REG - dotDigital Group plc - Appointment of Non-Executive Chair

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RNS Number : 2869R  dotDigital Group plc  05 July 2022

5 July 2022

 

Dotdigital Group plc

("Dotdigital", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Chair

 

Dotdigital Group plc (AIM: DOTD), the leading 'SaaS' provider of an
omnichannel marketing automation and customer engagement platform, announces
it has appointed John Conoley to the Board as Non-Executive Chair, effective
immediately. Michael (Mike) O'Leary, current Chair, will as previously
indicated retire from the Board from today.

 

John brings to Dotdigital significant Board level experience of both main
market and AIM-quoted businesses, as well as deep industry experience
following an extensive career spanning various roles within the technology
sector. John has an established track record of growing businesses and
delivering value creation.

 

John is currently Executive Chair of AIM-listed FireAngel Safety Technology
PLC. John's previous experience includes CEO of Psion PLC, an international
mobile device manufacturer, from 2008 until its sale to Motorola in 2012;
Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed NetDimensions, a human-capital management
software and services business, from 2016 until its competitive sale process
in 2017; Non-Executive Chairman of Parity Group PLC, the AIM-quoted
recruitment and IT services company, from 2017 to 2020; and Non-Executive
Director and Chair of Wameja Limited (formerly eServGlobal) from 2013 to 2021,
during which time John oversaw a joint venture with Mastercard (HomeSend) of
which John also sat on the board as Non-Executive Director.

 

 

Milan Patel, CEO of Dotdigital, commented: "John brings with him a wealth of
experience in growing international businesses and has a track record of
accelerating growth through strategic M&A. He was the stand-out candidate
in terms sector and public company experience and has the right personality to
drive the Group forward and help it achieve its growth ambitions. I am excited
to work with someone of John's calibre and have no doubt the Group will go
from strength to strength under his counsel.

 

"At the same time, I would like to thank and acknowledge the immense
contribution of outgoing chair Mike O'Leary. He has played a pivotal role in
the strategic and commercial progress we have made over the past couple of
years and on behalf of the Board and everyone at Dotdigital we wish him all
the best in the future."

 

John Conoley, incoming Chair, commented: "Dotdigital is a fantastic brand with
a proven business model and clear strategy to grow market share
internationally. I have been impressed by the passion and dedication of Milan
and the rest of the Board - they have a clear vision for where they want to
take the business and I look forward to working alongside them. Dotdigital has
all the attributes necessary to become one of the leading names in UK tech and
I am excited to have the opportunity to play a part in helping it realise its
potential while creating value for shareholders."

 

 

The following information on John Richard Conoley, aged 61, is provided in
accordance with rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 

·    Mr Conoley holds or has held the following directorships/partnerships
in the past five years:

 

 

 Current Directorships/Partnerships      Former Directorships/Partnerships (past five years)
 Pictor Developments LLP                 Parity Group Public Limited Company NetDimensions (Holdings) PLC

 Nerha Limited                           Homesend SCRL

 FireAngel Safety Technology Group PLC   Autologic Diagnostics International Limited

 FireAngel Safety Technology Limited     Psion PLC

                                         Wameja UK Limited

                                         Outstep Limited

 

·    Mr Conoley was a director of was a director of Convergent
Communications plc ("Convergent") until 15 April 2003. On 26 June 2003, within
12 months of Mr Conoley ceasing to act as a divisional director, Convergent
entered administration and was dissolved on 5 February 2008. The
Administrators anticipated a shortfall to creditors.

·    Mr Conoley was also a director of Crosshouse Holdings Limited
("Crosshouse") until 15 April 2003. On 15 December 2003, within 12 months of
Mr Conoley ceasing to act as a director, Crosshouse entered administration and
was dissolved on 15 April 2005.

·    Mr Conoley was a director of Outstep Limited from 3 August 2005,
which entered into a creditor's voluntary liquidation on 11 June 2012 and was
dissolved on 20 January 2015.

 

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 Dotdigital Group Plc                                    Tel: 020 3953 3072

Milan Patel, CEO

                                                         InvestorRelations@dotdigital.com

 Alma PR (Financial PR)                                  Tel: 020 3405 0210

 Hilary Buchanan                                         dotdigital@almapr.co.uk

 David Ison

 Josh Royston

 Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  Tel: 020 7523 8000

Bobbie Hilliam

 Georgina McCooke

 Jonathan Barr, Sales

 finnCap (Joint Broker)                                  Tel: 020 7220 0500

 Alice Lane, ECM

 Rhys Williams, Sales

 Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)                   Tel: 020 7496 3000

Shaun Dobson, Head of Corporate Finance

 Alex Bond, Corporate Finance

 

Prior to this announcement's release, the statement contained inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR)
(Market Abuse Regulation).

 

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