Espresso Broadband Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer to the organisation effective today.
Mr. Dudley Fishburn replaces David Montgomery as the Chairman of the Board, who has served as chairman since 2002. Mr. Fishburn serves as a director of HSBC Bank plc (UK), Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc and Beazley Group plc. He is a trustee of the Liver Research Trust and the Peabody Housing Trust. Previously, he was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 1988 to 1997. He has been Chairman of the Trustees of the Open University, Treasurer of the National Trust and a Member of the Board of Overseers at Harvard University. Prior to entering Parliament, Mr. Fishburn was Executive Editor of The Economist for nine years.
Mr. Fishburn commented, "Espresso is already at the leading edge of primary school ICT provision and over the next year we must expand our offering both in secondary schools and overseas. This is a time for the company to open additional markets for its products and services."
Ms. Sarah Williamson has been appointed as CFO reporting to Richard McGrath, Managing Director, and will join Espresso Broadband Ltd’s Board of Directors. Ms. Williamson has been CFO for Silverwire, a digital imaging software company based in Geneva, since the start of 2006 and managed the company’s successful trade sale to Hewlett Packard, being responsible for all financial, HR and legal operations across Europe & US. Prior to that, she was Vice President Finance, at KWI, an energy software company, where she was instrumental in the merger of the company into Global Energy Decisions in 2005. Ms. Williamson began her financial career at Shell (Transport and Trading plc) and British Telecom plc and has held senior financial roles within mid-sized listed and privately-held companies in the high tech, internet, media and telecoms sectors. She is also a governor of a primary school in Westminster.
Espresso Broadband’s Managing Director, Richard McGrath, stated, “The appointment of these two individuals is a significant step in further advancing Espresso’s strategic plans. We look forward to their contributions and to continued success in the educational market.” |
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