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RNS Number : 3088B  Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.  30 September 2025

 

     30 September 2025

 

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.

 

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

 

Directorate Changes

 

Public Policy Holding Company, Inc., a leading global strategic communications
provider, offering a comprehensive range of advisory services in the areas of
Government Relations, Public Affairs, and Corporate Communications, is pleased
to announce that Kathleen L. Casey and Charles D. Brown will join the Board as
independent Non-Executive Directors effective immediately prior to the
anticipated listing of the Company's common stock on Nasdaq, which was
announced on 1 August  2025. Following the effectiveness of these
appointments, Ms Casey will serve as the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, and Mr Brown will
serve as the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation
Committee.

 

 

Kathleen has more than thirty years of experience in various senior government
and private sector leadership roles and, from 2006 to 2011, she served as a
Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). In this
capacity, she also served in several international leadership positions,
including Chair of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions'
("IOSCO") Technical Committee and Co-Chair of the CPSS-IOSCO Review of
Standards, IOSCO OTC Derivatives Task Force, IOSCO Task Force on Supervisory
Cooperation, and Financial Stability Board Working Group on Provisioning.
Since leaving the SEC in 2011, Kathleen has served as a Non-Executive Director
on several corporate boards including HSBC Holdings plc, FX Alliance, Inc.,
and Standard Coin. She received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from George Mason
University Antonin Scalia Law School and a B.A. in international politics from
The Pennsylvania State University.

 

Charles is an Independent Non-Executive Director of Morningstar DBRS. He was
previously Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Fitch Group, Inc,
where he also held the positions of Chief Credit Officer and Chief Compliance
Officer. He has a Juris Doctor (J.D.), cum laude, from Fordham University
School of Law and a Bachelor of Science, summa cum laude, in economics and
finance from Fordham University.

 

The Company is also announcing that Bill Chess, former CFO and Chief
Administrative Officer of the Group, is resigning from his position as a
non-executive Director of the Board, effective immediately. Therefore,
following the effectiveness of the appointments of Ms Casey and Mr Brown, the
Board will be composed of nine total Directors.

 

Simon Lee, Chairman of PPHC, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Kathy and Charlie to the Board of PPHC. Each brings
exceptional expertise and perspective that will further the Board's breadth
and governance capabilities, and I am confident they will make an immediate
and lasting contribution upon their arrival. On behalf of the Board, I also
want to extend our deep gratitude to Bill Chess. As a co-founder and one of
the original architects of PPHC, Bill has played an instrumental role in
building the company into what it is today. His dedication, insight, and many
years of service have left an enduring legacy, and we wish him every success
in the future."

 

 

Enquiries

 

 Public Policy Holding Company, Inc.            +1 (202) 688 0020

 Stewart Hall, CEO

 Roel Smits, CFO

 Stifel (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)      +44 (0) 20 7710 7600

 Fred Walsh, Brough Ransom, Ben Good

 Canaccord Genuity (Joint Broker)               +44 (0) 20 7523 8000

 Simon Bridges, Andrew Potts

 Buchanan Communications (Media Enquiries)      +44 (0) 20 7466 5000

pphc@buchanan.uk.com (mailto:pphc@buchanan.uk.com)
 Chris Lane, Toto Berger, Jesse McNab

 

 

About PPHC

 

Incorporated in 2014, PPHC is a global government relations, public affairs
and strategic communications group providing clients with a fully integrated
and comprehensive range of services including government and public relations,
research, and digital advocacy campaigns. Engaged by approximately 1,300
clients, including companies, trade associations and non-governmental
organisations, the Group is active in all major sectors of the economy,
including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, energy,
technology, telecoms and transportation. PPHC's services support clients to
enhance and defend their reputations, advance policy goals, manage regulatory
risk, and engage with federal and state-level policy makers, stakeholders,
media, and the public.

 

PPHC operates a holding company structure and currently has eleven operating
entities operating globally. The Group has a strong track record of organic
and acquisitive growth, the latter focused on enhancing its capabilities and
establishing new verticals, either within new geographies or new related
offerings.

 

For more information, see www.pphcompany.com

 

Regulatory disclosures

 

The following disclosures are made in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies:

 

Kathleen Louise Casey, aged 59, holds no shares or options in the Company. Ms
Casey's current and previous directorships are as follows:

 

 Current directorships/partnerships       Past directorships/partnerships
 Patomark Global Partners                 International Valuation Standards Council

 The Center for Audit Quality             HSBC Holdings Plc

 Sterman Masser, Inc.                     Financial Accounting Foundation

 Sepio Systems, Inc.                      Penn State Health

 Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation   The Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees

 Kharon Strategic Advisory Board

 Library of Congress Trust Fund

 KLC Consulting Group, LLC
 Other disclosures (administrations/insolvencies etc)
 N/A

 

Charles Dennis Brown, aged 65, holds no shares or options in the Company. Mr
Brown's current and previous directorships are as follows:

 

 Current directorships/partnerships  Past directorships/partnerships
 DBRS Ratings Limited                Fitch Group, Inc.

 DBRS, Inc.                          Fitch Ratings, Inc.

 DBRS Limited

 DBRS Ratings GmbH
 Other disclosures (administrations/insolvencies etc)
 N/A

 

Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures to be made in
accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

 

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