22nd Dec 2006 09:32
Appian Technology PLC22 December 2006 Appian Technology plc / Ticker: ATT / Index: AIM/ Sector: Electronic 22 December 2006 Appian Technology plc ('Appian' or 'The Company') Directorate Changes Appoints Peter Coyle to the Board Appian Technology plc, the AIM listed provider of Automatic Number PlateRecognition systems ('ANPR'), and traffic guidance products and solutions, hasappointed Mr Peter Coyle to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediateeffect. Peter, aged 59, holds a master's degree in economics and has extensiveinternational negotiating and business development experience. As an ExecutiveDirector of the Irish Government's industrial development agency, he wasresponsible for all global trade development beyond Europe and has deepexperience of negotiations at the highest levels in international business andgovernment. He has led and actively participated in a successful programme toactively scale up high potential technology businesses and provide strategicadvice and guidance to them at chief executive officer and board level. After starting his career as an Economics lecturer, Peter went on to join theIrish Industrial Development Agency (Enterprise Ireland) to liaise with the EUCommission. He then took charge of regional industrial development in Irelandand was appointed Manager of the agency's programme to support new start upcompanies. Peter was also appointed to lead investment and support activitiesfor Ireland's indigenous manufacturing industry, where he took charge ofrestructuring State support for industrial research and development in IrishUniversities. More recently he has worked on initiatives to scale up companies, particularlyin the technology sector and has worked at boardroom level with severalcompanies in software, engineering consultancy, telecoms, packaging andelectrical engineering. As he will have been appointed since the date of the last AGM he will beformally considered for re-election as a director of the Company in accordancewith the articles of association at the annual general meeting of the Company tobe held on 26 January 2007. The Board also announces that John Finan who has served as a non executivedirector with Appian since 1999 has, following a review of his portfolio ofwork, decided to step down as a non executive director on the Board of Appianwith effect from the date of the Company's next annual general meeting. Wethank him for his contribution to Appian and wish him well. It is intended to appoint a further non-executive director in the coming months. Appian Chairman Pat Ryan said: "Peter has extensive international businessdevelopment experience which will be invaluable to us as we widen ourinternational sales efforts. We have secured ourselves a strong profile in theUK and our aim is to replicate this success internationally. I'd like to takethis opportunity to welcome Peter to the Board and also thank John for hiscontribution over the years." ** E N D S ** For further information visit www.appian-tech.com or contact: Pat Ryan Appian Technology plc Tel: 01628 554 754 Hugo de Salis St. Brides Media & Finance Tel: 020 7242 4477 Simon Clements John East & Partners Limited Tel: 020 7628 2200 Further information required to satisfy paragraph (g) of Schedule Two to the AIMRules: Other Current Directorships DIT Educational Trust (ROI)Bluemetrix Limited (ROI) Past Directorships National Technology Park Limited Mr Coyle has a beneficial interest in 830,400 Ordinary Shares representing 0.57per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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