Directorate Change
30 Nov 2017
30 Nov 2017
The Board of Directors are pleased to announce that David Coghlan has joined Eckoh plc today as a Non-Executive Director.
David Coghlan is currently Chairman of Synectics plc, an AIM-quoted provider of high-end electronic security systems, and a Non-Executive Director, and Chairman of the audit committee, of SCISYS plc, a software company also quoted on AIM. He is also Chairman of Quadrant Group Limited, a leading independent supplier of aviation simulation and training, with subsidiaries in the UK and USA. He has extensive experience with technology companies in the business-to-business field. David was previously a partner at Bain & Company, a leading strategy consulting firm.
Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer of Eckoh commented:
"We are delighted to welcome David to the Eckoh Board. He is an excellent fit for us and we look forward to the experience and insight he will bring, particularly from his roles in technology businesses in both the UK and US. The Board looks forward to working with David as we embark on the next stage of the Group's growth and development."
Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies the following is disclosed in relation to David Coghlan:
David John Coghlan (age 63) holds or has held the following directorships and/or partnerships in the last 5 years:
Current | Past (within the past five years) |
Synectics plc | Phoenix Vehicle Hire Limited |
SCISYS plc | Fotovalue Limited |
Quadrant Group Limited | |
ImpulseLogic Limited | |
Micro NAV (Holdings) Limited | |
Quadrant Systems Limited | |
Micro NAV Limited | |
Quest Flight Training Limited | |
Micro NAV (Software) Limited |
David Coghlan was appointed a director of Bentley Trustees Limited, previously Bentley Group Limited, on 15 July 1996. On 30 July 1996 an initial meeting of creditors was called resulting with the company completing a Corporate Voluntary Agreement on 17 March 1997.
Phoenix Vehicle Hire Limited, a company of which David Coghlan was a director, was placed into administration on 7 May 2014 and then underwent a creditors' voluntary liquidation on 17 October 2014, prior to being dissolved on 19 October 2016.