5th Jul 2005 11:21
Rank Group PLC05 July 2005 Appointment of Director The Rank Group Plc ("Rank" or "the Company") announces the appointment of PeterGill as Group Finance Director, and as a Director of the Company, with effectfrom 11 July 2005. Mr Gill, age 49, was previously Group Finance Director of Xansa plc, prior towhich he was Chief Financial Officer of the Penguin Group, a division of Pearsonplc. Alun Cathcart, Rank's Chairman said "I am very pleased that we have recruited aGroup Finance Director of the calibre of Peter who has considerable plcexperience. I am confident that he will contribute significantly to thedevelopment of Rank in the future." Rank confirms that other than Mr Gill's previous directorship of Xansa plc, there is no information to be disclosed under the requirements of Listing Rule 9.6.13 in relation to this appointment. - ends - Enquiries: The Rank Group Plc 020 7535 8000Charles Cormick, Company Secretary The Maitland Consultancy 020 7379 5151Angus MaitlandSuzanne Bartch Notes to editors:Peter Gill is a chartered accountant. His most recent role was Finance Directorof Xansa plc, the FTSE250 IT consulting and outsourcing group which he joined inJanuary 2003. Prior to that Peter worked extensively in media and publishing.From 1993 to 1997 he was Finance Director of Dorling Kindersley Holdings plc andthen he joined Pearson plc in January 1998 initially as Director of FinancialOperations and then as Chief Financial Officer of the Penguin Books Division. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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