RNS Number : 7221A
IDOX PLC
06 August 2008
6 August 2008
IDOX plc
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
IDOX plc (AIM: IDOX, 'IDOX' or the 'Company'), the supplier of software and services to
the UK public sector, has appointed William
Edmondson as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 29 September 2008.
Will Edmondson, aged 39, is currently Finance Director for the Europe, Middle-East, India
& Africa Region of Autodesk Inc. (NASDAQ:
ADSK, 'Autodesk'). Will has been with Autodesk since 2002 and has led the finance teams in the
EMIA regions since 2005. Autodesk is the
world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction,
and media and entertainment markets. It has nine
million users worldwide and over $1 billion of revenues in the EMIA Region.
Will is a UK Chartered Accountant and trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers prior to working
as a manager in its Forensic Services division
for three years, thereafter joining Carlton Communications plc as a Divisional Financial
Controller in 1996. Will then worked with software
company TrustMarque Group, which he joined as Financial Controller in December 1999, becoming
its Finance Director in December 2000.
Will has considerable experience of mergers and acquisitions, having worked on many
integration projects for Autodesk and previous
companies.
Martin Brooks, Chairman of IDOX said:
"We are delighted that Will is joining us in September, strengthening our executive
management team. His M&A experience will be very
valuable to IDOX as we continue to look for high-quality acquisition targets."
Further details as required under Schedule 2 (g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for
Companies are contained in Appendix One to this
announcement.
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Enquiries:
IDOX
Martin Brooks, Chairman 020 7332 6000
Richard Kellett-Clarke, CEO 020 7332 6000
College Hill
Carl Franklin/Adrian Duffield 020 7457 2020
Noble & Company Limited
Matthew Hall/ Sam Reynolds 020 7763 2200
Appendix One:
In accordance with Schedule 2(g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies, the following
information in relation to the appointment of
Mr William Somerville Edmondson is disclosed below:
William Somerville Edmondson, aged 39, holds and has held within the five preceding years
the following directorships and partnerships:
Current Directorships Directorships held in the past five years
Ravencragg Limited Autodesk Limited
Discreet Logic (UK) Limited
Save as set above, there is no further information to be disclosed in respect of William
Edmondson under schedule 2 (g) and Rule 17 of
the AIM Rules.
About IDOX plc www.idoxplc.com
IDOX plc is a leading developer and supplier of software and services for the management
of local government and other organisations.Over 70% of UK authorities use IDOX software and managed services for document and knowledge
management and for the provision of web-based
services such as planning applications and public information.
The Group's acquisition of CAPS Solutions for £21 million in June 2007 and of Plantech
for a net £3.9 million in February 2008 has
reinforced IDOX's position as a significant player in the local authority information software
sector.
IDOX also supplies decision-support content and additional specialist services through the
IDOX Information Service. Under the TFPL
brand the Group is transforming approaches to knowledge and content management via consultancy
and training as well as providing these
specialist skills to customers through its recruitment division.
IDOX is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with offices in Newbury and Glasgow.
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