12th Sep 2007 07:01
Artilium PLC12 September 2007 Embargoed for 07.00am 12 September 2007 Artilium plc ("Artilium" or the "Company") Appointment of Non-Executive Director Artilium plc (LSE: ARTA) the AIM listed provider of telecommunication andunified technology solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of afurther Non-Executive Director to the Company's Board. Philip Kendall, 59, joins Artilium as Non-Executive Director and brings with hima wealth of experience in the global capital markets arena, having spent some 30years in the City and on Wall Street. Starting with Baring Brothers in Londonand New York, he subsequently acted as a Board member of Samuel Montagu for 12years. Most recently, as a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Philip headed thefirm's practice in listed company advisory work, in particular developing theirsignificant position in public-to-private takeovers. His extensive bidexperience includes retail, media, property, and financial services, bothdomestic and international. Between September 2005 and April 2007, Philip served as a Non-Executive Directorat Compel Group plc: a leading provider of IT solutions which was purchased byand became part of the 2e2 Group in March 2007. Philip is currently a SeniorAdviser at Hawkpoint Partners Ltd, a leading independent corporate financeadvisory firm and since May 2007, Philip has also held the Non-ExecutiveChairmanship of Rugby Estates Investment Trust plc: a London-listed 'REIT'focused on building a portfolio of investment properties across the UK. Philip holds a BA Honours degree in English from Balliol College Oxford and alsoholds a Diploma in Business Administration from Manchester Business School.Joining the Board with immediate effect, Philip's appointment brings the totalNon-Executive representation on Artilium's Board to four directors. Welcoming Philip's appointment, Paul Gratton, Executive Chairman of the ArtiliumBoard commented: "We are delighted to welcome Philip to Artilium. His vast experience at thehighest levels of global business, particularly in the IT sector, will proveinvaluable as we work towards our vision of becoming a leader in the excitingand growing field of Unified Communications. Philip's appointment also marks afurther stage in the development of a strong, experienced and balanced ArtiliumBoard, bringing the Non-Executive representation on our Board to four members." Further director details: Further information on Philip is set out below. Full name: Philip Henry Kendall Date of appointment: 11 September 2007 Other than the information contained in this announcement, there are no otherdetails to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of theAIM Rules. Enquiries: Financial Dynamics Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113Harriet Keen/Matt Dixon Deloitte Corporate Finance (NOMAD) Tel: +44 (0)20 7936 3000Jonathan Hinton/David Smith About Artilium: Artilium delivers innovative software solutions which layer seamlessly overdisparate fixed, mobile and IP networks to enable the rapid deployment ofconverged services and applications. Founded in 1995 and recognised for its engineering talent and unique combinationof IT and telecom expertise, Artilium has completed more than 40 installationsserving tens of millions of end-users in 11 countries. Customers include Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Mobile Virtual NetworkEnablers (MVNEs), Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), Fixed andAlternative Operators, Hosting Providers, Systems Integrators and ManagedService Providers. Artilium is now expanding its leadership in telecom andunified communications platforms on a global scale. Artilium is headquartered in London, UK with offices in Bruges, Belgium andSeattle, USA. Artilium plc is a publicly listed company on AIM: the AlternativeInvestment Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE/AIM: ARTA). For more information, please visit: www.artilium.com Ends This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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