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RNS Number : 7882X  Trustpilot Group PLC  24 March 2026

Trustpilot Announces Appointment of Marcus Roy as Chief Financial Officer

 

LONDON, 24 March 2026 - Trustpilot Plc ("Trustpilot"), the world's largest
open customer feedback platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Marcus Roy as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) following a thorough and
wide-ranging search.

Marcus will join the Board of Directors as an Executive Director on 14
September 2026 and succeed Hanno Damm, who, as previously announced, will be
stepping down after over a decade with the company. Hanno will step-down from
the Board on 14 September 2026 but will remain with the business until October
2026 to ensure a seamless transition.

Marcus joins Trustpilot from The Economist Group, where he has served as Group
CFO since 2021. In that capacity, he has held executive responsibility for the
financial strategy and operations of one of the world's most respected global
media brands. His tenure has spanned a period of significant transformation,
as The Economist Group has accelerated its shift to a digital-first,
subscription-led model, growing its subscriber base and strengthening its
international reach, while simultaneously building the Economist Intelligence
Unit (EIU) into a leading global B2B data and analytics business.

A Deloitte-trained Chartered Accountant, Marcus brings over 20 years of
financial leadership experience across listed and large-scale private
businesses. Prior to The Economist Group, he served as Group Financial
Controller at Associated British Foods Plc, a FTSE 100 multinational, where he
was responsible for group-wide financial reporting and controls. Before that,
he spent over fourteen years in a series of progressively senior finance roles
at Dixons Carphone Plc and Carphone Warehouse Plc, developing deep expertise
in consumer-facing, technology-driven businesses at scale.

Adrian Blair, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Marcus to the Trustpilot leadership team. His
proven experience scaling a subscription and data business at The Economist
while maintaining strong financial discipline will be hugely valuable as we
scale Trustpilot into the vast market opportunity ahead. Marcus brings not
only exceptional financial expertise, but international and listed-company
experience alongside the strategic perspective to help us deliver sustained
value for our shareholders.

"At the same time, on behalf of everyone at Trustpilot, I want to extend my
profound gratitude to Hanno. He has been far more than an excellent CFO - he
has been a deeply valued colleague and a mentor to many across the
organisation. He joined Trustpilot as a fast-growing start-up and leaves it as
a profitable, publicly listed business with global scale. We are enormously
grateful for his commitment and for his dedication to ensuring a smooth and
successful transition for his successor, and we wish him every success in what
comes next."

Hanno Damm commented: "It has been a privilege to serve as Trustpilot's CFO
for what will be almost 11 years in October. I am proud to have played a
central role in scaling the business - from securing growth financing through
the Series E funding, to leading our IPO in 2021, and into the profitable,
global-scale, open customer feedback platform it is today.

"In Marcus, the Board has found a natural successor and I look forward to
welcoming him and to handing over a business in great shape, with a strong
team and a clear growth path."

Marcus Roy commented:
"I am excited to be joining Trustpilot at this stage in its journey. The
business has built a remarkable platform that sits at the very heart of how
consumers and businesses establish and communicate trust, and one that has
tremendous potential still ahead of it. I look forward to working with Adrian,
the Board and the entire team to build on the exceptional foundations that
Hanno has established, and to deliver strong, sustained returns for our
shareholders and continued value for people and businesses."

This announcement is made in accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.6R. There are
no matters that require disclosure under UK Listing Rule 6.4.8R.

 Contacts
 Trustpilot Group plc                                                Headland Consultancy
 Louise Bryant, Head of Investor Relations                           Stephen Malthouse

 Priyal Soni, Investor Relations investor.relations@trustpilot.com   Rob Walker

 Tel: +44 (0) 7813 210 809                                           Charlie Pepper

 Tel: +44 (0) 7391 859 625                                           trustpilot@headlandconsultancy.com

                                                                     Tel: +44 (0)20 3805 4822

 About Trustpilot
 Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant
 today than ever - to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and
 businesses together through reviews. Trustpilot is open, independent, and
 impartial - we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build
 trust, grow and improve. Today, we have more than 361 million reviews with 160
 billion annual Trustbox impressions, and the numbers keep growing. We have
 more than 1,000 employees and we're headquartered in Copenhagen, with
 operations in Amsterdam, Denver, Edinburgh, Hamburg, London, Melbourne, Milan
 and New York.

 

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