Board Appointment

RNS Number : 3557K

Eckoh PLC

20 September 2016

 

20 September 2016

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh" or "the Company")

Board Appointment

Eckoh plc (AIM: ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Guy Millward as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 October 2016. The appointment represents a further strengthening of Eckoh's Board, in line with its stated intentions, following the appointment of Peter Simmonds as Non-Executive Director in July 2016.

Guy brings with him significant experience in finance with both publicly listed and privately held technology companies. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of Imagination Technologies Group plc, a leading multimedia, communications and processor technology company. Prior to this, Guy was Chief Financial Officer at Advanced Computer Software Group plc between 2013 and 2015, when it was sold to Vista Equity Partners, having also been a non-executive director of the company from 2012 to 2013. Previous senior finance roles include Group Finance Director at Morse Plc and Alterian Plc. Guy qualified as a chartered accountant with EY in 1989.

Chris Batterham, Non-executive Chairman, commented:

"As we indicated at the time of our Preliminary Results in June, we have been seeking to strengthen our Board and we have now completed this process with the appointment of Guy as Non-Executive Director. His experience both from a finance and technology perspective represents an ideal fit for our business and we are delighted to welcome him to the Board."

Guy Millward commented:

"Eckoh has an exciting proposition and international growth opportunities. I look forward to working with the rest of the Eckoh's Board to support its growth ambitions."

Guy Leighton Millward, aged 50, holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current	Previous
Bristol Interactive Technology Limited	ADV Management Services Ltd
Cross Product Limited	Advanced 365 Limited
Ensigma Technologies Limited	Advanced Business Software and Solutions Limited
Hellosoft Limited	Advanced Business Software and Solutions Pte. Ltd
Imagination Technologies Group plc	Advanced Computer Software Group Limited
Imagination Technologies Limited	Advanced Computer Software Group plc
Metagence Technologies Limited	Advanced CS Australia Pty Limited
Mill Link 1 Limited	Advanced Health and Care Limited
Mill Link 2 Limited	Advanced Legal Solutions Limited
Mill Link 3 Limited	Advanced Ticketing Limited
PowerVR Technologies Limited	Alphalaw Limited
Pure Digital Limited	Alterian (Newbury) Limited
Videologic Systems Limited	Alterian (Poole) Limited
	Alterian Holdings Limited
	Alterian Minorities Limited
	Alterian Plc
	Alterian Technology Limited
	BH Bidco Limited
	BH Midco Limited
	BH Topco Limited
	Bighand Holdings Limited
	BigHand Limited
	Cobaltside Limited
	Compass Computer Consultants Limited
	Computer Software Group Limited
	ConsultCRM Limited
	Consultgrp Limited
	Dury Lane (Jersey) Limited
	Exchequer3665 Mobile Solutions Limited
	Goldcrest Solutions Limited
	Intercede 2445 Limited
	Konnekt IT Solutions Limited
	Mediasurface Limited
	Nflow Software Limited
	Opsis Limited
	Opsis Practice Management Solutions Ltd
	Plain Healthcare Limited
	SDL Global Holdings Limited
	Transoft Group Limited
	V1 Limited

Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed with regards to the appointment of Guy Millward in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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For more information, please contact:

Eckoh plc

Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer                                                                                       Tel: [phone]

Adam Moloney, Group Finance Director

www.eckoh.com  

Buchanan

Sophie McNulty, Stephanie Watson                                                                                       Tel: [phone]

www.buchanan.uk.com

N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker)

Shaun Dobson, Lauren Kettle                                                                                                     Tel: [phone]

www.n1singer.com

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

Ben Wright, Chris Bowman, Amritha Murali                                                                        Tel: [phone]

www.berenberg.de/en

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK, US and Australia.  

Our Haloh Suite of secure payments products, which can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site, removes sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. The products offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider since 2010, processing over $1 billion in card payments annually. 

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true omni-channel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.

For more information go to www.eckoh.com 

 

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