Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 9815Y

Marlowe PLC

19 January 2022

 

19 January 2022

Marlowe plc

("Marlowe" or the "Company")

Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

Marlowe plc ("Marlowe" or the "Group"), the UK leader in business-critical services and software which assure safety and regulatory compliance, announces that Gillian Kent will be appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director.

With an executive career of over 25 years in digital businesses and functional experience in building markets and brands for products and services, Gillian Kent was previously Chief Executive of Propertyfinder, the real estate portal, until its acquisition by Zoopla and spent 15 years with Microsoft including three years as Managing Director of MSN UK.

Gillian currently holds non-executive director roles at Mothercare plc, Ascential plc, NAHL Group plc and SIG plc and was formerly a non-executive director of Pendragon plc and Dignity plc.

A further announcement in connection with Gillian Kent's appointment to the Board, which is expected to be during the first quarter of 2022, will be made in due course.

Kevin Quinn, Chairman, said:

"Gillian will be an excellent addition to the Board as Marlowe continues to deliver on its stated strategy. The Company will benefit from her wealth of digital and sales experience and I am delighted to welcome her to the Board."

For further information:

Marlowe plc	www.marloweplc.com
Alex Dacre, Chief Executive	Tel: [phone]
Adam Councell, Chief Financial Officer	[e-mail]
Julian Wais, Head of Investor Relations
Cenkos Securities plc - Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker
Nicholas Wells	Tel: [phone]
Ben Jeynes
George Lawson
Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, London Branch - Joint Broker
Mark Whitmore Ben Wright Dan Gee-Summons	Tel: [phone]
FTI Consulting
Nick Hasell	Tel: [phone]
Alex Le May

About Marlowe plc

Marlowe is a UK leader in business critical services and software which assure safety and regulatory compliance. The company was formed to create sustainable shareholder value through the acquisition and development of businesses that provide regulated safety and compliance services. It is focused on health & safety, compliance software, employment law & HR compliance, fire safety, security, water treatment & air hygiene and occupational health services - all of which are vital to the wellbeing of its customers operations and are invariably governed by regulation. Marlowe currently provides services to over 15% of Britain's commercial premises and is increasingly attractive to customers who require a single outsourced, nationwide, provider of a comprehensive range of regulated compliance and safety services. Our customers can be found in most office complexes, high streets & leisure facilities, manufacturing plants and industrial estates, and include thousands of SMEs, local authorities, facilities management providers, multi-site NHS trusts and FTSE 100 companies.

 

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