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Appointment FD - amendment
Appointment FD - amendment.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Deal Group Media PLC\n25 April 2007\n\n\nPress Release 25 April 2007\n\n\n\nThis announcement replaces RNS announcement number 4839V issued at 10.30hrs on\n25 April 2007.\n\n Deal Group Media plc\n ('DGM' or 'the Company')\n\n Appointment of Financial Director\n\n\nDeal Group Media plc (DGM), a leading online media-marketing Group, today\nannounces the appointment of Martin Chalmers to the Board as Finance Director\nwith immediate effect.\n\n\nMartin Chalmers, 49, FCCA, has over eighteen years experience in senior\nfinancial positions. Most recently, he was Regional Finance Director for Europe\nat Allied Domecq PLC for just over two years where he reported directly to the\nBoard. During his tenure at Allied Domecq PLC, the Company's European business\nexperienced double digit profit growth and the business executed a re-defined\nstrategy, including a 15% reduction to operating costs. Prior to this, Mr\nChalmers was Finance Director for Seagram Europe & Africa, a division of Seagram\nCo. Ltd, where he was responsible for all finance related functions within the\nNorth European business cluster. In this period, the company re-established its\nstrategic direction as a market leader and increased profits by US$12 million.\n\n\nAt DGM, Mr Chalmers will be responsible for the management and evolution of the\nGroup's financial functions and will report directly to Adrian Moss, Chief\nExecutive Officer of DGM.\n\n\nCommenting on the appointment, Adrian Moss, CEO, said: 'Martin's considerable\nskills in financial control and analysis together with his experience in\nmanaging business turnaround will be a considerable asset to DGM. His\nappointment completes the senior executive team which has also recently\nbenefited from the appointment of an HR Director and Chief Technology Officer.'\n\n\nCommenting on his appointment, Martin Chalmers said: 'I am pleased to join DGM\nat this exciting time and look forward to updating the market on DGM's\noperational progress on a regular basis.'\n\n\nMr Chalmers has been a director of the following companies in the last 5 years.\n\nAllied Domecq Spirits & Wine (Overseas) Ltd\nAllied Domecq Deutschland Beteiligungs GmbH\nAllied Domecq Spirits & Wine Deutschland (Holdings) GmbH\nAllied Domecq Spirits & Wine Deutschland GmbH & Co KG\nFurstlich von Bismark'sche Traditions- Marken-Ver...