Directorate Change - Replace
April 10 2003 - 9:00AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:8911J
Trinity Mirror PLC
10 April 2003
"The following replaces the Directorate Change announcement released today 10
April 2003 @ 12:19, under RNS Number 8875J.
In paragraph 6 it was stated that Mark Haysom joined the Board in January 1999.
He actually joined in January 1998.
All other details remain unchanged, and the full amended text appears below."
Thursday 10th April 2003
Trinity Mirror plc: Board and Management changes
Trinity Mirror plc today announces the following changes to its Board and senior
management team.
Vijay Vaghela is appointed Group Finance Director. He succeeds Margaret Ewing
who left the group at the end of June 2002 to join BAA.
Vijay, 36, qualified as a chartered accountant with Touche Ross before joining
Mirror Group as head of internal audit in August 1994. He was subsequently
promoted to group treasurer and is currently Director of Accounting and
Treasury. Vijay has been acting finance director since 1st July 2002.
Vijay will take up his appointment with immediate effect and will be appointed
as an executive director of the company immediately after the Annual General
Meeting on Thursday 8th May 2003.
Mark Haysom, 49, Managing Director, National Newspapers is to leave the company,
and has resigned as a director with immediate effect. For the foreseeable future
the Nationals' management team will report directly to Sly Bailey, Chief
Executive.
Mark joined the Board in January 1998. He was appointed to his current position
in September 1999. He has worked for the Company nearly 11 years, first in its
regional business and more recently as managing Director of the national titles.
Richard Wyatt, Director of Corporate Development, will also leave the company by
the end of April.
Sly Bailey said: "Vijay has a deep knowledge of the company and newspaper
publishing. He is the principal architect of our current debt financing strategy
and is well known to our main shareholders and bankers. I am delighted by the
appointment and look forward to working closely with him in his new role.
"I would like to thank Mark and Richard for their contribution to the company
and wish them both well for the future.
"I'm looking forward to working more closely with our Nationals' team to help
realise the full potential of our leading brands."
No further details required under chapter 6F2(b) - (g) of the FSA Listing Rules
remain to be disclosed.
For further information contact:
Trinity Mirror plc
Sly Bailey 020 7293 3000
Chief Executive
Vijay Vaghela 020 7293 3000
Group Finance Director
Nick Fullagar 020 7293 3622
Director of Corporate Communications
Finsbury
James Leviton 020 7251 3801
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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