REG - K3 Bus Tech Grp PLC - Board changes

K3 Business TechnologyAnnouncement

06/09/2021 07:05

RNS Number : 6984K
  
K3 Business Technology Group PLC
  
06 September 2021
  
 

AIM: KBT
K3 BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY GROUP PLC
("K3" or "the Company")
 
Board Changes
 
K3, which provides mission‐critical software and cloud solutions, announces that Per Johan Claesson, Non-executive Director, is retiring from the Board after over twenty years of service, and that Gabrielle Hase is joining as a Non-executive Director in his place. These changes will take immediate effect.
 
The Board takes this opportunity to thank Johan for his significant contribution and support to K3, and wishes him well  in his retirement from the Board. 
 
Gabrielle, aged 53, is a senior level specialist in global ecommerce with significant experience in advising on omnichannel growth strategies and digital transformation, in particular for fashion retailers. She is founder director of Soleberry Advisory Limited, which provides digital commerce advisory services to fashion and other consumer retailers, and has worked with leading brands, advising on all aspects of ecommerce, mobile commerce, direct marketing strategy and strategic brand management. Clients have included Sweaty Betty, Browns Fashion, The Fragrance Shop, Moonpig.com, Hobbs, and TK Maxx. She also mentors start-up companies and is a featured speaker at conferences such as Retail Week Live, eCommerce Futures, and eCommerce UK. 

 
Gabrielle is currently a Non-executive Director of: Amplience Limited, the ecommerce content platform; Tate Enterprises, the commercial division of Tate Galleries; Planks Clothing, the global skiwear apparel brand; and All Together, the pro bono advisory firm for CEOs. Gabrielle holds an MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania and a BSc in Information Systems from Boston College.
 
Tom Crawford, Chairman of K3 Business Technology Group plc, commented:
 
"Johan has made an enormous contribution to the Company over the past twenty years. We would like to thank him for his outstanding support and counsel, and wish him all the best for his retirement from the Board.
 
"I am very pleased to welcome Gabrielle to the Board. Her substantial digital transformation and ecommerce experience, particularly in the fashion and apparel sector, is highly relevant. We very much look forward to working with her as we continue to grow K3's presence in the fashion, apparel & design market."
 
 
In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Gabrielle Dudnyk Hase (Née Dudnyk) holds or has held, within the last five years, the following directorships and partnerships:
 




Current directorships/partnerships


Past directorships/partnerships




Amplience Limited
Tate Enterprises Ltd
Planks Clothing Ltd
All Together Collective CIC
Soleberrry Advisory Limited


LS Retail ehf.
Knomo Group Ltd
Catdogfish Enterprises Limited
 
 




 
There is no further information disclosable in respect of Gabrielle Hase pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules for companies.
 
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014) as retained and applicable in the UK pursuant to S3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ('MAR').
 
Enquiries:
 




K3 Business Technology Group plc


Marco Vergani (CEO)


T: 0161 876 4498




www.k3btg.com


Robert Price (CFO)


 




 


 


 




finnCap Limited
(Nominated adviser and Broker)


Julian Blunt/ James Thompson
(Corporate Finance)
Richard Chambers/ Sunila De Silva
(Corporate Broking)


T: 020 7220 0500




 


 


 




KTZ Communications


Katie Tzouliadis/ Dan Mahoney


T: 020 3178 6378




 

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