Director. Rob joined ASOS in July 2005 from Arcadia where he hadpreviously been Head of Merchandising for Miss Selfridge. In addition, Peter Williams, former Chief Executive of Selfridges, joins theboard as a non executive director. Peter joined Selfridges in 1991 as FinanceDirector and was made Chief Executive in 2003. Nick Robertson, the Chief Executive of ASOS, commenting on the appointmentssaid: "We are delighted to welcome both Rob and Peter to the Board. Rob has beeninstrumental in building our retail team and Peter is a highly respectedretailer and financier. Both will bring a wealth of commercial, strategic andfinancial knowledge to the board". For further information please contact: ASOS plcNick Robertson, Chief Executive 020 7240 7070Jon Kamaluddin, Finance Director 020 7240 7070 Cubitt ConsultingBrian Coleman-Smith 020 7367 5100Nia Thomas / Alllison Reid 020 7367 5100 Seymour Pierce LimitedMark Percy 020 7107 8000 The following information is required to be disclosed under Schedule 2 of theAIM rules: Robert Bready, age 37, has an option to subscribe for 160,000 ordinary shares of3.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at an exercise price of 53p pershare. These options were issued in July 2005 under the terms of the Company'sapproved share option scheme and can be exercised after the second anniversaryfrom the date of grant. Peter Wodehouse Williams, age 52, has been granted an option to subscribe for100,000 ordinary shares of 3.5p each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company at anexercise price of 94.5p per share. These options have been issued under theterms of the Company's unapproved share option scheme and can be exercised afterthe second anniversary from the date of grant. Peter is a Director of GCAP Mediaplc and Capital Charities. In the last 5 years Peter has held directorships at;Selfridges & Co Limited, Selfridges Limited, Selfridges Retail Limited,Selfridges Retail Services Limited, Selfridges Trustee Company Limited,Selfridges (2) Limited, Selfridges (3) Limited, The New West End Company,British Retail Consortium and Woodhouse UK plc. Editors Note: ASOS plc is an Internet Retail and Marketing Services Group, established in June2000 and admitted to AIM in October 2001. Its principal business is ASOS.com, aleading online fashion and beauty retailer. Aimed primarily at Internet savvy18-34 year olds, ASOS has 834,000 registered users at 4th April 2006 and offersover 1500 lines across womenswear, menswear, jewellery, beauty, accessories andfootwear. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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