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Appointment of New Managing D
Appointment of New Managing D.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 9301Z Cohort PLC 24 January 2011 \n \n\n24 January 2010 AIM: CHRT\nPRESS RELEASE\nCOHORT PLC (\"Cohort\")\nAppointment of New Managing Director at SEA\n \nCohort, the independent technology group, today announces that Stephen Hill has been appointed as the new Managing Director of its wholly-owned subsidiary SEA, with effect from today, 24 January 2011.\n \nStephen has over ten years senior managerial experience, predominately in the international aerospace and defence sector. He began his career in 1983 at GEC Marconi as an electronics engineer, eventually becoming Business Director with responsibility for the land systems electro-optics business at Basildon. In 2000, he moved to Thales, where his roles included Managing Director of the Air Operations business at Wells, and Vice President with responsibility for the UK Air Systems Division. Most recently he was Chief Executive of CircleBath, a new venture capital backed private hospital in Bath.\n \nStephen has a 1st class honours degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a Masters in Engineering Project Management.\n \nStephen will formally take over the role on 1 March 2011 following a hand over period from Andrew Thomis, Cohort's Chief Executive, who has been overseeing SEA in the additional role of its Managing Director since last autumn.\n \nCommenting on the appointment, Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive of Coho...