PCG Entertainment plc Appointment of Director (3245U)

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RNS Number : 3245U

PCG Entertainment plc

23 October 2017

23 October 2017

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").

PCG Entertainment Plc / Index: AIM / Epic: PCGE

Appointment of Director

PCG Entertainment Plc ("PCGE") is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert ("Bob") McDowall to the Board of Directors with immediate effect.

Bob has over forty years' experience in the banking, securities and investment business, with companies including Merrill Lynch, Pru-Bache and Singer and Friedlander. His experience covers strategic planning, research, marketing, business development, operations, regulation, finance and public affairs. He holds a law degree from University College London.

Bob was an elected member of the States of Alderney from 2013 until 2016, where he served as Chairman of the Policy & Finance Committee, the senior Governing Committee, and served on the UK Parliamentary Cross Party Committee on the Channel Islands.

Outside local politics Bob is an adviser to a number of businesses. He frequently contributes industry comment and analysis in the international, national and the financial industry press and has appeared on various television networks including the BBC, CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg.

PCGE's Chairman Richard Poulden commented 'We are delighted to welcome Bob and his wealth of experience to the Board of Directors. His broad experience and expertise will help support further diversification and strengthening of PCGE's position for growth."

For more information on PCGE please visit the Company's website www.pcge.com.

Enquiries:

PCG Entertainment PLC

Richard Poulden, Chairman Tel: [phone]

Allenby Capital Limited

   Nick Naylor/Nick Harriss/James Thomas                                       Tel: [phone] 

Beaufort Securities Limited

Elliot Hance Tel: [phone]

Damson Communications

Abigail Stuart-Menteth/Amelia Hubert Tel: [phone]

Information under Schedule 2g of the AIM Rules for Companies

Robert ("Bob") Cripps McDowall, aged 68, is or has been a director of the following companies in the past five years:

 
 Current directorships /   Past directorships / partnerships 
  partnerships 
 None                      AeGL 
                            Alderney Electricity Ltd. 
                            Casquets House Management 
                            Ltd 
                            Folklore Enterprises Limited 
                            The Folklore Society 
                            Folklore Enterprises Limited 
                            UbiCap Group 
 

Mr McDowall was a director of Bloor Research Limited, which entered a company voluntary agreement in February 2002 and subsequently went into administration in September 2004 and liquidation in September 2005. The total deficit to creditors was approximately GBP420,000.

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