20th May 2005 07:00
Spice Holdings PLC20 May 2005 PRE-CLOSE TRADING STATEMENT The Board of Spice Holdings plc ("Spice" or the "Company") is pleased toannounce that its results for the year ended 30 April 2005 will be in line withthe directors' and the market's expectations. These results will be announced on Thursday, 21 July 2005. The Company will holda briefing for analysts that morning. Further details of this briefing will beannounced nearer the time. BOARD CHANGES & APPOINTMENTS Before his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in December 2002, CarlChambers was Corporate Development Director and, since then, he has combinedboth roles. As acquisitions are expected to continue and contribute to thegrowth of Spice, the Board believes that a wholly dedicated CorporateDevelopment Director is critical. Carl's background is in sourcing andfacilitating acquisitions and he has elected to relinquish his role as ChiefFinancial Officer to become Corporate Development Director with immediateeffect. Oliver James Lightowlers, aged 32, has been appointed to the Board as GroupFinance Director with immediate effect. He joined Spice fromPricewaterhouseCoopers in December 2002, as Group Financial Controller andCompany Secretary. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers &Lybrand. Lee Johnstone becomes Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary withimmediate effect. Lee, who is a Chartered Accountant, recently joined Spice fromGartland Whalley Barker plc where he was Group Accountant. There are no further details to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (f)of the AIM Rules. OPERATING BOARD APPOINTMENT The Board also announces that William (Bill) Anthony Leach joined Spice on 1 May2005, as Managing Director of the Water Services division. Bill has considerableexperience in the utilities sector and has specialist, high-level knowledge ofthe water sector. He has been appointed to develop further the Group's existingwater businesses and assist in the identification of potential acquisitions fromwithin this sector. Enquiries: Spice Holdings plc Tel: 0113 384 3838Simon Rigby, Chief Executive OfficerCarl Chambers, Corporate Development DirectorOliver Lightowlers, Group Finance Director Rawlings Financial PR Limited Tel: 01756 770 376Catriona Valentine This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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