Directorate Change
18 January 2008 - 10:38PM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:0803M
First Artist Corporation PLC
18 January 2008
Date: 18 January 2008
On behalf of: First Artist Corporation plc ("First Artist" or "the Group")
For immediate release
First Artist Corporation plc
Board Changes
First Artist Corporation plc (AIM: FAN), the media, entertainment, and events
group, announces that following today's Annual General Meeting David Noble has
been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Tim Chadwick did not
seek re-election at the AGM and retires from the Board. These changes are
effective immediately.
David Noble (52) has extensive experience of corporate finance and operations
across the global media sector. From 1998 to 2007 he worked for 3i plc,
latterly as the Media Sector Partner, and in 2007 he co-founded QV Partners, a
business which provides consultancy services in all aspects of traditional and
digital media.
Commenting on the changes, Jarvis Astaire, Chairman of First Artist, said:
"We are delighted to welcome David Noble to the Board and believe he will be
able to make a very significant contribution to the Company. I would also like
to express our thanks to Tim Chadwick for his contribution during his time in
office."
No further disclosures are required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
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Enquiries:
Jon Smith, Chief Executive
Richard Hughes, Group Managing Director www.firstartist.com
First Artist Corporation Tel: 020 7993 0000
Emma Kane / Samantha Robbins / Sanna Lehtinen sr@redleafpr.com
Redleaf Communications Tel: 020 7822 0200
David Floyd
Dawnay Day, NOMAD Tel: 020 7509 4570
Katie Shelton
Daniel Stewart, Broker Tel: 020 7776 6550
Notes to Editors:
* First Artist Corporation plc floated on AIM in 2002
* First Artist's group companies are among the leading brands
in their fields under the following categories:
o Media - advertising, marketing and signage for West End, Broadway and
Las Vegas shows via the Dewynters and Newman Displays brands, and strategic
sponsorship consulting via Sponsorship Consulting and First Rights
o Entertainment - representation of media personalities and football
players/clubs across UK, Europe and the US via its First Artist Sport and First
Artist Entertainment companies together with wealth management under its Optimal
Wealth Management arm
o Events - offers a broad range of events such as conferences, company
activity days, venue finding, delegate management and client events for private
and public sector clients such as the Training & Development Agency, under its
Finishing Touch business
* First Artist is acting as a consolidator in the fragmented
media, entertainment and events sectors focusing on high quality brands
with the potential to cross sell to other Group companies
* First Artist has strong visibility of earnings across a
diverse and non-cyclical range of activities in both live and digital
formats
* The Group benefits from a strong, experienced management team
with extensive expertise across all the sectors in which it operates
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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