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Board Changes

19th Feb 2013 07:00

RNS Number : 1438Y
Travelzest plc
19 February 2013
 



Date:

19 February 2013

On behalf of:

Travelzest plc ('Travelzest' or 'the Company' or "the Group")

Embargoed until:

0700hrs

 

Travelzest plc

Board Changes

 

Travelzest plc (AIM: TVZ), (the "Company") the online travel group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher (Chris) Howell as its Non-executive Chairman with immediate effect. Nigel Jenkins steps down as Non-executive Chairman but remains on the Board as a Non-executive Director.

 

Chris is an experienced Chief Executive Officer and Chairman having led and supported a number of private and publicly listed companies in an executive, non-executive and advisory capacity.

Chris is currently Chairman of the Oceanico Group, a market leading leisure group with golf, beach and leisure resorts in Portugal and the USA. He is also Non-executive Director and Chairman of Sigma Voice Solutions Limited, a network telephony solutions provider based in the UK.

 

Commenting on appointment, Nigel Jenkins said:

"We are delighted that Chris is joining the Board as its Chairman. He has a wealth of relevant experience and will be a valuable addition to the Group for its next period of growth."

 

Christopher Howell added:

"I would like to thank Nigel for his contribution to the Group and I am pleased he has agreed to stay on the Board. I look forward to an exciting future for the Group and will work with the rest of the Board to continue to build on the existing initiatives and grow shareholder value."

 

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Enquiries:

 

Travelzest plc

Christopher Howell - Non-executive Chairman

Via Redleaf Polhill

Redleaf Polhill

+44 (0)20 7566 6720

Rebecca Sanders-Hewett / Jenny Bahr

[email protected]

Merchant Securities Limited

(Nominated Adviser and Broker)

+44 (0)20 7628 2200

Simon Clements / Catherine Miles

 

Notes to Editors:

 

Travelzest plc is an online travel group. The Group has two market leading brands in its core Canadian market. Its leading brand is itravel2000, which continues to build on its strong market position in the retail leisure travel sector. Its luxury brand cruise agency, The Cruise Professionals, benefits from an increasing premium customer following in the USA as well as the established Canadian market, and continues to win accolades from both the major cruise lines and Conde Nast Traveler as "Top Luxury Cruise Specialist".

 

The Group listed on AIM in 2005 under ticker TVZ.

 

Additional information

Under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed:

 

Directorships held by Mr Howell in the past five years:

 

Directorships

 

Past

Directorships/Partnerships

 

Base London Limited

Base London International Limited

Institute for Turnaround

International Greetings plc

FJL Realisations Limited

The Nightclub Company (UK) Limited

 

Mr Howell, aged 53, has confirmed there is no additional information under schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules which needs to be disclosed.

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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