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RNS Number : 7667Q  YouGov PLC  23 February 2023

23 February 2023

YouGov plc

 

("YouGov" or "the Group" or "the Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

 

YouGov, the international research and data analytics group, announces the
appointment of Shalini Govil-Pai and Devesh Mishra as Non‐Executive
Directors with effect from 27 February 2023.

Shalini Govil-Pai has over 25 years' experience in the consumer technology
space. She is currently General Manager and Vice President of TV at Google and
is based in the US. Previously, Shalini served as Senior Director for
Technology Solutions at YouTube where she was responsible for growing the
creator base by 10x, and as a Technical Director at Pixar.

Devesh Mishra has over 25 years of global operating leadership experience
across technology, product, and business operations. He joined Deliveroo in
2021 as Chief Product and Technology Officer and is based in the UK.
Previously, Devesh spent 16 years at Amazon where his most recent role was
Vice President of Global Supply Chain managing a multi-billion-dollar spend.
He also holds an advisory board role at Zero100, a community-based education
and research platform.

Ms Govil-Pai and Mr Mishra will join the Board's Nomination Committee with
effect from 27 February 2023.

Commenting on the appointments, Roger Parry, Chair, said: "On behalf of the
Board, I am delighted to welcome Shalini and Devesh. Shalini's technical and
consumer expertise, and Devesh's operational and engineering experience, both
gained within the US and UK technology industries, will bring hugely valuable
and relevant skills to YouGov as we progress into the next long-term strategic
plan. With these two Non-Executive Directors, our leadership team will benefit
from new perspectives and diversity of experiences, as well as increased
governance capabilities which will strengthen the Board commensurate with the
Company's growth and strategic ambitions."

In line with the previously disclosed Board succession plan, Roger Parry will
be standing down from the role of Non-Executive Chair. Stephan Shakespeare
will assume the role of Non-Executive Chair, upon a new CEO commencing in
post, currently anticipated to be on 1 August 2023, subject to the outcome of
the CEO search process. The addition of two new Non-Executive roles in Shalini
and Devesh ensures a majority of independent members on the Board following
the Chair transition.

The search for a new CEO is ongoing and the Nomination Committee is
considering a wide variety of both external and internal candidates as part of
an international search process. A further update will be provided in due
course.

Following these appointments, the composition of the Board's Committees is as
noted below:

 Audit & Risk Committee      Nomination Committee  Remuneration Committee
 Ashley Martin (Chair)       Roger Parry (Chair)   Rosemary Leith (Chair)
 Rosemary Leith              Shalini Govil-Pai     Ashley Martin
                             Rosemary Leith        Andrea Newman
                             Ashley Martin         Nick Prettejohn
                             Devesh Mishra
                             Andrea Newman
                             Nick Prettejohn

This Announcement is issued on behalf of the Company by Tilly Heald,
Company Secretary.

 

Additional Disclosures Required under the AIM Rules for Companies

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Shalini Govil-Pai (aged 53) is or has been a Director of the following
companies within the past five years:

Current Directorships:

 POSITION  ORGANISATION
 None      None

Past Directorships (within past five years):

 POSITION              ORGANISATION
 Board Member          Pratham
 CEO                   NetJadu Inc(1)

 Board Member          Techlab Education(1)

 Devesh Mishra (aged 48) is or has been a Director of the following companies
 within the past five years:

 Current Directorships:

POSITION                         ORGANISATION
 Director                         Roofoods Private Limited
 Founder Member (advisory Board)  Zero100

Past Directorships (within past five years):

POSITION  ORGANISATION
 None      None

Past Directorships (within past five years):

 POSITION  ORGANISATION
 None      None

No other information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries

 YouGov plc

 Tilly Heald / Hannah Jethwani                                      020 7012 6000

 FTI Consulting

 Charles Palmer / Tom Blundell / Jemima Gurney                                              020 3727 1000

 Numis Securities (NOMAD and Joint Broker)

 Nick Westlake / Iqra Amin                                          020 7260 1000

 Berenberg (Joint Broker)

 Mark Whitmore / Richard Andrews / Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff       020 3207 7800

 

(1) Shalini was a Director of NetJadu Inc and subsidiary Techlab Education
when these were dissolved by way of voluntary wind up.

About YouGov

YouGov is an international online research data and analytics technology
group.

 

Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world thinks.

 

Our innovative solutions help the world's most recognised brands, media owners
and agencies to plan, activate and track their marketing activities better.

 

With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and
Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks.

 

At the core of our platform is an ever-growing source of consumer data that
has been amassed over our twenty years of operation. We call it Living Data.
All of our products and services draw upon this detailed understanding of our
20+ million registered panel members to deliver accurate, actionable consumer
insights.

 

As innovators and pioneers of online market research, we have a strong
reputation as a trusted source of accurate data and insights. Testament to
this, YouGov data is regularly referenced by the global press, and we are the
second most quoted market research source in the world.

 

YouGov. Living Consumer Intelligence.

 

For further information, visit business.yougov.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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