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RNS Number : 4844H  YouGov PLC  28 July 2023

28 July 2023

YouGov plc

 

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

 

Update to the Board of Directors

 

YouGov, the international research and data analytics group, confirms further
to the Company's announcement on 14 April 2023, the following changes to its
Board of Directors effective 1 August 2023:

 

Steve Hatch will join the Company as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding
Stephan Shakespeare, who will assume the role of Non-Executive Chair.

 

In line with the previously disclosed Board succession plan, Roger Parry will
step down from the role of Non-Executive Chair after a 16-year tenure and will
leave the Company.

 

Rosemary Leith will step down as Senior Independent Director after a near
nine-year tenure. Nick Prettejohn will assume the role of Senior Independent
Director, as part of the previously disclosed Board succession plan.
Additionally, Nick will join the Board's Audit & Risk Committee as a
member. Rosemary will continue to hold the role of Chair of the Board's
Remuneration Committee until April 2024 when she expects to step down from the
Board.

 

Furthermore, YouGov announces the following changes to roles in the senior
leadership team, also effective 1 August 2023:

 

Sundip Chahal's role will change from Chief Operating Officer to Chief
Business Officer with a remit for leading integration and growth strategies at
YouGov. Initially, Sundip will be focussed on the planned integration of GfK's
Consumer Panel Business following YouGov's intended transformative acquisition
of the business as announced on 6 July 2023. Additionally, Sundip will work
closely with Steve Hatch during the leadership transition period to ensure the
success of YouGov's organic growth strategy. Sundip will remain on the YouGov
Board as an Executive Director in this new role.

 

Lynda Vivian will be promoted to the non-Board role of Chief Operating Officer
with a focus on the delivery of YouGov's Platform model in line with the
Company's strategic growth plan, while continuing her work ensuring
operational excellence across the business. Lynda has held several senior
leadership roles during her 15 years at YouGov and has over 20 years'
experience of working within the data analytics sector.

 

Stephan Shakespeare, Non-Executive Chair, said: "On behalf of the Board and
the entire YouGov team, I would like to thank Roger Parry for his 16 years of
outstanding service. Roger has been highly influential in the growth and
success of our business as a trusted advisor, mentor, and partner to the
YouGov leadership team throughout our journey. We wish him the very best in
his future endeavours.

 

Looking ahead, I would like to congratulate Sundip and Lynda on their new
roles and officially welcome Steve Hatch as our new Chief Executive Officer.
It is an honour to step into the role of Non-Executive Chair and continue my
journey with YouGov in its strongest ever position. With the right Board and
executive team now in place and the transformative acquisition of GfK's
Consumer Panel Business in planning stage, I am excited by what we can achieve
in the next phase of our strategic growth plan."

 

Following the above changes, the composition of the YouGov plc Board and its
Committees will be as noted below:

 

 

Board:

 

Executive Directors:

 

Steve Hatch (Chief Executive Officer)

Sundip Chahal (Chief Business Officer)

Alex McIntosh (Chief Finance Officer)

Non-Executive Directors:

 

Stephan Shakespeare (Non-Executive Chair)

Shalini Govil-Pai

Rosemary Leith (Remuneration Committee Chair)

Ashley Martin (Audit & Risk Committee Chair)

Devesh Mishra

Andrea Newman

Nick Prettejohn (Senior Independent Director)

 

Board Committees:

 

 Audit & Risk Committee      Nomination Committee         Remuneration Committee
 Ashley Martin (Chair)       Stephan Shakespeare (Chair)  Rosemary Leith (Chair)
 Rosemary Leith              Shalini Govil-Pai            Ashley Martin
 Nick Prettejohn             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.

 

 

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

 

 

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
24+ 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
most quoted market research source in the world.

 

YouGov. Living Consumer Intelligence.

 

For further information, visit business.yougov.com

 

 

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