Park Group appoints two non-exec directors
Gift voucher and prepaid gift card provider Park Group has appointed two new non-executive directors.
With effect from today, Laura Carstensen will chair the company’s audit committee while Michael de Kare-Silver will chair the remuneration committee.
Carstensen, a former partner in City law firm Slaughter and May, is a co-founder and director of online mail order businesses Blue Banyan and Hortica. She is also currently a member and former deputy chairman of the UK Competition Commission and a commissioner of the Equality & Human Rights Commission.
De Kare-Silver is an advisor and business consultant to the digital, e-commerce and mobile communications sectors, having previously served as a main board director at a number of companies including FTSE 100 GUS and FTSE 250 Thus Group. He also headed up Argos.co.uk, Experian.com and Burberry online as chief executive of GUSco.com.
Never Miss a Retail Update!Commenting on the appointments, Peter Johnson, chairman of Park, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Laura and Michael as non-executive directors of Park, their strong and relevant experience in both corporate governance and technology based businesses will be of particular benefit. They will undoubtedly make a significant contribution as we continue to evolve our business and customer offerings; embracing new technologies and web enabled solutions.”
Earlier this year Park Group announced that it had raised £4.41 million through a new shares placing as a means of funding its next phase of growth.
