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18th September 2009: For Immediate Release
PSION PLC
Dr. David Potter confirms retirement
Psion PLC, the mobile computer company, today confirms the retirement of Dr. David Potter as Chairman of the Company and as a Director of the Board of Psion Plc.
Dr. Potter's retirement was announced on 26 June 2009, along with the appointment of Mr. John Hawkins as his successor. Mr. Hawkins formally takes over as Chairman from today.
Mr. Hawkins, 55, joined the Board of Psion in May 2002 and has more than 30 years' experience in the Telecommunications and IT Industries. John's business experience was developed in Philips over twenty years, rising to President (Europe), Philips Electronics NV.
Since 1997, Mr. Hawkins has led a number of companies through successful turnarounds. He was instrumental in the turnaround of Anite plc where he completely restructured the Company turning a loss of £68m to a profit of £29m and growing profits Year on Year from 1998 to 2004. He was Chief Executive of Graseby plc which was sold at a substantial premium to Smiths Industries plc. He has recently stood down as Chairman of Salamander Ltd., where, over a period of four years, he helped the business to grow four-fold. John currently holds the chairmanship of Genus plc which has recently moved to the main FTSE 250 Market. He has also been CEO of Atex Group Limited since May 2004. Atex has been transformed under his leadership, trebling revenues and increasing profits tenfold.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Brunswick +44 (0) 20 7404 5959
Craig Breheny psion@brunswickgroup.com
Note to Editors
Psion (PON.L) is listed on the London stock market. Its operational business, Psion Teklogix, is a global provider of solutions for mobile computing and wireless data collection. The Group's products and services include rugged mobile hardware, secure wireless networks, robust software, professional services and exceptional support programs. Psion Teklogix is committed to helping its customers reap the benefits of new and emerging technologies, including image capture, voice recognition and RFID. With over three decades of industry experience, Psion Teklogix has customers in more than 80 countries around the world, and over 36 sales and support offices in 23 countries.
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