12th Jul 2007 11:23
AVEVA Group PLC12 July 2007 AVEVA Group PLC - Appointment of Non Executive Director AVEVA Group plc Appointment of Jonathan Brooks AVEVA Group plc, one of the world's leading providers of engineering data anddesign IT systems, today announces the appointment of Jonathan Brooks as NonExecutive Director to the Board of AVEVA with effect from 12th July 2007. Jonathan Brooks, 51, was Chief Financial Officer of ARM Holdings (1995-2002) and part of the original management team that took ARM from an early stage start up through a dual listing on LSE and NASDAQ and to a member of the FTSE100. Jonathan currently holds Non Executive directorships at e2v technologies plc,Xyratex Ltd and Frontier Silicon Holdings Ltd. He is also Chairman of picoChipInc and Finance Director of Glotel plc. Commenting on the appointment Nick Prest, Chairman of AVEVA, said: 'We aredelighted to announce the appointment of Jonathan to the Board of AVEVA. Hisindustry experience and understanding of high growth global markets are wellsuited to the next stage of AVEVA's development.' Jonathan Brooks added: 'It is a very exciting time to join AVEVA and I lookforward to being part of the continued growth of the Company and working closely with the Board in its development of future opportunities.' This announcement confirms that in respect of Mr Brooks appointment, noinformation is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 R. Enquiries: Aveva Group plc Tel: 01223 556611Richard Longdon, Chief ExecutivePaul Taylor, Finance Director Hudson Sandler Tel: 020 7796 4133Andrew HayesSandrine GallienJames Hill This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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