Board Appointment

20 Dec 2006 07:00

Savills PLC20 December 2006 SAVILLS ANNOUNCES NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT Savills plc, one of the leading international property advisers, is pleased toannounce the appointment of Martin Angle (56) as an Independent Non-ExecutiveDirector 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 itspredecessor, the Principal Finance Group, a division of Nomura. Martin heldsenior board positions in companies controlled by Terra Firma including servingas Chairman of HBS Limited, Deputy Chairman of Le Meridien Hotel Group andExecutive Chairman of Waste Recycling Group Limited. Prior to 2001, Martin was Group Finance Director of TI Group Plc, aninternational FTSE100 engineering group listed on the London Stock Exchange.Martin joined TI Group Plc after a long career in investment banking where heheld a number of senior positions with SG Warburg, Morgan Stanley and DresdnerKleinwort. In 2006 he was appointed non-executive Chairman of the NEC Group and anon-executive director of Dubai International Capital where he also sits on theInvestment Committee. Martin is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Memberof Council of the University of Warwick, a Member of the Board of WarwickBusiness School and a Member of the Securities Institute. There is no further information which would require disclosure under 9.6.13R ofthe Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. Commenting on the appointment, Peter Smith, Chairman of Savills plc said: "Weare delighted that Martin is joining the Board and that Savills will benefitfrom his extensive international, financial and commercial experience." Enquiries: Savills plcAubrey Adams (020 7409 9923) Citigate Dewe Rogerson (020 7638 9571)Sarah GestetnerGeorge Cazenove This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange