26th Jan 2015 07:00
GUSCIO PLC - Directorate ChangeGUSCIO PLC - Directorate Change
PR Newswire
London, January 25
26 January 2015 Guscio PLC ("Guscio" or the "Company" or the "Group") Directorate Change Guscio plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Charles Thompsonas Non-Executive Chairman of the Board with immediate effect. Following thisappointment, Marcus Yeoman will assume the role of Non-Executive Director. Richard Thompson has worked with a number of private and public companiesduring the last 25 years. His early career began at Hillsdown Holdings plc, andhe later became involved in a number of smaller public companies across varioussectors. He has also had an active involvement in the sports sector beingChairman of Queens Park Rangers and Windsor Race Course, as well as Director onthe board of Leeds Sporting plc. In more recent years he has focused on anumber of private company investments across sectors that included Retail,Technology, Media and Fashion. Currently he is working with a number ofbusinesses within the Technology and Media sector where he has strongmanagement teams that benefit from his ongoing support. Marcus Yeoman, Non-Executive Director of the Board, commented: "We welcomeRichard to the team, he brings a wealth of experience which will assist thebusiness as we move in to our next phase of development. His expertise inidentifying the people and companies that can lead to the creation ofshareholder value across a number of sectors including Technology, Media,Retail and Property will be a great asset to our company". Disclosures under Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules Under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information isdisclosed: Mr Richard Charles Thompson, aged 50, holds or has held the followingdirectorships and/or partnerships in the previous five years: Present Directorships/Partnerships Past Directorships/Partnerships Amphitrite Limited 1440 Limited Churchill Media Limited Airbust Limited Compatibility Index Limited Bluedata Limited Finch and Partners Limited Club Television Limited Fonix Mobile Limited Dancing Brave Pictures Limited Gallanta Investments Limited Elemental Herbology Limited Metal Pig Limited Frostfrench Limited Myskillz Limited Miller Harris Limited OLCI Construction Skills Limited Mirenstone Limited OLCI Construction Training Limited Monumental Adventure Productions LimitedOLCI Group Limited Myskillz Community Enterprise LimitedOne Line Films Limited Organic Global Infusions LimitedPlay Now Limited Ragdoll Management LimitedSportsdata Limited Recis LimitedStarnevesse Limited Sparticus Holdings Limited Twin Flame Media Limited Mr Thompson is currently a director on the board of Myskillz Limited, a companywhich was subject to a successful winding up petition from a creditor inSeptember 2014. A liquidator was appointed by the official receiver in October2014 with the estimated creditors figure totalling £100,000. Mr Thompson joined the board of OLCI Construction Training Limited in January2014. The company entered into administration in May 2014. The creditorsconsisted of both secured bank debt and unsecured creditors amounting to £736,000 and £967,000 respectively. Mr Thompson was a director on the board of Finch and Partners Limited whichentered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement ("CVA") on 27 September 2013. Thecreditors figure totalled £1,163,737 of which £105,000 was due to AmphitriteLimited, a company owned by Richard Thompson. The CVA involved the creditorsagreeing to a payment plan over three and a half years but did not involve anyof the creditors reducing the amount due to them. Mr Thompson was a director of The Luxury Lifestyles Limited, a company whichentered into administrative receivership on 30 May 2002 with an estimateddeficiency in relation to creditors of £4.5 million. Mr Thompson currently holds 567,107 ordinary shares in the Company, equivalentto 7.74 per cent. of its issued share capital. These shares are held throughAmphitrite Limited of which Mr Thompson is a 100 per cent. shareholder. Mr Thompson has confirmed that there is no additional information to bedisclosed in accordance with Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: For further additional information please contact: Guscio PLC Tony Humphreys / Marcus Yeoman 020 3053 1897 Sanlam Securities UK Limited Simon Clements / Virginia Bull 020 7628 2200 Peterhouse Corporate Finance Limited
Lucy Williams / Eran Zucker 020 7469 0936
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