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RNS Number : 4610T  Knights Group Holdings PLC  15 November 2023

Knights Group Holdings plc

("Knights" or the "Group")

Appointment of Chair

Knights, a fast-growing UK legal and professional services business, is
pleased to announce the appointment of David "Dave" Wilson as Non-Executive
Chair of the Board, with immediate effect.  He also becomes a member of the
Remuneration Committee.

Dave has over 30 years' international, board-level and operational experience,
having spent 12 years in senior roles, including as Deputy Chief Executive
Officer at AIM-listed GB Group Plc, during which time that business grew
organically and by successfully completing 14 acquisitions, scaling the group
from a market cap of £14 million to £1.8 billion. In his previous roles as
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of EnviroFone Group, he
helped scale up the business with revenues growing six-fold over three
years.  Other senior positions included roles as Chief Financial Officer at
Codemasters and EXi Group, and Chief Operating Officer for a division of
Fujitsu.

Dave is currently non-executive Chair of AIM-listed media group, LBG Media
Plc, having guided that company through its IPO in 2021, and overseeing the
planning and execution of its growth strategy.  He also serves as a
non-executive director of musicMagpie Plc, having joined that business ahead
of its IPO in 2021.

Dave will succeed Bal Johal, who has decided to step down from the board
having served as non-executive Chair of Knights since 2012. During his tenure,
the Group listed on AIM in 2018, and has seen significant growth both
organically and through the acquisition of more than 20 independent legal and
professional services firms, with revenues increasing from £9m to £142m over
that period.

Commenting on Dave's appointment, CEO, David Beech said:

"We are delighted to welcome Dave to Knights. He brings to our board a wealth
of experience in scaling businesses organically and through acquisitions
gained over a long and successful career across a number of listed and private
companies. I look forward to working closely with him as we continue to
deliver on our strategy of further strengthening our position as a
diversified, premium provider of legal and professional services with national
scale.

"I would also like to personally thank Bal Johal for his immense contribution
to the business over the past 11 years, during which time the Group has seen
significant growth."

Dave Wilson commented:

"I am excited to be taking on the role of Chair at Knights as it continues to
build on its strong position as one of the largest, fully collaborative legal
and professional services businesses in the country. I look forward to working
with the Board, David Beech and the wider leadership team to continue to
execute the Group's strategy and growth plans, and deliver value for
shareholders."

Enquiries

 Knights
 David Beech, CEO                   Via MHP Communications
 Numis (Nomad and Broker)
 Stuart Skinner, Kevin Cruickshank  020 7260 1000
 MHP Group (Media enquiries)
 Katie Hunt, Eleni Menikou          07736 464 749

knights@mhpgroup.com

 

Other than the directorships listed below, there is no further information
required to be disclosed in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the
AIM Rules.  David John Wilson, aged 61, holds or has held in the past 5 years
the following directorships and partnerships:

 

 Current directorships and/or partnerships  Former directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five years)

 LBG Media Plc                              3D Windows SL

 Music Magpie Plc                           Capscan Limited

 Wilson's Consulting Limited                Capscan Parent Limited

                                            Citizensafe Limited

                                            CRD (UK) Limited

                                            Data Discoveries Holdings Limited

                                            Data Discoveries Limited

                                            Datasan Pty Ltd

                                            Eware Interactive Limited

                                            Farebase Limited

                                            Fastrac Ltd.

                                            GB Mailing Systems Limited

                                            GB Datacare Limited

                                            GB Group Plc

                                            GB Group Plc (Australia Company No. (ACN): 620 786 254)

                                            GB Group PLC (New Zealand Branch)

                                            GB Group Plc, German Branch

                                            GB Information Management Ltd.

                                            GBG (Australia) Holding Pty Ltd

                                            GBG (Australia) Pty Ltd

                                            GBG (Australia) Pty Ltd (Dubai Branch)

                                            GBG (Europe) S.L.

                                            GBG (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

                                            GBG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd

                                            GBG ANZ Pty Ltd

                                            Green ID Limited

                                            ID Scan Biometrics Limited

                                            IDology Inc

                                            Idology International, LLC

                                            IDScan Research Bilişim Teknolojileri Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi

                                            Inkfish Services Limited

                                            Investigate 2020 Ltd

                                            Loqate Inc.

                                            Loqate Ltd.

                                            Managed Analytics Limited

                                            Mastersoft (NZ) Limited

                                            Mastersoft Group Pty Ltd

                                            PCA Predict Inc

                                            Postcode Anywhere (Europe) Limited

                                            Postcode Anywhere (North America) Limited

                                            Postcode Anywhere Holdings Limited

                                            PT Fraud Solutions Indonesia

                                            Safer Clubbing At Night Network (Scan Net) Ltd

                                            Telme.com Limited

                                            TMG.TV Ltd

                                            Transactis Limited

                                            VIX Verify Global Pty Ltd

                                            VIX Verify International Pty Ltd

                                            VIX Verify SA (Pty) Ltd

                                            迪安科 (Beijing GBG Information Technology Co Ltd)

 

 

Notes to Editors

Knights is a fast-growing, legal and professional services business, ranked
within the UK's top 50 largest law firms by revenue. Knights was one of the
first law firms in the UK to move from the traditional partnership model to a
corporate structure in 2012 and has since grown rapidly. Knights has
specialists in all key areas of corporate and commercial law offering
end-to-end support to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors and a private
wealth team providing premium personal services to individuals. It is focussed
on key UK markets outside London and currently operates from 23 offices
located in Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Chester,
Exeter, Kings Hill, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Newbury,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Stoke,
Teesside, Weybridge, Wilmslow, and York.

 

 

 

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