23 July 2015

Directorate change

Progility plc

("Progility" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Directorate change

Progility plc (AIM: PGY), the systems integrator and project management services firm, announces that Donald Stewart is stepping down from his position as a director with effect from 31 July, to pursue other interests.

During the period of his tenure, the Group has acquired a number of businesses and has more than quadrupled in size by turnover. The Board wishes to thank Donald for his efforts over the past two years in developing Progility with dedication and wishes him well in developing his professional practice.

Group Description

Progility plc, the systems integrator and project management services firm has four divisions: Technology Solutions, Training, Consulting and Recruitment.

Technology Solutions

The technology solutions division comprises Progility Technologies in Australia and India and Starkstrom in the UK.  

Progility Technologies operates a communication systems integration business that designs, implements and maintains solutions for medium and large enterprises with a focus on the rail, port, oil and gas, power, water and healthcare industries in Australia, on the healthcare, hospitality, financial services, public sector, manufacturing, education and IT sectors in India and on the mining industry globally.

The Australian business, which was merged with the Group in October 2013, is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.  The Indian business joined the Group in December 2014, is headquartered in Mumbai, operating through a network of 21 offices throughout India.

Starkstrom is a UK based project management services company specialising in manufacturing and supplying medical infrastructure equipment for operating theatres and intensive care units. Acquired in July 2014, Starkstrom is headquartered in north west London and with a manufacturing and assembly facility in Leicester.

Training

The training division comprises ILX Group, which provides a blend of on-line learning, traditional classroom training, practical workshops and coaching. ILX delivers training in the UK's best management practice products, primarily in PRINCE2, MSP and ITIL.

Consulting

The consulting division comprises Obrar in the UK and Progility Consulting in Australia.

Recruitment

The recruitment division comprises TFPL and Sue Hill Recruitment in the UK.

Progility Finco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Progility which was incorporated as a special purpose vehicle in order to issue loan notes which would be admitted to the Official List of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange Authority to help meet the financing requirements of the Group.