Vitesse Media Plc ("the Company"), the AIM listed media business, confirms that further to the announcement made on 27 June 2012, Mr David Smith will be appointed as executive Deputy Chairman of the Company tomorrow, Thursday 5 July 2012.

Mr Smith's acquisition of 7,368,421 new ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 4.75p, representing 19.4% of the issued share capital, became effective on 2 July 2012.

David John Smith, 62, is or has been in the past five years a director or partner of:

Current
Previous Directorships
Cloud9Learning, LLC
Critical Information Group PLC
Crystal UK Topco Limited
Spire Acquisition Limited
Spire UK Midco Limited
Spire UK Topco Limited
Granada Learning Limited
Anglia Multimedia Limited
Angliacampus Limited
AOS Media Limited
DP Publications Limited
GL Assessment Limited
Granada Learning (No. 2) Limited
The Skills Factory Limited


Apart from the information disclosed above there is no other information required to be disclosed under Rule 17 and Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.