Appointment of Non-Executive Director to the Board

SysGroup plc

("SysGroup" or the "Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director to the Board

 

SysGroup PLC (SYS.L), the managed IT services and cloud hosting provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Fletcher as Non-Executive Director to the board with immediate effect.   

Mike has extensive public markets experience and is currently Non-Executive Chairman of AIM listed Inspired Energy PLC (INSE.L), which he helped to successfully bring to market in November 2011.

Mike is the Managing Partner of Praetura Capital LLP, a specialist venture and advisory business and sits on the board of several privately owned growth companies including Sorted Group, Peak AI, Starcount, Aberla Services, EC3 Brokers and Praetura Asset Finance. 

Previously, Mike was a managing director for European investment bank GCA Altium where he gained 10 years' experience in M&A and corporate finance. He has advised a range of clients from public companies, private equity houses and entrepreneurs. Mike is a chartered accountant, qualifying with PwC in 1999, and is both FCA and SRA approved.

Michael Edelson, Executive Chairman of SysGroup, said "We are delighted to welcome Mike to the Board. With his wealth of capital markets and M&A experience we believe he will be a great asset in assisting the Group deliver on its growth strategy."

 

For further information please contact:

 

SysGroup plc Michael Edelson, Executive Chairman Adam Binks, COO Julian Llewellyn, CFO	Tel: 0151 559 1777
Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker) Edward Mansfield / Anita Ghanekar	Tel: 020 7408 4090
Alma PR (Financial PR) Josh Royston / Hilary Buchanan / Helena Bogle	Tel: 020 8004 4218

 

Additional Information:

The following information is disclosed under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules.

i.      Michael James Fletcher, 43, is currently, or has been in the past five years a director or partner of the following companies:

Current	Past
Aberla Nominees Limited	Alex Inglis Scotland Limited
Aberla Services Limited	Artorius (UK) Holdings Limited
Artorius Wealth Limited	Artorius Wealth Management Limited
Artorius Wealth Switzerland AG	Ensco 1069 Limited
Big Red Group Holdings Limited	Finemore GHA Limited
CP Holdco Limited	Finemore Jill Limited
CP Intermediate Holdco Limited	Lycanthrope Limited
CP Propco No.1 Limited	Maia Acquisitions Limited
CP Tradeco Limited	Noblet Municipal Services Limited
EC3 Brokers Group Limited	Praetura (AS) Limited
EC3 Brokers Limited	Praetura Healthcare Properties Limited
Ensco 1062 Limited	Praetura Property Investors (1) LLP
Fairway International Travel 2012 Limited	Praetura Property Investors (2) LLP
Fairway International Travel Limited	Praetura Property Investors (3) LLP
Hultons (Fencing) Limited	Praetura Property Investors (4) LLP
Hultons (Holdings) Limited	Praetura Property Investors (5) LLP
Hultons (Landscapes) Limited	Praetura Ventures (8) Limited
Incorporate Travel Management Limited	Semaia Ventures (1) LLP
Inspired Energy plc	Semaia Ventures Limited
MyParcelDelivery.com Limited	Starcount Pte Ltd (formerly All The Worlds Entertainment Pte Ltd)
Ophiuchus Holdings Inc
Ophiuchus Holdings Ltd	TFP Schemes Limited
Peak Business Insight Limited	Vivo Capital LLP
Perspective Ventures (2) LLP	WRT Holdings Limited
PlantSelect Limited	WW Initial Investors LLP
Praetura Airsource Trading Limited	Zenzi Limited
Praetura Asset Finance (A) Limited
Praetura Asset Finance (BB) Ltd
Praetura Asset Finance (Holdings) Limited
Praetura Asset Finance (IFF) Limited
Praetura Asset Finance (L) Limited
Praetura Asset Finance (SB) Limited
Praetura Asset Finance Limited
Praetura Cacumen Nominees Limited
Praetura Capital LLP
Praetura Commercial Finance Holdings Limited
Praetura Commercial Finance Limited
Praetura Digital Group LLP
Praetura Properties (Balgarth) Limited
Praetura Technology Services LLP
Praetura Energy Trading Limited
Praetura Ventures (1) LLP
Praetura Ventures (3) LLP
Praetura Ventures (4) LLP
Praetura Ventures (5) LLP
Praetura Ventures (6) LLP
Praetura Ventures (7) LLP
SAT Business Travel Holdings Limited
SAT Business Travel Management Limited
Sellers Travel Limited
Sorted Group Limited
Sorted Holdings Limited
Starcount EIS Nominees Limited
Starcount Group Limited
Strandhall Management Ltd
Tactus Holdings Limited
The Aquarius Origin Fund LLP
US Aberla Limited

 

On 10 August 2017, Fairpoint Group PLC, of which Mike Fletcher was a Non-Executive Director, was placed into administration. In the administrator's report, dated 5 October 2017, it is anticipated that Fairpoint Group PLC shall exit administration by dissolution.

Mike Fletcher has confirmed that there is no other additional information to be disclosed under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules

 

About SysGroup

SysGroup is a leading provider of Managed IT Services, Cloud Hosting, and expert IT Consultancy. The Group delivers solutions that enable clients to understand and benefit from industry leading technologies and advanced hosting capabilities. SysGroup focuses on a customer's strategic and operational requirements - enabling clients to free up resources, grow their core business and avoid the distractions and complexity of delivering IT services.

The Group has offices in Liverpool, Coventry, London and Telford.

For more information, visit http://www.sysgroup.com