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RNS Number : 2862R RWS Holdings PLC 05 July 2022
RNS - Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
For immediate release
5 July 2022
RWS Holdings plc
Board Change
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Group"), a unique world-leading provider of
technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services,
announces the appointment of Candida (Candy) Davies as Chief Financial Officer
with effect from 1 October 2022. She will join the Board and the Group
Executive Team.
Candy was most recently Head of Finance for the Personal Health division of
Royal Philips, the Dutch-headquartered health technology conglomerate, where
she also supported the Group Innovation and Strategy function. She has
considerable experience in commercial and operational leadership and played a
key role in driving market innovation, new business models and solutions to
support enhancing patient and consumer experience, improving health outcomes,
and driving sustainable performance. Prior to this she spent eight years at
Reckitt Benckiser, latterly as European Finance Director for the Hygiene and
Home Business Unit, having previously been Senior Vice President and Corporate
Controller for the group. Earlier in her career, she spent twelve years with
Eli Lilly & Co, having gained chartered accountant status at KPMG.
Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"I am delighted that we have appointed Candy as Chief Financial Officer. Her
international, blue-chip and health sector experience combined with her
expertise across finance, strategy and innovation will be invaluable to the
Board and the Executive team, as we continue to focus on delivering our
accelerated growth plan."
Candy Davies, Chief Financial Officer designate, commented:
"I look forward to joining RWS and working with its leadership team to build
on its strong client relationships, ability to offer a unique blend of
services and technology at scale, and leading position in large, attractive,
growing markets, to deliver on its medium-term growth strategy."
Rod Day will continue as Interim CFO and complete a thorough handover before
leaving RWS by the end of 2022.
Other than the previous directorships set out at the end of this announcement,
there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph
(g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies, in relation to Candy
Davies's appointment to the Board.
For further information, please contact:
RWS Holdings plc
Andrew Brode, Chairman
Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer 01753 480200
Rod Day, Chief Financial Officer
MHP (Financial PR advisor) rws@mhpc.com
Katie Hunt / Simon Hockridge 020 3128 8100
Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)
Stuart Skinner / Kevin Cruickshank / Will Baunton 020 7260 1000
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff 020 3207 7800
About RWS:
RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled
language, content and intellectual property services. Through content
transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of
technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they
are understood anywhere, in any language.
Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural
understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services
and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver
engaging user experiences, maintain compliance and gain actionable insights
into their data and content.
Our clients include 90 of the world's top 100 brands, the top 20
pharmaceutical companies and 19 of the top 20 patent filers. Our client base
spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. We work in the
automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology
and telecommunications sectors, which we serve from 80+ global locations
across five continents.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM,
the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com.
Candy Davies (aged 48) holds or has held directorships in the five years
preceding her appointment at the Company as follows:
Current:
None
Last 5 years:
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (CIS) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser USA (2010) LLC
R&C Nominees Limited
Reckitt & Colman Holdings Limited
Reckitt Benckiser USA Finance (No.3) Limited
Reckitt & Sons Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Finance (2005) Limited
Hamol Limited
RB Reigate (UK) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Holdings (USA) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser USA Finance (No.1) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (Mema) Limited
Reckitt & Colman Pension Trustee Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Luxembourg (No.3) Limited
ERH Propack Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury (2007) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Finance Company Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Luxembourg (No.1) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser (USA) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Asia Pacific Limited
R&C Nominees One Limited
RB Holdings (Nottingham) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Service Bureau Limited
Glasgow Square Limited
Howard Lloyd & Company Limited
R&C Nominees Two Limited
Reckitt Colman Chiswick (OTC) Limited
Reckitt & Colman (UK) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser USA Finance (No.2) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Luxembourg (No.4) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (Central & Eastern Europe) Limited
Suffolk Finance Company Limited
Lloyds Pharmaceuticals
Crookes Healthcare Limited
Green, Young & Company Limited
Optrex Limited
Nurofen Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Holdings (Overseas) Limited
Helpcentral Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Luxembourg (No.2) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Investments Limited
Reckitt Benckiser (Grosvenor) Holdings Limited
W. Woodward Limited
SSL (RB) Products Limited
Reckitt Seton Limited
Cupal Limited
Sonet Products Limited
Dakin Brothers Limited
Scholl Consumer Products Limited
Durex Limited
Reckitt & Colman Trustee Services Limited
SSL (SD) International Limited
Scholl (Investments) Limited
Seton Healthcare No.1 Trustee Limited
SSL (C C Services) Limited
British Surgical Industries Limited
New Bridge Street Invoicing Limited
SSL (MG) Products Limited
Rivalmuster
Sonet Group Limited
Open Championship Limited
Earex Products Limited
Brevet Hospital Products (UK) Limited
Ultra Chemical Limited
Sonet Scholl Healthcare Limited
Ultra Laboratories Limited
Sonet Scholl Healthcare International Limited
Seton Healthcare Group No.2 Trustee Limited
Sonet Healthcare Limited
SSL (C C Manufacturing) Limited
Prebbles Limited
LRC Investments Limited
29 St Leonard's Avenue Limited
Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Limited
SSL International Plc
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services Plc
Reckitt Benckiser Jersey (No.2) Limited
Sonet Overseas Investments Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Holdings (Luxembourg) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Jersey (No.3) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Jersey (No.1) Limited
RB (China Trading) Limited
RB Mexico Investments Limited
RB Asia Holding Limited
Reckitt Benckiser (Rumea) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Corporate Services Limited
RB Luxembourg (2016) Limited
MJ UK Holdings Limited
RB Reigate (2019) Limited
RB USA (2019) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser (Cayman Islands) Limited
Reckitt Benckiser Jersey (No.5) Limited
Reckitt & Colman (Jersey) Limited
Reckitt & Colman Capital Finance Limited
SSL Capital Limited
Reckitt Benckiser USA (2013) LLC
Reckitt Benckiser Asia Pacific Limited - Japan Branch
Reckitt Benckiser Holdings (USA) Limited - Luxembourg branch
The French's Food Finance Company Limited - Luxembourg branch
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