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Board Appointments
Document date: Thu 02 May 2002 Published: Thu 02 May 2002 15:27:21 Document No: 262956 Document part: A Market Flag: N Classification: Company Administration - Other EGLOBAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 2002-05-02 ASX-SIGNAL-G
HOMEX - Sydney
+++++++++++++++++++++++++ eGlobal International Limited (ASX:"EGI") ("eGlobal") is pushing ahead with its corporate restructuring process with the appointment of a new chairman Mr Jim Goldburg and a new director Mr Barry O'Rourke.
The new board appointments follow eGlobal's distribution of its 40,000,000 shares in gaming group eBet Limited to eGlobal ordinary shareholders. The distribution of the eBet asset signals a fresh, new beginning for eGlobal as a publicly-listed entity in its own right.
eGlobal managing director Gordon Chalmers said Mr Goldburg and Mr O'Rourke both bring extensive international business experience and management expertise to eGlobal.
"Moving out of the shadows of eBet with a new board structure provides a great opportunity to fully focus on driving our business forward," he said.
Mr Goldburg was a founding executive director of Australia's largest travel retailer Flight Centre Ltd. He has more than 20 years financial experience in the retail, travel and hospitality industries, 16 of those with Flight Centre Ltd including positions as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and is currently an alternate director of the group.
Mr Goldburg now has a variety of business interests in property development and investment and currently sits on a number of boards, including positions with Cellnet Telecommunications Group Ltd, Northstate Capital Limited and the Mater Medical Research Institute.
Non-executive director Mr Barry O'Rourke a a qualified lawyer and brings widespread international business experience to eGlobal.
He was a merchant banker in London for 10 years, worked in the United Kingdom, America and Hong Kong, and was previously a major shareholder of Ausdoc at the time of its listing on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Mr O'Rourke is currently involved in a variety of business interests, including investments in biotechnology company Delta, Diversified Industrial Services and Sunshine Foods.
Further information:
Alan Smith COMPANY SECRETARY eGlobal International Limited (07) 3369 6899
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