People: Character Group PLC (CCT.L)

CCT.L on London Stock Exchange

126.00GBp
19 Apr 2013
Price Change (% chg)

0.50p (+0.40%)
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Volume
4,362
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20,138
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169.00p
52-wk Low
115.10p

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Richard King

 67 Executive Chairman of the Board

Kirankumar Shah

 58 Group Finance Director, Secretary, Joint Managing Director, Executive Director

Jonathan Diver

 48 Joint Managing Director, Group Marketing Director, Executive Director

Michael Hyde

 38 2011 Managing Director - Far East Operations, Executive Director

Joseph Kissane

 60 Managing Director of Character Options Limited, Executive Director

Lord Birdwood

 74 1995 Independent Non-Executive Director

David Harris

 62 2004 Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Richard King

 Mr. Richard King is Executive Chairman of the Board of Character Group PLC. He has experience in the toy industry and has been involved in importing consumer products from the Far East since 1969. He established the original business of The Character Group plc jointly with Mr Kissane and Mr Shah in 1991 and works in close association with the management to develop and implement Group strategies.

Kirankumar Shah

 Mr. Kirankumar Premchand Shah, FCCA, is the Group Finance Director, Secretary, Joint Managing Director, Executive Director of Character Group PLC. He is a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. After initially working in a private accountancy practice, he moved into industry and, since 1978, has been involved in the toy industry, notably in his role in jointly heading up a management buyout of Merit Toys Limited in 1981 and its subsequent sale to Bluebird Toys plc in 1988. He jointly established the original business of The Character Group plc with Mr King and Mr Kissane in April 1991.

Jonathan Diver

 Mr. Jonathan James Diver is the Joint Managing Director, Group Marketing Director, Executive Director of Character Group PLC. He joined the Group in September 1991 from Rainbow Toys Limited, where he was Senior Marketing Executive. He became Group Marketing Director in August 1994 and has developed close working relationships with the Group’s suppliers. He has played a key role in product development and the development and implementation of the Group’s marketing strategy.

Michael Hyde

 Mr. Michael Spencer Hyde is Managing Director - Far East Operations, Executive Director of Character Group PLC. He has been in charge of the Group’s Far East operations since joining the Company in 2005. Prior to joining Character, Michael spent six years working for Mattel Inc., the NASDAQ listed US toy designer and manufacturer, where he held a number of management positions, focusing on brand management, marketing and product development. He attained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Mandarin Chinese from Brigham Young University, Utah and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Loyola Marymount University, California.

Joseph Kissane

 Mr. Joseph John Patrick Kissane is Executive Director of Character Group PLC and Managing Director of Character Options Limited. He has considerable sales both at retail and supplier base in and outside the toy industry, gained over a period of over 35 years, notably with such companies as Nabisco, Lego and Tonka. He is one of the founders of the Group.

Lord Birdwood

 Mr. Lord Birdwood is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Character Group PLC. He was appointed to the Board in September 1995. He has experience as a director of quoted and private companies. He has particular interests in executive placement and recruitment. He is also retained by private equity firms to advise on future technologies and is on the board of a specialist investment fund focusing on new defence products. He chairs a hotel acquisition and development company which he co-founded.

David Harris

 Mr. David Harris is the Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Character Group PLC. He was appointed to the Board in May 2004. He has broad financial experience gained over a 30 year career in both executive and non-executive capacities. He is currently a nonexecutive director of Small Companies Dividend Trust plc, Manchester and London Investment Trust plc, Aseana Properties Ltd, F&C Managed Portfolio Trust plc and Core VCTV plc, all of which are quoted companies on the London Stock Exchange. He is also a non-executive director of SDF Limited, a private film production company.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Richard King

 259,335

Kirankumar Shah

 249,857

Jonathan Diver

 256,018

Michael Hyde

 191,943

Joseph Kissane

 217,295

Lord Birdwood

 --

David Harris

 --
As Of 30 Aug 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Richard King

 0 0

Kirankumar Shah

 0 0

Jonathan Diver

 0 0

Michael Hyde

 0 0

Joseph Kissane

 0 0

Lord Birdwood

 0 0

David Harris

 0 0

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