Exhibit 99.2
News Announcement
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BOARD APPOINTMENT
London - 22 December 2000 - Bright Station plc, (LSE: BSN, NASDAQ:BSTN)
www.brightstation.com) the technology company and leading provider of Internet
and eCommerce solutions, announces that Robert Lomnitz, Chief Executive of
Bright Station Ventures, is to join the Board of Bright Station plc as an
executive Director, with effect from 22 December, 2000.
Robert Lomnitz joined Bright Station in June 2000 from Baltic Asset Management,
part of the Luxembourg-based investment group, where he was Director of Internet
Investments. From 1994-1999 Robert was President of Coromin, an investment
vehicle he founded to identify investment opportunities in the Former Soviet
Union (FSU).
Previously Robert was involved in various entrepreneurial projects including
Migs, etc, which developed the concept of military tourism in the FSU. From 1991
to 1993 he worked as Business Development Manager and General Counsel at Societe
Anonyme des Minerais, having qualified as an attorney at White & Case in New
York. Robert received his MBA at INSEAD, his law degree from Boston University
School of Law, having graduated from Brown.
Allen Thomas, Chairman of Bright Station, said:
"Robert Lomnitz has made an outstanding contribution in the time he has been
with us, not only in his role as Chief Executive of Bright Station Ventures, but
also in assisting in the development of the business plans and strategies for
other emerging Bright Station operating companies. His appointment to the main
Board is a reflection of the increasingly Group-wide role that he is
fulfilling."
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For further information, please contact:
Bright Station plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7930 6900
Nick Chaloner, Head of Corporate Communications ([email protected])
Hogarth Partnership Limited (for Bright Station) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7357 9477
John Olsen ([email protected])
Notes to editors
Bright Station plc is a technology company and a leading provider of Internet
and eCommerce solutions, which include:
o WebTop web search engine,
o Smartlogik knowledge management software,
o Sparza eCommerce applications, and
o OfficeShopper - the online stationery procurement company.
