Main Board Appointment

RNS Number : 1660T

D4T4 Solutions PLC

02 July 2018

 

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'ALL ABOUT THE DATA'

D4t4 Solutions Plc

(the "group", "D4t4")

Main Board Appointment

Peter Whiting joins D4T4 as NED

London, Monday 2^nd July 2018: D4t4 Solutions Plc (AiM: D4T4) is pleased to announce the further strengthening of the Main Board with the appointment of Peter Whiting as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Educated at Lincoln College Oxford he gained a BA (Hons) in 1986. Having spent some time in industry he chose a career in the City, becoming a research analyst specialising in the technology, engineering and automotive sectors.  In 2000 he joined UBS Research and, in 2004 he was promoted to co-manage the pan-European mid and small cap team.  He went on to take up the role of Chief Operating Officer, European Equity Research at UBS, a position he held until 2011. Since 2012, Peter has focused his energy and skills set building a portfolio of activities where he has been able to use his experience and knowledge both in the public and private company arena.

Over a 30-year career, Peter has gained extensive financial and commercial experience.  His core skills are centred around the financial services and technology industries; he has the proven ability to quickly understand complex technologies and their applications and at the same time successfully developed strong inter-personal and management skills which have enabled him to build a technology-led NED portfolio.  His current director positions and those held in the last five years are listed below.

D4T4's Non-Executive Chairman, Peter Simmonds said:

"We are delighted to welcome Peter to the Board and we look forward to working with him.  His wealth of experience gained in the technology and financial sectors on an international platform adds wider knowledge and expertise to the team."

Commenting on the appointment, Peter Kear CEO added:

"On behalf of everyone in the group I would like to welcome Peter to the business; his wise counsel and business acumen will be an asset to our business as we continue to focus on the delivery of our strategy and to develop the many opportunities that we have that will deliver sustainable growth."

Peter will be joining the Remuneration and Nominations committees. Peter is currently a director of the following companies:

Company	Position	Symbol
TruFin plc	NED and Chair of Remuneration Committee	AiM:TRU
Keystone Law (legal firm)	NED and Chair of Audit Committee	AiM: KEYS
FDM Group plc (IT training)	NED, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee.	Main: FDM
Microgen plc  (software)	NED - from April 2016, Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee.	Main: MCGN
Warwick District Council	Councillor and Finance portfolio holder	Private
Kenilworth Lawn Tennis & Squash Club Limited		Private
Whitingpod Limited		Private

Peter has also been a director of MBA Polymers Inc. in the last five years. He currently holds no shares in the Company. There are no other disclosures to be made in respect of Peter Whiting, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

ENQUIRIES

D4t4 Solutions Plc Peter Kear, Chief Executive Officer Carmel Warren, Chief Financial Officer Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

finnCap (Nominated adviser & broker) Adrian Hargrave/Emily Watts - Corporate Finance Stephen Norcross - Corporate Broking Tel: [phone]

TooleyStreet Communications (IR & media relations) Fiona Tooley: Tel: [phone] or email: [e-mail]

EDITOR'S NOTE - 'ALL ABOUT THE DATA' D4t4 Solutions Plc operates within the fast-growing data and analytics market.  This market encompasses 'big data', artificial intelligence, machine learning and the business intelligence market; this market which has been estimated to be valued at U$150 billion by the global independent analyst International Data Corporation (IDC), with a projected growth of 11.9% annually until 2020 when the market is anticipated to be worth U$210 billion. The business is focused on the finance and consumer sectors.  The specific areas of focus for D4t4 are data and analytics related to the collection of data on how consumers interact with digital channels, the management and analysis of that data and the implementation of cost effective platforms to assist companies get real value from their data assets.  Celebrus, our software product, is a customer data platform that is in a market, according to research by the Customer Data Platform Institute (CPDI), that is expected to grow from £300m in 2016 to £1bn in 2019. We service clients in 21 countries. Our people and intellectual property combine to create four core capabilities: v Data capture software (Celebrus) and skills v Data management facilities and skills v Data analytics capabilities and solutions  v Data platforms that are on premise or in the cloud and combine hardware, software and services. We are energetically focused on data platforms that enable clients who operate within the financial services, retail and consumer sectors to get the most from their data. From capture, through to management and analysis, we provide comprehensive products and services that drive value from our clients' information assets.  We are accredited to ISO27001: Information Security Management and PCI Data Security Standard.   To find out more, visit www.d4t4solutions.com

 

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