31st Jul 2007 14:45
Huntsworth PLC31 July 2007 Huntsworth plc ("Huntsworth") Lord Puttnam appointed Non-Executive Director The Board of Huntsworth, the international public relations group, is pleased toannounce the appointment of Lord Puttnam as a Non-Executive Director with effectfrom 1 September 2007. Lord Puttnam (66) began his career in advertising, moving into film productionin the late 1960s in which, over the next 30 years, he enjoyed many notablesuccesses including Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire, Local Hero, The KillingFields and The Mission. Since retiring from film production in the late 1990she has concentrated on education and politics. In 2002 he was elected UKpresident of UNICEF. He is currently Deputy Chairman of Channel 4 and Chairmanof the digital advertising agency, Profero. He is also Chairman of the JointParliamentary Scrutiny Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill. Jon Foulds, Chairman of Huntsworth, said: 'We are very pleased to be welcoming Lord Puttnam to the Huntsworth Board. He isa highly respected independent figure in the media, in politics and in businessand his wealth of experience will be enormously valuable to Huntsworth'scontinued development. I and the rest of the Board look forward to thevaluable contribution he will make to the Group.' Contacts: Lord Chadlington, Huntsworth plc (020) 7408 2232Simon Rigby, Citigate Dewe Rogerson (020) 7638 9571 Additional information: Huntsworth confirms there are no items requiring disclosure under paragraph9.6.13 of the Listing Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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