7th Apr 2008 07:00
United Business Media plc Board changes United Business Media plc today notes the following Board changes, as indicatedin the notice of Annual General Meeting which will be sent to Shareholders on11 April. UBM will hold its Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2008.Alan R. Gillespie CBE has been appointed to the Board as a non-executivedirector with effect from 11 April. Mr Gillespie is Chairman of Ulster BankGroup, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group, and alsochairs the International Finance Facility for Immunisation (IFFIm), anintergovernmental organisation established to fund vaccination programmes forchildren in many of the world's poorest countries. Mr. Gillespie haspreviously held posts in both the private and public sectors, including Partnerat Goldman Sachs & Co, Chief Executive of the Commonwealth DevelopmentCorporation and Chairman of the Northern Ireland Development Board. MrGillespie will be proposed for election by shareholders at the Annual GeneralMeeting.Adair Turner will retire from the Board at the Annual General Meeting, havingserved as a non-executive director for over eight years. In accordance withUBM's articles of association, Sandy Leitch and Christopher Hyman will alsoretire from UBM's Board at the AGM.
John Botts, Chairman of United Business Media, said:
"On behalf of UBM's shareholders I would like to thank Adair, Sandy and Chrisfor their contribution to the development of UBM, particularly in the lastseveral years during which UBM has undergone such a successful transformation,their advice and guidance has been invaluable to the Board's discussions.""I am very pleased to welcome Alan Gillespie as a non-executive director, I amsure his very considerable international business experience will enable him tomake a strong contribution to the Board." - Ends - ContactsMedia Peter Bancroft Director of Communications E-mail [email protected] Direct telephone +44 20 7921 5961 Chris Barrie Citigate Dewe Rogerson E-mail [email protected] Direct telephone +44 20 7282 2943 Mobile +44 796 872 72 89 Analysts/Investors Email [email protected] Direct telephone +44 20 7921 5095 Nigel Wilson +44 20 7921 5019 Andrew Crow +44 20 7921 5940 Notes to Editors
1. About United Business Media plc
United Business Media plc is a leading global business media company. Weinform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events,online, in print, and with the information they need to do businesssuccessfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, fromdoctors to game developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmersto pharmacists around the world. Our 5,000 staff in more than 30 countries areorganised into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them todo business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently.
For more information, go to www.unitedbusinessmedia.com.
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