– UK, London – Porta Communications Plc, the AIM quoted international communications and marketing group, is pleased to announce that John Foley has today joined the board as a Non-Executive Director.
The Company announces that Brian Blasdale will be stepping down from the board with effect from 30 November 2016.
Commenting, David Wright, Chief Executive of Porta said: “We thank Brian for his valued contribution to the Company in his time as a director and wish him well for the future.”
“We welcome John to the board. John brings a wealth of board experience having over 27 years of continuous involvement on various public company boards as either Chairman, CEO, CFO or Non-Executive Director.”
About John Foley
John is a co-founder and Chairman of AIM quoted niche services provider, Premier Technical Services Group Plc. John is also Chairman of Servoca Plc, the AIM quoted staffing solutions and outsourcing provider. He was previously Chief Executive of MacLellan Group plc (“MacLellan”), a facilities services company, from 1994 until it was acquired by Interserve plc for an enterprise value of £130 million in June 2006. At the time of John’s appointment, MacLellan was loss making, with a turnover of circa £5 million and 50 employees. When it was sold to Interserve, MacLellan had a turnover of circa £250 million and a profit before tax of circa £9 million, with 13,500 employees. MacLellan grew through a series of acquisitions and organic growth. John is a Chartered Accountant and barrister.
About Porta Communications
Porta has two divisions:
• Communications – financial, corporate and consumer public relations, public affairs and research;
• Marketing & Advertising – multi-capability marketing, brand and creative communications.
The Group has offices in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brisbane, Bristol, Canberra, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney.
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