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30 September 2009

Brainspark plc

('Brainspark' or the 'Company')

Appointment of Director

The Board of Brainspark is pleased to announce the appointment of Haresh Kanabar as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. 

Haresh has over 20 years experience in senior management of various companies and industries including many AIM listed companies. Haresh qualified as a certified accountant in 1986. Following a number of finance positions with Fisons plc, Reed International plc and Texas Homecare Limited he became Finance Director of F E Barber Limited, a subsidiary of Hillsdown Holdings Limited, in 1994. In 1997 he was appointed Group Finance Director of Whitchurch Group plc which he left in May 1998 to become finance director of TMV Finance Limited. In 1999 he left to join Corvus Capital Inc. where he was Chief Executive Officer until November 2002 before leaving to become Finance Director of Gaming Insight plc. He is currently a director of a number of companies including Aurum Mining plc, Indian Restaurants Group plc, Gasol plc and India Star Energy plc.

Francesco Gardin, Chairman of Brainspark, commented: 'We are delighted to announce the appointment of Haresh to the Board. His significant public company experience adds a much needed element to Brainspark ahead of its next phase of growth'

For further information please contact:

Brainspark plc
Francesco Gardin	Tel: +39 (0)335 296 573
Allenby Capital Limited
Nick Athanas/James Reeve	Tel: +44 (0)20 7510 8600
Leander PR
Christian Taylor-Wilkinson	Tel: +44 (0)7795 168 157

Appendix

Set out below are details with regards to the appointment of Haresh Kanabar to the board of Brainspark pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies 

Mr Haresh Damodar Kanabar (aged 51) is or has been a director of the following companies or partnerships in the last five years:

Current directorships or partnerships:

Aurum Mining plc Gasol plc  India Star Energy plc Indian Restaurants Group plc Silentpoint plc  Silentpoint Property Ltd     Venteco plc Silvanderson AB     Valliguard AB

Within the last five years, he has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships:

Blue Star Capital plc Asia Capital plc Greenfield Construction Group plc All New Video plc BlackRaven Property plc Bombay Restaurants Limited (dissolved) Xtract International plc

Haresh Kanabar was a director of Greenfield Construction Group plc from 21 April 2004 to 8 February 2006. Greenfield Construction Group plc was placed into administration on 10 November 2006. 

Haresh Kanabar was a director of Bombay Restaurants Limited, a dormant company which never commenced trading, from 10 December 2004 to 14 August 2006. The company went into members voluntary liquidation and was subsequently dissolved on 27 March 2007.

There is no further information required to be disclosed by Schedule 2(g) or rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies with regards to the appointment of Haresh Kanabar to the board of Brainspark.

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