Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 1257C

Future PLC

06 February 2020

 

6 February 2020

Future plc

Meredith Amdur appointed as independent Non-Executive Director

Future plc (LSE: FUTR), the global platform for specialist media, today announces the appointment of Meredith Amdur as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 6 February 2020. 

Meredith is currently Chief Executive Officer of Rhetorik, a leading data supplier to technology vendors. She was previously President and CEO of Wanted Technologies, a Canadian listed recruitment data analytics provider, and has held executive roles with Microsoft, Deloitte and DirecTV.

Richard Huntingford, Future plc's non-executive Chairman said:

"I am delighted to welcome Meredith to the Board. Her knowledge and understanding of the US media market and experience of digitally-led environments, together with her strong network in North America, will be of significant benefit to Future." 

DIRECTORS' DECLARATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 9.6.13R OF THE LISTING RULES

There are no further disclosures required under Rule 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UKLA in respect of the appointment of Meredith Amdur.

Enquiries:

Future plc                                                                                01225 442244

Richard Huntingford, Non-Executive Chairman

Zillah Byng-Thorne, Chief Executive Officer

Instinctif Partners                                                                  020 7457 2020

Kay Larsen, Chantal Woolcock, Hannah Campbell

About Future

Future is a global platform business for specialist media with diversified revenue streams.

The Media division is high-growth with three complementary revenue streams: eCommerce, events and digital advertising including advertising within newsletters. It operates in a number of sectors including technology, games, music, home interest, hobbies and B2B and its brands include TechRadar, PC Gamer, Tom's Guide, Android Central, Homebuilding & Renovating Show, GamesRadar+, The Photography Show, Top Ten Reviews, Live Science, Guitar World, MusicRadar, Space.com and Tom's Hardware.

The Magazine division focuses on publishing specialist content, with over 75 publications and over 568 bookazines published per year, totalling global circulation of 1.5 million. The Magazine portfolio spans technology, games and entertainment, music, creative and photography, hobbies, home interest and B2B. Its titles include Classic Rock, Guitar Player, FourFourTwo, Homebuilding & Renovating, Digital Camera, Guitarist, How It Works, Total Film, What Hi-Fi? and Music Week.

 

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