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FireAngel Safety Technology Group
22 January 2019
22 January 2019
FireAngel Safety Technology Group plc
("FireAngel" or the "Company")
Directorate change
FireAngel (AIM: FA.), one of Europe's leading developers and
suppliers of home safety products, is pleased to announce the
appointment of John Conoley as Non-Executive Chairman of the
Company with immediate effect.
John Conoley brings significant executive and non-executive
Board level experience of both fully listed and AIM quoted
businesses. He began his career in the IT industry with IBM in
1983, and worked in a range of industries in technical, sales, and
marketing roles. Since then, John has held general management and
director-level roles in small and medium-sized private and public
companies. Recent public company roles include Chief Executive
Officer of Psion PLC, the fully listed international mobile device
company, from April 2008 to October 2012 when it was sold to
Motorola; and Non-executive Director of NetDimensions (Holdings)
Limited, the AIM quoted human capital management software company,
from October 2016 to April 2017 when it was sold to Learning
Technologies plc. Current roles comprise Executive Chairman of
eServGlobal Limited ("eServGlobal"), the AIM and ASX quoted
innovative mobile financial services company, since April 2015
(part time since 1 January 2019) having initially joined the board
as a non-executive Director in May 2013; Non-executive Director of
HomeSend SCRL, the company jointly owned by eServGlobal and
Mastercard; and Non-executive Chairman of Parity Group plc, the AIM
quoted professional recruitment and IT services company where he
was appointed in April 2017.
Following John Conoley's appointment as Non-Executive Chairman
of the Company, Graham Whitworth, the Company's Executive Chairman,
has been appointed part time Executive Director of the Company for
12 months with a view to becoming a non-executive Director of the
Company on the expiry of the 12 months.
John Shepherd, Chairman of the Company's Nominations Committee,
commented: "Having conducted an extensive search, we are pleased to
announce John's appointment as Chairman of FireAngel with immediate
effect. He brings with him a wealth of executive and non-executive
experience and we look forward to him joining the Board and working
with him."
Graham Whitworth, Executive Chairman of the Company, commented:
"From my initial involvement as a seed investor, it has been hugely
satisfying to have led the business to become a leading European
safety products provider. The next phase for the Company is to
continue the transition from self-contained safety products
provider into a fully integrated, connected safety solutions
provider.
"I see this as the next logical and most exciting phase for the
Company and to ensure success, additional skills will be required.
I will continue to contribute and remain actively involved with the
business. I would like to thank each of our stakeholders for their
support in the past and wish the new team every success for the
future."
William Payne, Senior Non-executive Director of the Company,
added: "Graham has made an outstanding contribution to the Company
on many fronts over nearly twenty years, and we are delighted he is
continuing in an executive capacity to ensure that knowledge and
experience is not lost to the Group."
For further information, please contact:
FireAngel Safety Technology Group plc 02477 717700
John Shepherd, Chairman of the Nominations Committee
Neil Smith, Group Chief Executive
Mike Stilwell, Group Finance Director
Stockdale Securities 020 7601 6100
Tom Griffiths
Vigo Communications
Jeremy Garcia/Fiona Henson/Charlie Neish 020 7390 0230
Regulatory disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule
Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies)
John Richard Conoley, aged 57, is, or has been during the last
five years, a director or partner of the following
companies/partnerships:
Current directorships/partnerships:
eServGlobal (UK) Limited
HomeSend SCRL
Nehra Limited
Parity Group plc
Pictor Developments Limited
Previous directorships/partnerships:
Autologic Diagnostics Limited
Autologic Diagnostics Holdings Limited
Autologic Diagnostics International Limited
Diagnos Limited
NetDimensions (Holdings) Limited
Outstep Limited*
*John was a Non-executive Director of Outstep Limited until
January 2015 when the company was dissolved following a creditors'
voluntary liquidation (with a deficit to unsecured creditors of
approximately GBP0.5 million)
John Conoley has confirmed that there are no other disclosures
to be made in accordance with Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies.
Notes to Editors
About FireAngel
FireAngel's mission is to protect, save and improve our
customers' lives by making innovative, leading edge technology
simple and accessible. FireAngel is one of the market leaders in
the European home safety products market and launched its own
connected homes product proposition at the end of 2016.
FireAngel's principal products are smoke alarms, CO alarms and
accessories. The Company has an extensive portfolio of patented
intellectual property in Europe, the US and other selected
territories. Products are sold under FireAngel's leading brands of
FireAngel, FireAngel Pro, AngelEye and FireAngel Connect.
For further product information, please visit:
www.fireangeltech.com
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