Furthermore, Mr Edelson was Non-Executive Chairman of Bramhall PLC (subsequently named Host Europe PLC), which acquired Magic Moments Design Limited in September 1999, a company of which Abby Hardoon was an instrumental founder. Mr Edelson remained a non-executive Chairman of Host Europe PLC until early 2001.
Mr Edelson’s current directorships include being the non-executive chairman of both EXC PLC and Sterling Green Group PLC, both being companies admitted to trading on AIM.
Abby Hardoon, Managing Director
Mr. Hardoon is a business administration graduate from George Washington University, Washington DC, USA. He
was a founder of NETDesign Limited and Magic Moments Internet PLC. Following the admission of Magic Moments
to trading on AIM in September 1999, he served as Chief Executive Officer. Under Mr. Hardoon’s leadership that company acquired two other Internet hosting companies: WebFusion Internet Solutions Limited and One2One
GmbH (now Host Europe GmbH). Following the acquisition Magic Moments Internet PLC was renamed Host
Europe PLC. Mr Hardoon, together with his team, successfully grew the combined business into profitability until
it was sold in April 2004 to PIPEX Communications PLC for over £30m.
Julie Ann Joyce, Finance Director
Mrs. Julie Joyce is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. She was employed as Finance Manager of WebFusion Internet Solutions Limited, an Internet Hosting company which was bought by Magic Moments Internet PLC for £40m in May 2000. She became Group Financial Controller for Host Europe PLC and its group companies following it’s acquisition of WebFusion and continued in this role for the SME hosting division of PIPEX Communications PLC after the successful sale to PIPEX in April 2004. She also has extensive auditing and private practice experience, having spent ten years in this sector prior to her move into commerce and industry.
Robert Khalastchy, Non-Executive Director
Mr. Khalastchy is a graduate of the University of Sussex where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Electronic Engineering. For the past 15 years he has worked in commercial property management. He has been a director
of RK Management Limited for the last 6 years. RK Management is a property management company, managing commercial property portfolios worth in excess of £35 million.