14th Jul 2008 09:46
Monday 14 July 2008
MONITISE PLC
BOARD APPOINTMENT
Monitise plc ("Monitise"; LSE: MONI.L) today announced that Jan Verplancke has been appointed to the Board as a non-executive Director.
Jan is Chief Information Officer for Standard Chartered Bank. Based in Singapore, he joined Standard Chartered in March 2004 and is responsible for all systems development, technology support and banking operations. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Jan was CIO-EMEA for Dell, where he achieved considerable cost reduction and process improvement over his tenure and was responsible for the expansion of Dell's business into new markets. He began his career at Levi Strauss in Brussels.
Commenting on the appointments, Monitise's Chairman, Duncan McIntyre, said: "We are delighted that Jan is joining the Board, bringing with him a wealth of experience and understanding of the latest developments and trends in the international banking and payments market, which will complement and strengthen our existing team".
Other than the information contained in this announcement, there are no other details to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.
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Monitise Group |
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Duncan McIntyre, Chairman |
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Alastair Lukies, CEO |
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Ben Evetts, Head of Communications |
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Financial Dynamics |
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Harriet Keen |
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Haya Chelhot |
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About Monitise plc
Monitise plc (MONI.L) is a specialist in mobile banking, payments and commerce technology. It has engineered the world's first mobile banking ecosystems, which allow customers of multiple banks and mobile operators to perform banking and payment transactions directly from their mobile handset.
With live services in the UK and the USA, where it has delivered the MONILINK and Monitise networks in partnership with VocaLink and Metavante Corporation respectively, the Company is currently working with international partners to deliver similar safe, secure mobile banking & payment services in territories worldwide. Current key partners include VocaLink, Metavante, HSBC, first direct, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Hutchison 3G.
Monitise was recognised as a 'Technology Pioneer' by the World Economic Forum in
2006 and has won a number of awards for its service including those from The Banker Magazine, European Banking Technology and the Mobile Messaging Association.
www.monitisegroup.com
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