Savills PLC
20 December 2006
SAVILLS ANNOUNCES NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT
Savills plc, one of the leading international property advisers, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Martin Angle (56) as an Independent Non-Executive
Director with effect from 2 January 2007.
From 2001 to 2006 Martin served with Terra Firma Capital Partners (Terra Firma),
a leading independent European private equity firm created in 2002, and its
predecessor, the Principal Finance Group, a division of Nomura. Martin held
senior board positions in companies controlled by Terra Firma including serving
as Chairman of HBS Limited, Deputy Chairman of Le Meridien Hotel Group and
Executive Chairman of Waste Recycling Group Limited.
Prior to 2001, Martin was Group Finance Director of TI Group Plc, an
international FTSE100 engineering group listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Martin joined TI Group Plc after a long career in investment banking where he
held a number of senior positions with SG Warburg, Morgan Stanley and Dresdner
Kleinwort.
In 2006 he was appointed non-executive Chairman of the NEC Group and a
non-executive director of Dubai International Capital where he also sits on the
Investment Committee.
Martin is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Member
of Council of the University of Warwick, a Member of the Board of Warwick
Business School and a Member of the Securities Institute.
There is no further information which would require disclosure under 9.6.13R of
the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.
Commenting on the appointment, Peter Smith, Chairman of Savills plc said: 'We
are delighted that Martin is joining the Board and that Savills will benefit
from his extensive international, financial and commercial experience.'
Enquiries:
Savills plc
Aubrey Adams (020 7409 9923)
Citigate Dewe Rogerson (020 7638 9571)
Sarah Gestetner
George Cazenove
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