Steve Rayson joins Epic board

Epic Group plc, the UK's leading e-learning company, today announces the appointment of Steve Rayson, aged 40, to its Board of Directors. He is currently Sales & Marketing Director, and was initially brought into Epic to head up its e-government team. Prior to joining Epic, Steve was Director of Resources at Brighton & Hove Council and a consultant at KPMG Management Consulting.

This appointment reflects the growing importance of Government work to Epic, as a result of major project wins, such as the development of the websites for UK Parliament, the Welsh Development Agency and HERO. Epic has also been awarded e-learning contracts, including the highly successful Prime Strategic Leadership e-learning programme, from the Cabinet Office, and other contracts from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Audit Commission, HM Customs and Excise, the Inland Revenue and UK e-universities Worldwide.

Michael Inwards, Chairman of Epic, said: 'Since joining Epic, Steve has made a valuable contribution to our work in the public sector, and his appointment to the Board reflects the continuing growth in this sector of our business.'