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Board Appointment
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About this update from Blue Star Capital Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 3593Z Blue Star Capital plc 18 July 2008 \n \nBLUE STAR CAPITAL PLC\n\n18 JULY 2008\n\n\nBLUE STAR CAPITAL PLC\n\n('Blue Star' or 'the Company')\n\nBoard Appointment\n\nBlue Star Capital PLC (AIM: BLU), the investment company, announces the appointment of Dr Richard Leaver to the Board of Directors.\n\nDr Leaver, BSc, PhD, MBA, CEng., MIET, MIEEE, is the Chief Executive and co-founder of the PegasusBridge group of companies including PegasusBridge Fund Management Limited, a Guernsey fund manager specialising in Homeland Security based investments, its UK investment adviser PegasusBridge Fund Management LLP and The PegasusBridge Defence & Security Fund Limited in which the Company has invested £800,000 to date.\n\nHaresh Kanabar, the Company's Chief Executive commented:\n\n'We are delighted that Dr Leaver is joining the Board in line with our strategy that we set out in our Interim Accounts. Dr Leaver brings a wealth of talent and experience in the Homeland Security Industry, a sector that we believe offers real growth potential for the Company.'\n\nEnds\n\nFor further information:\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue Star Capital plc\n\n\nTel: 020 7297 0010\n\n\n\n\nNigel Robertson, Chairman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHaresh Kanabar, Chief Executive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLandsbanki Securities (UK) Limited\n\n\nTel: 020 7426 9000\n\n\n\n\nSindre Ottesen \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSebastian Jones\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSquare1 Consulting Limited\n\n\nTel: 020 7929 5599\n\n\n\n\nMark Longson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDisclosure of Directorships under Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules\n\nDr Richard Leaver, aged 47, is or has been a director of the following companies during the previous five years:\n\nCurrent directorships:\n\nGreybrook Limited\nPegasusBridge Fund Management LLP\nZimiti Limited\nOmniPerception Limited\nPedagog Limited\n\n\nDirectorships held within the previous five years:\n\nImerge Limited\nToumaz Technology Limited\n\n\nThere are no other matters which are required to be announced with regard to this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.\n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END BOAIFFVLDIIDLIT \n ","length":5966,"tagName":"div"}]