Avis Europe plc Strengthens Non-Executive Board With the Appointment of Malcolm Miller, CEO Pace Micro Technology plc.Business Editors BRACKNELL Bracknell (brăk`nəl), city (1991 pop. 52,257), Bracknell Forest, S England. Bracknell was designated one of the new towns in 1949, in order to alleviate overpopulation in London. , Berkshire--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001 Avis Europe plc, the leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, announces the appointment of Malcolm Miller as non-executive Director A non-executive director (NED, also NXD) or outside director is a member of the board of directors of a company who does not form part of the executive management team. He or she is not an employee of the company or affiliated with it in any other way. effective February 21, 2001. Malcolm is Chief Executive of Pace Micro Technology plc, a pioneer of digital technology for the home. Under his leadership, Pace has become the world's largest dedicated developer of digital set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. technology with world-wide contracts across all broadcast platforms and significant strategic alliances with key technology developers. Malcolm joined Pace from Sega Europe Ltd where as European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Chief Executive, he was responsible for the successful integration and profit turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. of Sega's Consumer Division. After graduating in Business Studies in 1976, Malcolm began his career in consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and with Birds Eye
Married with two children, Malcolm lives in Hertfordshire and enjoys playing tennis and flying. Alun Cathcart said; "I am delighted to welcome Malcolm to the Board. His international experience and leadership in technology development will be beneficial to the further development of our strategic agenda." Notes to editors: Avis Europe plc is the leading car rental company across Europe, Africa, Middle East and Asia. It serves almost 8 million customers a year through a network of over 2,700 locations in 112 countries. For further information, please visit Avis' web site at http://www.avis.co.uk Pace Micro Technology plc is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a home gateway to enable sophisticated services for TV and the networked home. In this networked home, the Pace home gateway is the portal for interactive communications, for consumer devices and services to interact with each other and the outside world. For further information, please visit Pace's web site at http://www.pace.co.uk. |
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