Wey Education PLC Appointment of Barrie Whipp as new Director (9880P)
24 February 2016 - 8:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9880P
Wey Education PLC
24 February 2016
24 February 2016
WEY EDUCATION PLC
("Wey Education" or the "Company")
Appointment of Barrie Whipp as new Director
Wey Education plc (AIM:WEY), the education group operating an
established online independent secondary school in the UK, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Barrie Whipp, as a
Non-executive Director of the Company.
Barrie is Executive Chairman of Crimson Tide Plc (AIM:TIDE)
which he founded in 1996 and formulated the ideas behind the
Group's mpro5 solution in 2003. Previously, after a career in
finance, he founded the financial services arm of Tiphook plc and
was Group Managing Director of IAF Group Plc. He has served as a
non-executive director of Wills Group plc as well as a number of
private companies.
Barrie has a particular interest in education, having served as
a Governor of Frant Church of England Primary School for 8 years,
latterly as Chair of Governors. He has an Honours degree in History
from the Open University and currently studies online with the
University of Derby.
Barrie John Reginald Whipp, aged 55, is currently a Director of
the following companies:
A Cohen & Co (Great Britain) Limited
Callog Limited
Crimson Tide Mpro Limited
Crimson Tide plc
Crimson Tide Services Limited
Moneymotive Limited
There are no companies of which Mr Whipp was a director within
the past five years.
Mr Whipp was a non-executive director of JP Search &
Selection Limited at the time of its liquidation in 1993. The
principal creditor was IAF Group plc where Mr Whipp was the group
managing director.
There are no other matters which require disclosure in
accordance with the requirements of paragraph (g) Schedule Two AIM
Rules for Companies.
Commenting on the appointment of Mr Whipp the Chairman David
Massie said: "In seeking a new Non-executive Director of the
Company we undertook a search to find candidates with the relevant
experience, personal capacity and drive to help take the Company to
the next level of its development. The Group has major long term
growth plans and Barrie's technical oversight will assist the Board
to support and help oversee those plans. We believe he will make a
valuable contribution to our Board."
Enquiries:
Wey Education plc
David L. Massie (Non-Executive
Chairman) +44 (0) 20
www.weyeducation.com 7518 9700
WH Ireland Limited (NOMAD and +44 (0) 20
BROKER) 7220 1666
John Wakefield
Ed Allsopp
Yellow Jersey PR
Alistair de Kare-Silver +44 (0) 7738
Dominic Barretto 076 304
Notes to Editors
Wey Education is a holding company of an educational group with
two trading divisions. Through InterHigh the Company owns and
operates a fully interactive, online independent secondary school
in the UK, offering IGCSEs, 'AS' Levels and 'A' Levels. Through Wey
Consultancy it operates a consultancy business, assisting parties
seeking to sponsor free schools and academies.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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