Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9796F

Ebiquity PLC

27 February 2018

 

Ebiquity plc

("Ebiquity" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Ebiquity, a leading independent, tech-enabled marketing analytics consultancy, announces the appointment of Rob Woodward (58) as non-executive director and Chairman Designate, with effect from 1^st March 2018. He will succeed Michael Higgins who has been Chairman for the past 12 years and will step down from the Board following the AGM on 9^th May 2018.

Rob brings a wealth of media sector and senior Board-level experience to Ebiquity. Notably, he was Chief Executive Officer of STV Group plc, the Scottish media group, for nearly 11 years until January 2018, where he led their successful transformation into a preeminent digital media group and oversaw a dramatic growth in the share price.

Prior to joining STV Rob was Commercial Director at Channel 4 Television for four years and was previously a Managing Director with UBS Corporate Finance and the lead partner for Deloitte's TMT industry Group in Europe. He is currently Chairman of data services provider Blancco Technology Group PLC.

The Board would like to express its deep gratitude to Michael Higgins for his significant contribution to Ebiquity over the past 12 years, where his guidance has been invaluable in the successful development of the Company.

Michael Higgins commented:

"I have greatly enjoyed being part of Ebiquity's evolution over the past 12 years. I believe that, with Rob's arrival, we have the right balance of skills and experience on the Board to lead Ebiquity into an exciting period of growth. Increasingly, advertisers are seeking greater transparency and accountability around their marketing investments, and Ebiquity's unique mix of tech-enabled services is well positioned to satisfy this demand."

Rob Woodward, chairman designate commented:

"Ebiquity is leading the charge in independent marketing analytics. Following the sale of its Advertising Intelligence business, Ebiquity is now at an exciting pivotal moment in its evolution and I look forward to supporting the development of the company into a higher growth consultancy that capitalises on strong market opportunities."

27 February 2018

Enquiries:

Ebiquity plc Michael Karg (CEO) Andrew Noble (CFO)	Via Instinctif Partners
Instinctif Partners Matthew Smallwood Guy Scarborough	020 7457 2020
Numis Securities Limited Nick Westlake (NOMAD) Toby Adcock (Corporate Broker)	020 7260 1000

The information required by Schedule 2 paragraph (g) in relation to the appointment of Rob Woodward is as follows:

Rob Woodward is currently a director of the following companies:

Blancco Technology Group PLC

More's Garden Management Limited

Previous Directorships in the past five years

Nesta

Nesta GP Limited

Nesta PRI Limited

Altissimo Music Limited

STV Edinburgh Limited

The Ginger Media Group Limited

Ginger Television Productions Limited

STV Glasgow Limited

Grampian Television Limited

Scottish Media Group (Jersey) Limited

peopleschampion.com Limited

Rise & Shine (Television) Limited

Scottish News Network Limited

SKA Ginger Productions Limited

solutions.tv limited

STV.TV Limited

STV Central Limited

STV News Services Limited

STV North Limited

STV Out of Home Limited

STV Group plc

STV Productions Limited

STV Publishing Limited

STV Services Limited

STV SIP Trustees Limited

STV Television Limited

STV Appeal Trading Company Limited

STV Aberdeen Limited

STV Ayr Limited

STV Dundee Limited

STV ELM Limited

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.

 

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