27th Oct 2005 10:27
DAT Group PLC27 October 2005 For immediate release: 27 October 2005 DAT Group plc ("DAT" or the "Group") APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHAIRMAN London, 27, October 2005 - DAT announces that at an Extraordinary GeneralMeeting, held today, David Ian Wickham joined the Board as the new DeputyChairman of the Group. David joins DAT following a long career in the telecoms and technology world. Hehas worked with companies in this sector including Energis plc (as ChiefExecutive and Chief Operating Officer) and Cable & Wireless, where he spent 20years working in the U.K., Asia and the Americas, most recently as ChiefExecutive of Cable & Wireless Global Network. He has recently been appointed tothe Board of a number of telecoms technology businesses. In many of thesecompanies he has taken an active role, advising them at every level and stage oftheir business development. He has held the roles of Chairman and ChiefExecutive in this industry sector managing businesses ranging in size fromsignificant FTSE quoted entities to small newly established companies. Commenting on the appointment, Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of DAT said: "I amlooking forward to working with David. He has a wealth of experience in theinternational telecommunications industry and we believe he will fit in well atDAT. I am sure he will make an important contribution to the Group as itcontinues to develop". David, 48, has been a Director of the following companies in the past 5 years: Current Directorships Former Directorships Consolidated Communications Corporation plc Energis Management Limited Singlehurst Consulting Ltd Energis Mobile Limited YAC Limited Energis Communications Limited Telecom Direct Limited Energis Holdco Limited Oxtalk Limited Energis Local Access Limited Energis plc (in Administration) Energis Squared Limited Energis Holdings Limited Energis Holdco II Limited Energis Integration Services Limited T3 Telecommunications Limited Metroholdings Limited No other details are required to be disclosed under schedule 2 paragraph (g) ofthe AIM Rules with respect to David Wickham. For more information please visit www.datgroup.com or contact: Carsten Brinkschulte Nicole Meissner, CMO DAT Group plc DAT Group plcMobile: +49 172 88 72 758 Office: +49 30 616 75 650 Mobile: +49 173 606 91 60Simon Hudson / Clemmie Carr Tavistock CommunicationsTel: +44 20 7920 3150 Notes to Editors About DAT Group plc DAT Group plc focuses on mobile management solutions for operators, devicemanufacturers, retailers and enterprises. The company offers a varied productportfolio ranging from data synchronization (DS) to device management (DM),firmware updates over-the-air (FOTA) and mobile device management (EnterpriseAssistant). DAT has unique expertise in smart devices across all platforms basedon its market-leading over-the-air (OTA) delivery platform. Based in the UK, thecompany also has offices in Germany and the U.S. DAT is a public company listedon the London Stock Exchange. More information about DAT is available atwww.datgroup.com About Synchronica Synchronica focuses on SyncML synchronization and device management solutionsfor mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. The company offersa complete SyncML product portfolio ranging from data synchronization (DS) todevice management (DM) and firmware update over-the-air (FOTA). Synchronica hasa strong track record in the SyncML space, including the launch of the world'sfirst SyncML DM FOTA server with a leading European device manufacturer. TheSynchronica SyncML Gateway provides over-the-air synchronization ofSyncML-enabled mobile phones with corporate Microsoft Exchange servers. Moreinformation is available at www.synchronica.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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