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Rory Stear, age 50, Chairman
Rory Stear co-founded Freeplay Energy in 1994 and led the company through the acquisition of the Dixie Sales business before disposing of this and the Freeplay Energy business which saw the company renamed as Fieldbury and converted into a cash shell. He has over 25 years of experience in corporate leadership, new business development and strategic planning. He was previously Managing Director of Seeff Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd, a joint venture between him and a listed South African property group. He has been the recipient of various awards, including the 2007 CNN/Time/Fortune Principal Voices and the Theodor Herzl Award for outstanding business achievement (2000), as well as being named as one of Business Week’s Entrepreneurs of the Year 2000. Rory Stear is a member of the executive committee of the council of the Schwab Foundation for Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs which is affiliated to the World Economic Forum. He has been a regular contributor to the Forum’s events and has made presentations at the Forum’s annual meeting in Davos for the last five years. He joined the Young Presidents Organisation in 2000, is a member of the Dean’s Council at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and is on the Advisory Board of the Business School of Nelson Mandela University. |
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Andy Polansky, age 47, Director
Andy Polansky is president of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, a leading, international public relations agency and part of the Interpublic Group of Companies. He has been with Weber Shandwick for more than 20 years, and was appointed to his current global role in March 2004 after leading the firm's North American business. He sits on the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Public Relations, an independent foundation in the field of public relations focusing on research and education.
Andy Polansky also serves on the Honors & Awards Committee of The Public Relations Society of America, and on the Council of PR Firms Client Advisory Committee. In addition, he is a member of the McCann WorldGroup board and a member of Weber Shandwick's board. |
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Gordon Roddick, age 66, Director
Gordon Roddick co-founded The Body Shop with his wife, Anita Roddick, in 1976 as a one-shop venture in Brighton. As Co-Chairman of The Body Shop, Gordon Roddick has devoted considerable energy to providing assistance to disadvantaged groups around the world, through the company's Trading with Communities in Need programme. Gordon Roddick brought to the UK the idea of street newspapers and co-founded the Big Issue with John Bird. Gordon Roddick joined Fieldbury in 1999. |
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INVESTOR CONTACTS
Financial Public Relations :
Terry Garrett
Weber Shandwick Financial
Fox Court
14 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8WS
Tel: 020 7067 0700
Fax: 0870 990 5481
E-Mail: tgarrett@webershandwick.com |
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