Appointment

    RNS Number : 3546Z
  ID Data Group PLC
  18 July 2008
   

    18 July 2008

    ID Data Group plc

    ("ID Data" or the "Company")

    Appointment of Managing Director for ID Data Limited


    ID Data Group plc (AIM:IDD), the smart card and card solutions group, today announces that it has appointed Mr Alan Jordan as Managing
Director of ID Data Limited, the Company's core operating business focused on card solutions.

    Alan joins ID Data with a strong background in the card related industry and was, prior to this appointment, Chief Executive of Oakhill
Group plc, now renamed Prime Active Capital plc, and was responsible for its successful restructuring and turnaround to profitability.

     Commenting on the appointment, Peter Cox, Chief Executive of ID Data, said: "The appointment of Alan to the board of ID Data Limited is
one more positive step in confirming that we are dedicated to growing a profitable business in the card solutions area. I am confident that
Alan's business development skills and card industry experience will assist us in building on what has been a very productive period of
change for our core card solutions unit.

    "Alan has a track record of success in business development, in senior management positions in a public company environment, covering a
number of industries including plastic cards, electrical, food and IT.

    "Alan's appointment strengthens our operational management and builds our internal management resources that are so key to our
succession plans over the coming years."


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      For further information, please contact:  

     ID Data Group plc
    Peter Cox, Chief Executive
    [e-mail] 
    Tel: [phone]

    Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited
    Azhic Basirov / David Jones
    Tel: [phone]

    Media Enquiries
    Abchurch 
    Chris Lane / Joanne Shears
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    About ID Data

    ID Data is a fully accredited Visa and MasterCard card producer and card processor with its high security bank card capabilities based
in Petersfield, England. The company has won major acclaim for its deliverables in the touch and go payments sector, plus is one of the few
"Multos" issuing partners in the world, where it can develop and deliver multi application technology using the Multos platform.


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