29 September 2010
G4S PLC
APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR
G4S plc is pleased to announce that Winnie Kin Wah Fok will join the board as a
non-executive director on 1 October 2010.
An accountant by training, Ms Fok's career has involved management roles in
finance, audit and corporate advisory companies followed by a wide range of
senior roles in asset management firms investing with a focus in Asia. During
the last five years, Ms Fok has been a director of AB SKF. She is currently a
senior advisor to Investor AB as well as being a non-executive director of Volvo
Car Corporation and AB SKF.
Commenting on the appointment, Alf Duch-Pedersen, Chairman said: "We are very
pleased to welcome Winnie on to our board. Her extensive business background
and her intimate knowledge of the Asian markets will prove invaluable and will
help to broaden still further the range of experience on the board."
No further information is required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13R of
the Listing Rules.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Helen Parris - Director of Investor Relations +44 (0) 1293 554423
Media enquiries:
Alison Flynn - Media Manager +44 (0) 1293 554447
Kevin Smith - Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 20 7282 1054
Notes to Editors:
G4S is the world's leading international security solutions group, specialising
in outsourced business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are
considered a strategic threat. G4S is the largest employer quoted on the London
Stock Exchange and has a secondary stock exchange listing in Copenhagen. G4S
has operations in more than 110 countries and more than 610,000 employees. For
more information on G4S, visitwww.g4s.com .
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Statement re Appointment of New Director
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