15th Oct 2013 07:00
Under embargo until 07.00am 15 October 2013
Utilitywise plc
("Utilitywise" or the "Company")
Board Appointments
Utilitywise PLC (AIM:UTW), a leading independent utility cost management consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointments to the Board of Jeremy Middleton, CBE and Jonathan 'Jon' Kempster as non-executive Directors, effective immediately.
Jeremy is an entrepreneur best known for having co-founded Homeserve PLC, the FTSE 250 international home emergency business where he remains on the executive committee.
Jon has held a number of PLC finance roles, most recently as Group Finance Director of Wincanton plc, the UK and Ireland logistics and distribution group with 16,000 employees and revenues of over £1 billion.
Richard Feigen, Chairman of Utilitywise, commented: "We welcome Jeremy and Jon to the Board, both of whom bring to the Company a unique set of skills and expertise. Jeremy has a strong track record in advising companies in the North East, where he still lives and Jon has extensive public company experience. Since the executive appointments of Michael Dent and Simon Butterfield earlier in the year we have been looking for non-executives who can contribute during this exciting period in the Company's development and we are delighted to have attracted such high calibre individuals. I look forward to working with them."
For further information:
Utilitywise PLC | 0870 626 0559 |
Geoff Thompson, CEO | |
finnCap (NOMAD and broker) | 020 7220 0500 |
Matt Goode / Charlotte Stranner / Henrik Persson (Corporate Finance) | |
Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking) | |
Newgate Threadneedle | 020 7653 9850 |
Josh Royston / John Coles / Hilary Millar |
Regulatory Information:
Jeremy Peter Middleton (age 52) is or has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the previous 5 years:
Current | Previous |
Middleton Enterprises Ltd. | Conservative National Convention |
NELEP Growing Places Investment Fund |
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Cottages of Northumberland Ltd. |
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HBB Property Trading Ltd. |
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HBB Relocation Services Ltd. |
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HBB Funding Ltd. |
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HBB (ThinCats Loans) Ltd. |
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There is no further information on Mr. Middleton required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Jonathan Kempster (age 50) is or has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the previous 5 years:
Current | Previous |
JVM Ltd | Wincanton PLC |
JVM International Ltd | Delta PLC |
South Quayside Holdings Ltd | Aldway Eight Limited |
Delta Pension Nominees Ltd | Bill Switchgear Limited |
| D. & T. Holdings Limited |
| Delta (DCC) Holdings Limited |
| Delta (DCC) Limited |
| Delta 123 Limited |
| Delta Electrical and Engineering Holdings B.V. |
| Delta Cables Holdings Limited |
| Delta Capillary Products Limited |
| Delta Electrical Limited |
| Delta Enfield Cables (Holdings) Limited |
| Delta Enfield Limited |
| Delta Engineering Holdings Limited |
| Delta Group Overseas B.V. |
| Delta Group International B.V. |
| Delta Group Overseas Limited |
| Delta Group Services Limited |
| Delta Industries Limited |
| Druryway Auto Group Limited |
| Johnson & Phillips Limited |
| Solent Repetition Limited |
| The Delta Metal Company Limited |
| Valmont Australia Finance |
| Valmont Australia Finance Three |
| Valmont Australia Finance Two |
| Valmont EMD Holdings Limited |
| Valmont MMC Holdings Limited |
| C.E.L. (Engineering) Limited |
| C.E.L. Group Limited |
| CEL (Logistics) Limited |
| East Anglia Freight Terminal (Holdings) Limited |
| East Anglia Freight Terminal Limited |
| Glass Glover Group Limited |
| Glass Glover Management Services Limited |
| Hanbury Davies Containers Limited |
| Hanbury Davies Limited |
| Hanbury Holdings Limited |
| House of Hill Holdings Limited |
| House of Hill Limited |
| Lane Group plc |
| Minmar (662) Limited |
| Nair Properties Limited |
| Product Support (Holdings) Limited |
| Product Support Limited |
| Pullman Fleet Services Limited |
| R-LOG Limited |
| RDL Distribution Limited |
| RDL Holdings Limited |
| Rhenus International Limited |
| Roadtanks Limited |
| Storedco Limited |
| Swales Haulage Limited |
| Trans European Holdings Limited |
| UDS Properties Limited |
| W O Broadstreet Limited |
| W. Carter (Haulage) Limited |
| Wincanton Air & Ocean Limited |
| Wincanton Group Limited |
| Wincanton High Tech Limited |
| Wincanton Holdings Limited |
| Wincanton Logistics Limited |
| Wincanton Trans European Limited |
| Wincanton UK Limited |
| Wincanton Vehicle Rentals Limited |
| Corstor Limited |
| Aldway Building Products Limited |
| Home Automation Limited |
| RIPUL Limited |
| Bramford Trading Limited |
| Butler's (Grinders & Operators) Limited |
| BVH Truck Rentals Limited |
| Glass Glover Distribution Limited |
| Loadwell Contracts Limited |
| PGN Logistics Limited |
| Rokold European Transport Limited |
| Tea Blending Limited |
| Wincanton Food & Logistics Limited |
| Wincanton Storage and Warehousing Limited |
| Wincanton Transport Limited |
There is no further information on Mr. Kempster required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
About Utilitywise
Utilitywise is a leading independent utility cost management consultancy based in South Shields, Tyne and Wear with offices in Portsmouth, Redditch, Leicester and Bury St Edmunds. The company has established trading relationships with a number of major UK energy suppliers and provides services to its customers designed to assist them in achieving better value out of their energy contracts, reduced energy consumption and lower carbon footprint.
Businesses large and small rely on Utilitywise for their energy management needs. Clients range in size from single site SME's to multinationals with thousands of sites and cover the whole of the UK. In total, Utilitywise manages over 67,000 energy meters which have an overall energy consumption of approaching 16 terra watt hours per annum.
Utilitywise is a UK company quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.utilitywise.com.
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