Directorate Change
16/04/2015 11:43
16 April 2015
Guscio PLC
("Guscio" or the "Company")
Directorate Change
Guscio plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Gail Ganney and John
Steele as a Non-Executive Directors of the Board with immediate effect.
Gail Ganney is the founder of Sportsdata. Originally a civil engineer with Ove
Arup in London and Brisbane, and more recently gaining an MSc in Internet
Programming in 1998, she has spent the last 20 years pursuing entrepreneurial
and investment opportunities in a variety of sectors. Gail serves on a number
of private company boards and is hands-on in the creation and day-to-day
operation and management of the Sportsdata IT development team. Gail will serve
Guscio in a capacity to support the identification of new technology
opportunities to complement its portfolio.
John Steele served as an army officer before becoming a professional rugby
player and European cup winning coach. As a Chartered Surveyor he gained
experience in the corporate property world. He has been a sports CEO in the
private, public and not for profit sectors including UK Sport, the Rugby
Football Union and the Youth Sport Trust; as well as serving as a non-??
executive director on various sports organization boards. In addition to his
role as Executive Director of Sport at Loughborough University, he is also the
Chairman of the English Institute of Sport, and owns a leadership development
consultancy.
Richard Thompson, Chairman of the Board, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome both new directors to the Board of Guscio PLC. The
wealth of knowledge and contacts that they both have in their respective fields
will clearly be of great benefit to the business as we continue to develop our
plans within the education and sports technology sector"
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
Disclosures under Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules
The following additional information relating to Ms Ganney is disclosed under
Rule 17 or Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Ms Gail Mary Ganney, aged 51, holds or has held the following directorships and
/or partnerships in the previous five years:
Present Directorships/Partnerships Past Directorships/Partnerships
Eureka Teach Limited Compatibility Index Limited
Hare Consultants Limited Hip Hotels Media Limited
Metal Pig Limited Marisa Restaurants Limited
MySkillz Limited Marisha Restaurants Limited
Play Now Limited MySkillz Community Enterprise
Playgee Limited Waterhare Investments Limited
Sportsdata Limited
Woodhill Estate Management
Ms Ganney is currently a director on the board of Myskillz Limited, a company
which was subject to a successful winding up petition from a creditor in
September 2014. A liquidator was appointed by the official receiver in October
2014 with the estimated creditors figure totalling 100,000.
No additional information relating to Ms Ganney is required to be disclosed
under Rule 17 or Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
The following additional information relating to Mr Steele is disclosed under
Rule 17 or Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Mr John David Steele, aged 50, holds or has held the following directorships
and/or partnerships in the previous five years:
Present Directorships/Partnerships Past Directorships/Partnerships
Unforgiving Minute Limited England Rugby 2015 Limited
The English Institute of Sport Limited England Rugby Travel Limited
RFU Health and Leisure Limited
RFU Hotel Limited
Rugby Football Development Limited
Twickenham Experience Limited
No additional information relating to Mr Steele is required to be disclosed
under Rule 17 or Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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