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Neovia Financial PLC 
19 August 2009 
 

NEOVIA Financial Plc 
 
 
Appointment of Mark Mayhew as President & Chief Executive Officer 
to lead next stage of NEOVIA's development 
 
 
 
 
Wednesday, 19 August 2009 - NEOVIA Financial Plc ("NEOVIA" or the "Company") 
(NEO.L) the independent online payments business, is pleased to announce the 
appointment of Mark Mayhew as President and Chief Executive of NEOVIA, 
commencing 1 September 2009. 
 
 
Mark has a highly successful track record in senior executive roles in consumer 
financial services companies in the UK and internationally.  The major part of 
his career has been with blue chip corporations, primarily in retail financial 
services and cards and payments operations (including leading NatWest's issuing 
and acquiring businesses as COO, and Head of UK Consumer Banking at Morgan 
Stanley) and leading CIMS, the individual memberships business of Cendant. He 
served as Non Executive Director with a specialist technology consulting 
business, Detica Group Plc (a FTSE 250 business), until its acquisition last 
year by BAE Systems plc. Most recently, Mark was chief executive of Debrett's 
Limited and is also currently non-executive Chairman of the JAC Travel Group, 
guiding the next stage of its strategic development. 
 
 
Mark was appointed following a comprehensive, international search process. The 
Chairman of NEOVIA, Dale Johnson, commented: "Mark was the stand-out candidate 
from a number of very strong individuals and we are particularly pleased to 
welcome him as NEOVIA's new President & CEO.  Mark is a very accomplished 
executive and his proven credentials in strategy formulation, operational 
development and Plc governance, coupled with his deep financial services and 
payments expertise, uniquely qualify him to lead NEOVIA at this exciting time." 
 
 
Mark Mayhew added, "I am delighted to have been appointed President & CEO of 
NEOVIA. The Company has a strong track record and also an eventful history but I 
am excited by the opportunity to drive NEOVIA's next phase of growth, building 
on the Group's vision to deliver bold payment solutions to selected e-commerce 
communities.  The current downturn means that we face some short-term challenges 
but, in the longer term, I believe the Group is well positioned to make real and 
sustained progress and deliver significant benefits to its customers, merchants, 
investors, and employees.' 
 Mr Mayhew, aged 49, has no beneficial interest in the Company's issued share 
capital as at the date of this announcement.Save as disclosed below in appendix 
1, and in accordance with AIM Rule 17, there is nothing further to disclose 
under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules. 
 
 
For further information contact: 
 
 
NEOVIA Financial Plc 
Andrew Gilchrist, VP Communications + 44 (0) 1624 698 713 
Email:investorrelations@neovia.com 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neovia 
 
 
Citigate Dewe Rogerson+ 44 (0) 207 638 9571 
Sarah Gestetner / George Cazenove 
 
 
Daniel Stewart & Co Plc                                     + 44 (0) 207 776 
6550 
Paul Shackleton 
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About NEOVIA Financial 
Trusted by consumers and merchants in over 160 countries to move and manage 
billions of dollars each year, NEOVIA Financial Plc (formerly NETELLER Plc) 
operates the world's leading independent online payments business. Through its 
Payment Suite, featuring NETELLER , NETBANX , Net+(TM) and 1-PAY(TM) brands, 
NEOVIA Financial specialises in providing innovative and instant payment 
services where money transfer is difficult or risky due to identity, trust, 
currency exchange, or distance. Being independent has allowed the company to 
support thousands of retailers and merchants in many geographies and across 
multiple industries. 
 
 
NEOVIA Financial Plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, with a 
ticker symbol of NEO. Subsidiary company NETELLER (UK) Ltd is authorised by the 
Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate as a regulated e-money issuer. For 
more information about NEOVIA Financial visit www.neovia.com or contact us by 
email at investorrelations@neovia.com. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Appendix 1 
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17, Schedule Two, 
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules: 
 
 
Current directorships 
 
 
JAC Group (Holdings) Limited 
Debrett's Limited 
 
 
 
 
Past directorships 
 
 
PIP Plus Ltd 
Detica Group PLC (Limited) 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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