25th Jan 2008 10:46
Spiritel PLC25 January 2008 For release: 25 January 2008 SPIRITEL plc ("Spiritel" or "the Company") BOARD APPOINTMENT Former Carphone Warehouse Commercial Director appointed to Spiritel Board David Anahory Managing Director of Spiritel Business Spiritel plc (AIM: STP), the telecommunications services business, todayannounces that David Anahory (33), recently appointed Managing Director ofSpiritel's Business Division, has joined the Board of the Company, withimmediate effect. David took up the position of Managing Director of Spiritel Business in November2007. He joins the Company with a wealth of large and small telecommunicationsservices experience. Some of his previous senior roles have been with AT&T,Telco Global and Econophone. Prior to joining Spiritel, David was a CommercialDirector at Carphone Warehouse where he was responsible for the provision ofcommunications services to over 100,000 business customers within CarphoneWarehouse's Business Division. David previously headed up Onetel's Businessdivision, which was acquired by Carphone Warehouse in 2005. Commenting on the appointment, Alastair Mills, Chief Executive of Spiritel said:"David's appointment marks a significant step forward for Spiritel. During aphase of rapid expansion for the Group, David's experience in providing a rangeof converged communications services to business customers will be ofconsiderable value. Spiritel acquired four businesses during 2006/07 and Davidhas already demonstrated the experience and aptitude needed to service ourdiverse and rapidly expanding client base. David's contribution will beessential to Spiritel as we continue to grow our market share as a completecommunications service provider. I am delighted to welcome him to the Board." David Anahory's former forename was Aharon. Save for the information disclosed above, there is no other information inrelation to David Anahory required to be disclosed pursuant to AIM Rule 17. For further information please visit www.spiritelplc.com or contact: Spiritel plc Landsbanki Securities (UK) Ltd. Tavistock Communications Alastair Mills Sindre Ottesen Simon HudsonChief Executive Sebastian Jones Clemmie CarrTel: 020 7160 0100 Tel: 020 7426 9000 Tel: 020 7920 3150 Note to Editors Spiritel is a telecommunications group which seeks to take advantage of theopportunities created by rapidly changing telecoms markets in the UK as themigration to Internet Protocol (IP) based delivery accelerates. The Group is aconsolidator of the highly fragmented UK telecoms reseller market and aims tobuild a substantial customer base and scale through selective acquisitions. Weare organised into two divisions, Spiritel Technologies - focused on ourinfrastructure and IP products and services - and Spiritel Business, whichprovides our customer services. Today, the Group offers a broad range of telecommunications services andproducts to a customer base of small and medium sized enterprises and anincreasing number of larger national organisations. We are a leader in theprovision of new, but proven, Voice over IP (VoIP) solutions that are firmlybased on the old-fashioned service values, which run throughout the Group. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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