Smart Metering Systems PLC Board Changes (8092Z)
01 Juni 2016 - 8:01AM
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RNS Number : 8092Z
Smart Metering Systems PLC
01 June 2016
Smart Metering Systems plc
("SMS" or the "Company")
Board Changes
The Board of Smart Metering Systems plc (AIM: SMS.L), the
integrated metering services company that connects, owns, operates
and maintains current generation and new advanced metering assets
and databases, is pleased to announce the appointment of Graeme
Bissett as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate
effect.
Graeme (58) is an experienced corporate financier and qualified
chartered accountant, having previously been a partner with Arthur
Andersen LLP and finance director of a number of international
groups. He is currently appointed as the Chairman of Macfarlane
Group PLC and Curo Compensation Limited and as a Non-Executive
Director of a number of other businesses, including Cruden Group
Limited, Scottish Futures Trust Limited and Anderson Strathern LLP.
He has also served on the boards of a number of other companies,
including Interbulk plc, and Black Circles Holdings Ltd and
currently undertakes a number of pro bono appointments, including
Chairman at 'Children 1st', Scotland's national children's welfare
charity, and as a Member of Court at the University of Glasgow.
Graeme will be appointed as Chair of the Company's Audit
Committee and Miriam Greenwood, who currently chairs the Audit
Committee, will be appointed as the Company's Senior Independent
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Company's Remuneration
Committee, in each case with immediate effect.
Willie MacDiarmid, Chairman of SMS, commented:
"We are delighted to appoint Graeme to the board and we look
forward to working with him and to utilising his significant
experience at this important time in SMS's growth. In particular,
his financial expertise will be of great value to SMS as it
implements its strategy in both the I&C and domestic smart
metering markets."
Graeme Bissett, newly-appointed Non-Executive Director of SMS,
commented:
"I am delighted to be joining SMS at this time and look forward
to working with the executives, non-executives and all members of
staff to help deliver continued strong growth for our shareholders
and establish our market position in the newly-developing domestic
smart metering market."
For further Information:
Smart Metering Systems
plc 0141 249 3850
Alan Foy, Chief Executive
Officer
Glen Murray, Finance Director
0131 220 6939 / 0207 397
Cenkos Securities plc 8900
Neil McDonald
Nick Tulloch
Beth McKiernan
Kreab 020 7074 1800
Matthew Jervois
Natalie Biasin
Daniel Holgersson
Other Information
In relation to the appointment of Mr Bissett, the Company
confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under
paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies save as
disclosed below:
Current Directorships / Partnerships Alba Strategic Assets
in the last 5 years: Limited
Macfarlane Group PLC
Cruden Group Limited
Curo Compensation
Limited
Scottish Futures Trust
Limited
Scottish Futures Trust
Investments Limited
Anderson Strathern
LLP
Realizzare Limited
Previous Directorships / Interbulk plc
Partnerships in the last Interbulk Group Limited
5 years: Black Circles Holdings
Limited
Blytheswood Square
Limited
Wealth at Work
The Town House Collection
Holdings Ltd
The Town House Company
Limited
Football Aid Trading
Limited
Field of Dreams
Other disclosures Mr Bissett was a director
of
Incline Global Technology
Services Limited which
was dissolved on 6
June 2008.
Mr Bissett was also
a director of Dunfermline
Building Society which
was placed into building
society special administration
by the Court of Session
in Scotland on 30
March 2009.
Notes to Editors
About Smart Metering Systems
Established in 1995, Smart Metering Systems plc, based in
Glasgow, connects, owns, operates and maintains metering systems
and databases on behalf of major energy companies. The Company
provides a fully integrated service from beginning to end to cover
the installation of a gas/electricity supply/connection to the
procurement, installation and management of a gas or electricity
meter asset to the collection and management of customer data and
ongoing energy management services.
The Company has further applications for gas with its ADM device
which allows "smart" functions such as remote reading and
half-hourly consumption data to be offered to customers in addition
to the normal metering services. The Company was admitted to the
AIM market in July 2011 and is now part of the FTSE AIM 50 index.
For more information on SMS please visit the Company's website:
www.sms-plc.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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