CityFibre Infrastructure Hldgs PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman (9925X)
February 28 2017 - 2:02AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9925X
CityFibre Infrastructure Hldgs PLC
28 February 2017
For immediate release 28 February 2017
CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC
('CityFibre' or the 'Group' or the 'Company')
Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman
CityFibre (AIM: CITY), a leading designer, builder, owner, and
operator of fibre optic infrastructure in UK towns and cities, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher ("Chris") Stone
as the Company's Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect.
Mr Stone is a technology and services industry veteran with a
strong track record of building successful, global businesses in
the sector. Most notably he was responsible for leading the
transformation of Northgate Information Solutions (then called
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems) between 1999 to 2011 to
become the world's second largest specialist HR technology and
services business and the leading provider of software and services
to the UK public sector.
Chris is currently a Non-Executive Director (formerly Chief
Executive Officer) of Radius Worldwide, an expansion services
company offering accounting, HR, legal, tax and compliance support
to companies' international operations. He led the business during
its successful acquisition by private equity firm, HG Capital, in
August 2013.
Chris has also previously held senior roles at Accenture,
Electronic Data Systems, Digital Equipment Company, Fitness First
and CSR, where he served as Non-Executive Director and Chairman of
the Remuneration Committee.
Greg Mesch, CEO of CityFibre, commented:
"We're delighted to welcome Chris as Non-Executive Chairman of
CityFibre. He brings to the Board extensive experience as a
Non-Executive Director across a wide range of companies and
sectors, and we look forward to his perspective and guidance as
CityFibre continues its rapid growth and development in the dynamic
and evolving UK communications infrastructure market."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Mr Christopher Michael Renwick Stone (aged 54) has been a
director of the following companies during the five years preceding
the date of this announcement:
Current directorships Previous directorships
Radius Bidco Limited Northgate IS plc and all
its subsidiaries
Tattleton Services Limited Radius Pledgeco Limited
Event Rider Masters Limited Radius Midco Limited
Zighy Holdings Limited Radius Holdco Limited
Qorex Ltd Radius Debtco Limited
Rebus HR Group Limited Radius (USA), Inc.
CSR Limited
Moray Finance Limited
Rambo A Limited
Rambo E Limited
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to
Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
The information communicated in this announcement is inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation
596/2014.
For further information, please contact:
CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings www.cityfibre.com
plc
Greg Mesch, Chief Executive Officer via Vigo Communications
Terry Hart, Chief Financial Officer
James Enck, Head of Investor Relations
finnCap (Nomad and Joint Broker) www.finncap.com
Stuart Andrews / Christopher Raggett Tel: 020 7220
/ Anthony Adams (Corporate Finance) 0500
Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking)
Liberum (Joint Broker) www.liberum.com
Steve Pearce / Richard Bootle Tel: 020 3100
2000
Vigo Communications www.vigocomms.com
Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Henson Tel: 020 7830
9700
About CityFibre:
CityFibre is the national builder of Gigabit Cities, as the UK's
largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network
infrastructure. It has major metro duct and fibre footprints in 42
cities across the UK and a national long distance network that
connects these cities to major data-centres across the UK and to
key peering points in London.
The company has an extensive customer base spanning service
integrators, enterprise and consumer service providers and mobile
operators. Providing a portfolio of active and dark fibre services,
CityFibre's networks address 28,000 public sites, 7,800 mobile
masts, 280,000 businesses and 4 million homes.
CityFibre is based in London, United Kingdom, and its shares
trade on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: CITY).
Further information on the company can be found at
www.cityfibre.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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