Universe Group PLC Directorate Change (7124W)
April 23 2019 - 1:01AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMUNG
RNS Number : 7124W
Universe Group PLC
23 April 2019
23 April 2019
AIM: UNG.L
Universe Group plc
("Universe", the "Company" or the "Group")
DIRECTORATE CHANGE
Universe Group plc (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and
supplier of point of sale, payment and loyalty systems, is pleased
to announce the appointment of Ivan Brooks as a non-executive
director of the Company.
Mr. Brooks brings over 20 years' experience in information
technology ("IT") leadership and consulting. Ivan previously served
as Chief Information Officer for McDonald's UK and Countrywide,
where he led the adoption and roll-out of new technologies and
drove business efficiency initiatives. Most recently Ivan has been
advising a range of UK businesses as an executive IT consultant. In
his current role Ivan helps executive management teams, IT
specialists and CIOs address a range of IT topics, ranging from IT
strategy to internal systems reviews and business transformation
projects.
The only information required to be disclosed pursuant to
Schedule Two paragraph (g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for
Companies, is that Mr. Brooks, age 54, is currently only a director
or partner of Brooks Digital Limited and holds no shares in the
Company.
The information communicated in this announcement is inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation
596/2014.
Andrew Blazye, Non-Executive Chairman of Universe,
commented:
"I'm delighted to welcome Ivan Brooks to the Universe Board.
With his deep understanding of IT systems and infrastructure in the
retail sector, he will bring invaluable know how and guidance to
the Board as we continue to evolve our technology strategy."
For further information:
Universe Group plc T: +44 2380 689 510
Andrew Blazye, Non-Executive Chairman
Jeremy Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
Daryl Paton, Chief Financial Officer
finnCap T: +44 20 7220 0500
Stuart Andrews / Henrik Persson (Corporate Finance)
Richard Chambers (ECM)
IFC Advisory T: +44 20 3934 6630
Tim Metcalfe
Heather Armstrong
Florence Chandler
About Universe Group plc:
Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers with
point of sale, payment and loyalty systems. The Group's solutions
are based on its own proprietary software and are offered out of
the cloud on a software as a service model with its data centres
processing over 6 billion transactions every year. For further
information, please see www.universe-group.co.uk
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