Ahead of its personal digital assistant announcement today, Amstrad Plc yesterday announced appointment of a second non-executive director, fulfilling Alan Sugar’s promise to appoint at least two: the new man is Michael Beckett, former chairman of Ultramar Plc, and former managing director of Consolidated Gold Fields Plc; he is non-executive director of a number of companies; Amstrad said a third non-executive director might also be named later.
