21st Aug 2006 13:22
Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC21 August 2006 Board appointment The Board of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ("Hill & Smith" or the "Company") ispleased to announce that it has appointed Derek William Muir (aged 46) as anExecutive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Derek Muir has been a senior manager within the Hill & Smith Group for manyyears. He was appointed managing director of Hill & Smith Limited, one of theGroup's principal subsidiaries, in 1998 and since 2001 has been the managingdirector of the core Infrastructure Products division. He is the beneficialowner of 8,855 ordinary shares in the Company and has options over a further90,474 ordinary shares. He is not a director of any other publicly quotedcompany and there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed byparagraphs 9.6.13(2)-6) of the Listing Rules. David Grove, Group Chief Executive, commented: "We are delighted to be announcing this appointment, which will considerablystrengthen the Hill & Smith board. We are confident that Derek Muir's experienceand knowledge of the Group's business will enable him to make a very significantcontribution to the further development of Hill & Smith." Enquiries: David Grove, Group Chief ExecutiveHill & Smith Holdings PLCTel: 0121 704 7430 Edward CarterFreshwater UK LimitedTel: 0121 633 7775 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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