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29/11/2017 07:05

RNS Number : 7768X
Wilmington PLC
29 November 2017
29 November 2017
Wilmington plc
("Wilmington" or the "Group")
Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer
Wilmington plc, the provider of information, education and networking services in Risk & Compliance, Professional and Healthcare knowledge areas, announces the appointment of Richard Amos as Chief Financial Officer Designate and to the Board with effect from 1 March 2018. Richard will subsequently assume the role of Chief Financial Officer following an orderly handover from Tony Foye, as planned.
Richard joins from Plant Impact plc, an AIM-listed agricultural technology company, where he has been Chief Financial Officer since May 2016. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2015, Richard was Group Finance Director of Anite plc, a supplier of test and measurement solutions to the international wireless market and listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange until its acquisition in August 2015 by Keysight Technologies. 
Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1991 and has held a number of Group Finance Director roles at growing, innovative and successful technology companies including Agilisys, Retail Decisions plc and VEGA Group plc. Richard holds an MA in Management Studies and Engineering from Cambridge University.
On behalf of the Board, commenting on Richard's appointment, Pedro Ros, Wilmington's CEO, said:
"I'm delighted to welcome Richard to Wilmington. We are pleased to have attracted someone with the reputationand proven financial credentials to join the business. With the ongoing digitisation of our business, we look forward to Richard leveraging his experience in technology and international markets,and bringing a fresh perspective which will be invaluable as we continue to execute the Group's strategy."
Richard Amos has confirmed that, save as set out in this announcement, there are no further disclosures to be made under Listing Rule 9.6.13.
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For further information, please contact:
Wilmington plc 
Pedro Ros, Chief Executive Officer 
Tony Foye, Chief Financial Officer
FTI Consulting
Charles Palmer/ Emma Hall 
020 7422 6800
020 3727 1000
Notes to Editors
Wilmington plc is the recognised knowledge leader and partner of choice for information, education and networking in Risk & Compliance, Professional and Healthcare areas. Capitalised at approximately 210 million, Wilmington floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1995.

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