Released: 03/04/2007
RNS Number:2893U
Spiritel PLC
03 April 2007
For release: 3 April 2007
SPIRITEL plc
("Spiritel" or "the Company")
Directorate Change
Spiritel plc (AIM: STP), the telecommunications services business, today
announces that Non-Executive Director Mark Willard has stepped down from the
Board with immediate effect. This follows the recent appointment of Anthony Vose
to the Board with the acquisition of Ashland Group and allows Mr. Willard to
concentrate on his other business and consulting interests.
Mark Willard founded Spiritel in 2001 and was instrumental in its early
development, including the Company's listing on AIM in July of 2004. He is a
previous Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Lord St. John of Bletso, Chairman of Spiritel commented: "Mark laid the
foundation for the development of Spiritel into a leading provider of
communications services to its wholesale and business customers. I am
particularly grateful for the role Mark has played in establishing Spiritel's
position as an innovative provider of next generation VoIP services. We wish him
well in his future business endeavours."
For further information please visit www.spiritelplc.com or contact:
Spiritel plc Tavistock Communications
Alastair Mills Simon Hudson
Chief Executive Clemmie Carr
Tel : +44 20 7160 0100 Tel: +44 20 7920 3150
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Note to Editors
www.spiritelplc.com
Spiritel is a telecommunications group that offers a mix of traditional and next
generation telecommunications' services and products to business customers. The
Group listed on AIM in July 2004 (AIM: STP). Spiritel's customers who range from
large blue chip corporates to SMEs are served through the Group's two divisions
- Spiritel Wholesale and Spiritel Retail.
Spiritel Retail was established in 2006 and comprises of a number of
direct-to-customer initiatives designed to guide users through the ongoing
migration to Internet Protocol (IP) based telecoms services. Through the recent
acquisitions of CallPlan Ltd, Networks Direct UK Ltd and The Ashland Group the
division has gained relationships with almost 1,000 SME customers and blue chips
including Marriott and Whitbread.
Spiritel Wholesale provides a range of voice and data products to UK and
international operators. The services include UK and international call
termination and the latest generation of IP-based communications technologies
for carrier and business customers.
Spiritel is a consolidator in the highly fragmented UK telecoms reseller market.
The Group proposes to deliver shareholder value through acquisitions, which
bring complementary products, and skill sets to the Group's offering and
organically via the growth of customer relationships and joint ventures.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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