29th Dec 2006 12:05
Spirent Communications PLC29 December 2006 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC BOARD COMPOSITION London, UK - 29 December 2006: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent" or "theCompany") (LSE: SPT; NYSE: SPM), a leading technology communications company,today announces the following changes to the structure of the Board (alleffective from Friday, 22 December 2006) following the outcome of theExtraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") held on Friday, 22 December 2006: • Edward Bramson has been elected as Chairman of the Board and appointed as Chairman of the Nomination Committee; • Ian Brindle has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee. He has also been appointed as a member of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee; • Alexander Walker has been appointed as the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He has also been appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and Nomination Committee; and • Gerard Eastman has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees. The other members of the Board where roles and responsibilities have not changedare as follows: Anders Gustafsson (Chief Executive Officer and a member of the NominationCommittee), Eric Hutchinson (Chief Financial Officer) and Goran Ennerfelt(Non-Executive Director and a member of the Nomination Committee). A further announcement will be made in due course in compliance with UK ListingRule paragraph 9.6.13R (1) to (6) together with any interests in the securitiesof the Company. - ends - Enquiries Paul Eardley Company Secretary & General Counsel +44 (0)1293 767676 About Spirent Communications plc Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technology companyfocused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs ofcustomers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis andservice assurance solutions that enable the development and deployment ofnext-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internettelephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. The Systemsgroup develops power control systems for specialist electrical vehicles in themobility and industrial markets. Further information about SpirentCommunications plc can be found at www.spirent.com. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London StockExchange (ticker: SPT) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIPnumber: 84856M209) in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS"),represented by American Depositary Receipts, with one ADS representing fourOrdinary shares. Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SpirentCommunications plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentionedherein are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved. This press release may contain forward-looking statements (as that term isdefined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about futureevents. You can sometimes, but not always, identify these statements by the useof a date in the future or such words as "will", "anticipate", "estimate","expect", "project", "intend", "plan", "should", "may", "assume" and othersimilar words. By their nature, forward-looking statements are inherentlypredictive and speculative and involve risk and uncertainty because they relateto events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. You shouldnot place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not aguarantee of future performance and are subject to factors that could cause ouractual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by thesestatements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-lookingstatements contained in this press release, whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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