REG - Panoply Holdings PLC - Appointment of Non-Executive Director

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19/10/2020 07:00

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Panoply Holdings PLC (The) 
  
19 October 2020
  
 

19 October 2020
 
The Panoply Holdings PLC
("The Panoply", or the "Group")
 
Appointment of non-executive director
 
The Panoply Holdings PLC (AIM: TPX), the technology-enabled services group focused on digital transformation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Neaman to the Board as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
 
Rachel has extensive experience in digital public sector leadership, having led a number of senior management positions at technology organisations. She was the first Chief Digital Officer at the UK Department of Health where she developed its first digital strategy. In 2014, she took on the role of CEO at Go ON UK, a digital inclusion organisation working to ensure all UK adults had a basic level of digital skills. After Go ON UK merged with Doteveryone in 2016 Rachel directed its work on digital skills and transformation, as well as managing Doteveryone's strategic partnerships. She went on to become the CEO of Corsham Institute, a not for profit organisation delivering digital upskilling programmes, in 2017. Rachel now runs her own consultancy providing strategic advice and mentorship to Boards and senior executives. In addition, she is a mentor for PUBLIC's GovStart programme, helping technology startups transform public services. 
 
Rachel also brings significant additional advisory experience to the Board. She is a non-executive director of Checkit plc, an independent Governor of Birkbeck College, University of London, and a non-executive member of the Advisory Board of Digital Leaders, a platform which allows 120,000 senior leaders to connect on the topic of digital transformation. She is on the Board of the Campaign for Social Science, and a non-executive member of the Digital.Health London Advisory Board.  
 
Mark Smith, Chairman of The Panoply, commented:
 
"We are delighted to have Rachel joining us on the Board. Her vast knowledge of the digital public sector industry and network of contacts in this space will be of great value to our business. Having worked across government organisations, not-for-profits and in public-sector focused corporates, we are confident her support will help us to grow further into this key vertical.
 
"Importantly to all of us, it is clear that Rachel shares our values, caring deeply about using technology to help others, as well as the importance of good corporate governance. We look forward to working together as part of our journey to further deliver meaningful change to public sector organisations." 
 
Pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Rachel Cecilia Neaman (aged 55) has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:
 
Current directorships and partnerships:
Neaman Consulting Ltd.
Checkit Plc
Campaign for Social Science*
DigitalHealth.London*
Digital Leaders Ltd*
Directorships/partnerships held in the past five years:
None
Rachel Neaman does not currently hold any shares in the Company.
There is no further information to be disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
*these appointments are non-statutory directorships, but have been included as the role is equivalent to a statutory directorship
 
 
Enquiries:
 



The Panoply Holdings
Neal Gandhi (CEO)
Oliver Rigby (CFO)
 
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited
(Nomad and Joint Broker)


 
Via Alma PR
 
 
+44 (0)207 710 7600




Fred Walsh
Alex Price








 
Dowgate Capital Limited
(Joint Broker)
James Serjeant
David Poutney
 


 
+44 (0)203 903 7715




Alma PR
(Financial PR)
Susie Hudson
Josh Royston
Harriet Jackson


panoply@almapr.co.uk
+44 (0)203 405 0209
 



 
About The Panoply
 

The Panoply is a digitally native technology services company, built to service clients' digital transformation needs. Founded in 2016, with the aim of identifying and acquiring best-of-breed specialist information technology, design and innovation consulting businesses, the Group collaborates with its clients to deliver the technology outcomes they're looking for at the pace that they expect and demand.
The Group is being increasingly recognised as a leading alternative digital transformation provider to the UK public services sector, with c.70% of its client base representing the public sector and c.30% representing the commercial sector.
More information is available at www.thepanoply.com

 
 
 

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