Directorate Change
17 Septembre 2003 - 9:00AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:8391P
Wireless Group PLC
17 September 2003
MEDIA BANKER JOINS
THE WIRELESS GROUP
AS A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Stephen Davidson, an executive with more than 25 years in banking, media and
telecommunications, is to join the board as a non-executive director of The
Wireless Group, owners of the UK's Number One commercial radio station
talkSPORT.
Davidson was most recently vice-chairman of investment banking and global head
of Technology, Media and Telecommunications at WestLB Panmure. He is also a
former chief executive of Telewest and treasurer of US entertainment group
Lorimar.
The Wireless Group, owners of talkSPORT and 13 local radio stations, recently
posted its first ever half-year profit of #0.6 million for the six months to
June and announced that it was seeking more acquisitions in radio.
Davidson -- whose appointment will be confirmed on December 4th -- replaces
non-executive director Peter Wilkinson.
* Mr Stephen Davidson was a director of ENIC plc until 31 March 2003 when he
resigned on the takeover of the company by Kondar Limited. No details are
required to be disclosed under paragraph 6.F.2(b) to (g) of the listing
rules. Mr Davidson will join the board on 4 December 2003.
* talkSPORT is the UK's Number One commercial station, with 7.2 million
listeners every week, according to the latest national broadcast media
survey of radio and TV audiences by international research company GfK Media
(Survey period April 21, 2003 - July 20, 2003. Sample size: 2,000+ adults
16+).
For further information, please contact:
Keith Sadler
The Wireless Group plc 020 7959 7900
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