Messaging International plc announced the appointment, to its board of directors, of Max Vermoken as Chief Executive Officer, and David Barrett and Dominic Traynor, as non-executive directors, with immediate effect. Horacio Furman, Irvin Fishman and David Rubner have resigned from the board with immediate effect. In addition, Guy Levit has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of the company, however, he will remain on the board as an executive director until the company has released its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2016.

Max Vermorken has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Max was most recently a strategic advisor to LafargeHolcim Ltd. His last role included responsibility for the hive-down and integration of two large asset portfolios - a mix which included two cement plants and a multitude of down-stream aggregates and construction materials assets - in the context of the global merger of Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd. Prior to working for LafargeHolcim, Max worked in The Genii Group, were he reported directly to its founding principals. David Barrett has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the company.

David co-founded London Concrete Limited in 1997, subsequently building the business from one concrete plant in London to over a dozen plants around the capital. Dominic Traynor has also been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Dominic is a corporate lawyer specialising in listings and takeovers, M&A and corporate finance.

Dominic has acted on more than 20 AIM-admissions as well as numerous reverse takeovers, other acquisitions, joint ventures and secondary fundraisings, with a particular focus on the mining and oil and gas sectors.