1st Dec 2005 07:02
Micro Focus International plc01 December 2005 1 December 2005: embargoed for 7.00am Micro Focus appoints Nick Bray as Chief Financial Officer Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or "the Group") is pleased toannounce the appointment of Nick Bray as its Chief Financial Officer. Nick willtake up his appointment and join the Micro Focus Board on 1 February 2006. Nick, aged 40, was previously Group Finance Director of Fibernet Group plc, thebespoke network service provider, having joined the company in February 2001.Prior to that, he was Group Chief Financial Officer of Gentia Software plc fromearly 1999 to December 2000 and was previously Chief Accounting Officer ofComshare Inc. He started his career at Price Waterhouse where he qualified as achartered accountant. Nick has broad experience in the IT sector, both in the USand Europe. Having played a key role within Micro Focus from the sale of the business byMERANT plc in August 2001 through to the Company's successful IPO earlier thisyear, and having joined the Group in 1991, Richard Lloyd, has decided to stepdown as the Micro Focus's Chief Financial Officer. Richard has agreed to remainwith Micro Focus for a further period in order to provide an appropriatehandover. Commenting on the appointment, Tony Hill, CEO of Micro Focus, said: "We are delighted to have attracted someone of Nick Bray's calibre and with suchrelevant experience in our sector. We are looking forward to working with Nick.He will be building on the solid platform built by Richard Lloyd, who has servedMicro Focus over 14 years with great dedication and effectiveness and leaveswith our very best wishes." The following additional information is disclosed in accordance with paragraph9.6.13R(3) of the Listing Rules of the UK Financial Services Authority: Gentia Software plc entered into a corporate voluntary arrangement and wassubsequently put into administration in November 2001 and a creditors andvoluntary liquidation followed in March 2002. Gentia Software Benelux BV, asubsidiary of Gentia Software plc, of which Nick Bray was an executive Director,was put into administration in November 2000. Save for the foregoing, and as set out above, there is no other informationrequired to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules. Enquiries: Micro Focus Tel: +44 (0)1635 32646Tony Hill, Chief Executive OfficerMichael Kearney, Director, Investor Relations Financial Dynamics Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113Giles SandersonHarriet Keen This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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