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CEO Appointment

2nd Jun 2008 09:59

RNS Number : 7211V
Flying Brands Limited
02 June 2008
 



2 June 2008

FLYING BRANDS LIMITED

Appointment of new Chief Executive

Flying Brands Limited ("the Group"), the Jersey based home shopping group is pleased to announce the appointment of Tricia Killen as the Group's Chief Executive with effect from 9 June 2008.

Tricia is highly experienced with a strong track record in direct marketing. Tricia worked for Reader's Digest for over twenty years and held a number of senior positions, including: President of Western Europe; Vice President, Marketing and New Business Developoment for Europe; and, Managing Director of France.

During her time at Reader's Digest she led and managed a business in Europe with a $500 million turnover and more than 600 employees. 

Tricia has also served as Chairman of FEDMA, the European Federation of Direct and Interactive Marketing. 

Tim Trotter, Chairman of Flying Brands, said: "I am very pleased to welcome Tricia Killen to the Flying Brands Board. Tricia has a wealth of excellent relevant experience in direct marketing and home shopping with Reader's Digest where she was President of their Western Europe operation.  I am confident that Tricia will make a significant contribution to the development of Flying Brands."

Commenting on the appointment, Tricia Killen, said: "I am delighted to be joining Flying Brands. This is a business with huge potential and I look forward to working with the team to achieve significant growth for the Group."

No other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Services Authority.

For further information, please contact:

Flying Brands Limited 0844 884 6465

Graham Norton, Finance Director

Tim Trotter, Chairman

Smithfield Consultants 020 7360 4900

John Kiely

George Hudson

Notes to editors

Jersey based Flying Brands Limited (LSE: FBDU) is a multi brand and multi channel home shopping specialist. Founded in 1981, it was admitted to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange in 1993. The Group operates the following divisions: 

 

·; Gifts (Flying Flowers, the UK's largest flowers by post brand, despatching nearly one million bouquets a year; Greetings Direct, the UK's only continuity greeting cards business)
·; Garden (Gardening Direct, one of the UK's largest mail order bedding plants and gardening products operations; Garden Bird Supplies, a leading provider of food and accessories for birds and other wildlife; Sarah Raven’s Kitchen & Garden, high quality plants and general hardware that are hard to find elsewhere)
·; Entertainment (Listen2, the leading mail order audio books, nostalgic music, DVD and video publisher and distributor; Benham, the first day cover stamps and coins collectables specialist)

More information can be found at: www.flyingbrands.com

 

This information is provided by RNS
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