24th Mar 2014 07:01
24 March 2014
IBEX Global Solutions plc
("IBEX" or "the Company")
Board Appointments
IBEX Global Solutions plc (AIM: IBEX), a leading provider of contact centre services and other business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions, announces the appointment of two Independent Directors, Gerard Kleisterlee and Joel Wyler, to its Board.
Gerard Kleisterlee, 67, is Chairman of Vodafone Group Plc, having served since July 2011. Before that he was for 10 years the President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Management of Royal Philips Electronics N.V., a company with which he spent more than thirty years. Mr. Kleisterlee is a member of the supervisory board of Daimler AG and a non- executive director and member of the audit committee of Royal Dutch Shell. He also was an independent director of Dell Inc. from 2011 until its delisting in November 2013.
Joel Wyler, 64, is Chairman of Granaria Holdings B.V, a holding company for investments in companies in Europe, the USA, South America and Asia. He is Chairman of the European Advisory Board of SATMAP Inc., a contact centre technology company, and a director of ACPI Investments Limited. In 2000, Mr Wyler was appointed Officer of the Order of Orange Nassau and in 2009 Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.
Commenting on the appointments, Zia Chishti, Chairman of IBEX said, "Both Gerard and Joel have enjoyed distinguished careers and today serve as advisers and directors on the boards of outstanding global organisations. Our mission at IBEX is to serve as strategic partners to our clients, who include some of the world's largest companies, by in turn supporting their customers. The extensive experience that Gerard and Joel bring to the board will help us to better understand the needs of our clients and to successfully grow our business across the US, Asia, Africa and Europe."
Set out below are Gerard Kleisterlee's present directorships and directorships held in the past 5 years:
Present Directorships | Past Directorships |
Vodafone Group plc | Dell Inc. |
Royal Dutch Shell plc | Royal Philips Electronics NV |
Daimler AG | Nederlandse Bank NV |
DSM Preference Shares Foundation | European Round Table of Industrialists |
Eindhoven Technical University | |
IMD Lausanne | |
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra | |
VU Medical Centre |
Set out below are Joel Wyler's present directorships and directorships held in the past 5 years:
Present Directorship | Past Directorships | ||
Granaria Holdings BV Cocon Vastgoed BV |
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Apollo Hotels & Resorts BV | |||
Fashion Fund One BV | |||
Satmap Inc. | |||
ACPI Investments Limited | |||
Aegate Holdings Ltd |
Joel Wyler was a director of EaglePicher Holdings Inc. which underwent bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code following a reorganisation on 31 July 2006 and sale of substantially all of its assets. Joel Wyler was also a director of EaglePicher Incorporated and resigned from that position upon the sale of assets of EaglePicher Holdings Inc. Both companies were subsequently dissolved and all secured and unsecured creditors were repaid in full.
There is nothing further to disclose in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.
For further information, please visit www.ibexcorp.com or contact:
IBEX Global Solutions plc Steve Kezirian, CEO Karl Gabel, CFO
| Tel: +800 043 4239 |
Liberum Capital Limited Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker Steve Pearce Richard Bootle Joshua Hughes
| Tel: +44 20 3100 2000 |
Cenkos Securities PLC Joint Broker Liz Bowman Camilla Hume
| Tel: +44 20 7397 8900 |
Tavistock Communications Matt Ridsdale Andrew Dunn
| Tel: +44 20 7920 3150 |
About IBEX
IBEX Global Solutions plc, (AIM: IBEX) Headquartered in Washington, DC, delivers onshore, near shore and off shore solutions in 5 countries across 18 call centres, maintaining a network of more than 9,000 employees supporting multi-channel inbound and outbound communications via phone, web, chat, and email in 20 languages. IBEX is specifically focused on improving and maximizing the customer service experience on behalf of more than 70 global clients. The recipient of several client and community awards, such as the Goodwill Employer of the Year, IBEX Global is one of the most forward thinking companies in the business process outsourcing industry.
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