Board Appointment

RNS Number : 0655A

Purplebricks Group PLC

25 September 2020

 

  25 September 2020

Purplebricks Group plc

("Purplebricks" or the "Company")

Board Appointment

Purplebricks, the UK's leading hybrid estate agency, is pleased to announce that Elona Mortimer- Zhika is to join the Purplebricks Board as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee with immediate effect.  

A qualified chartered accountant, Elona is Chief Executive Officer of IRIS Software Group, one of the UK's largest privately held software companies, and provider of mission-critical operational software and services that help businesses be more productive, more engaged and compliant. IRIS is backed by Hg, Europe's leading software investor.  Elona is responsible for guiding the strategic direction and managing all operations across the Group.

Elona joined IRIS in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2018, and became Chief Executive Officer in September 2019.  Before joining IRIS, Elona held several senior leadership roles at big four accountancy firms and PE-backed businesses, including Mavenir, Acision, Arthur Anderson and Deloitte.

Elona has a First Class Honours Degree in Accounting and Economics and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales. Awards include Global Banking and Finance Businesswoman of the Year UK 2020 and the Venus National Finance Professional of the Year 2018.

Paul Pindar, Chairman of Purplebricks, commented:

"On behalf of my colleagues, we are delighted to welcome Elona to the Purplebricks' Board. Elona is the CEO of one of the UK's most successful, most valuable and fastest growing software companies and her experience will be invaluable to Purplebricks as we embark on the next stage of our growth. As an experienced chartered accountant, Elona will also take on the role of chairing Purplebricks's Audit Committee."

The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Elona Mortimer-Zhika (aged 40) holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current directorships/partnerships	Past directorships/partnerships
STAR PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED	IRIS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
STAR COMPUTER GROUP LIMITED	KEYTIME HOLDINGS LIMITED
BLAYHALL PROFESSIONAL LIMITED	PROFESSIONAL TAX PRACTICE LIMITED
FMP GLOBAL HOLDINGS LIMITED	PTP SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
FMP GLOBAL MIDCO LIMITED	RIVAL SOFTWARE LIMITED
FMP GLOBAL BIDCO LIMITED	SPOTON SOFTWARE LIMITED
EUROWAGE LIMITED	TRANSACTION TECHNOLOGY TRUSTEES LIMITED
FMP HR AND PAYROLL SOFTWARE LIMITED	WEBSMITHS GROUP LTD
MCN HOLDINGS LIMITED	LEVEL10 LTD
FMP PAYROLL SERVICES LTD	FKK SOFTWARE LIMITED
MCN ASSOCIATES LIMITED	ALVESTON HOLDINGS LIMITED
INNERVISION MANAGEMENT LIMITED	BHIS LIMITED
MALIBU BIDCO LIMITED	BLUE MINERVA LIMITED
IRIS DEBTCO LIMITED	DRUMMOHR TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
IRIS MIDCO LIMITED	12PAY LIMITED
HOSTED ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED	SOFTWARE (HOLDCO 5) LIMITED
INDIGO MARKETING LIMITED	SOFTWARE (HOLDCO2) LIMITED
THE PRACTICE ENGINE COMPANY LIMITED	SOFTWARE (HOLDCO 4) LIMITED
THE PRACTICE ENGINE GROUP LIMITED
FASTRAK LIMITED
BIOSTORE LIMITED
PERENNIAL NEWCO 2 LTD
IRIS BIDCO LIMITED
PTP SOFTWARE LIMITED
IRIS SOFTWARE LIMITED
IRIS SOFTWARE GROUP LIMITED
IRIS RESOURCING LIMITED
IRIS PAYROLL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
IRIS HOLDINGS LIMITED
IRIS GROUP LIMITED
IRIS CAPITAL LIMITED
IRIS BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED
INTEX (RADIOGRAPHIC) LIMITED
CASCADE HUMAN RESOURCES LIMITED
BEAUMONT SOLUTIONS LTD (04388455)
IRIS PAYROLL SOFTWARE LIMITED
Other disclosures (administrations/insolvencies etc)
None

There is no further information required to be disclosed under Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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For further information, please contact:

Purplebricks Group plc		[e-mail]
Vic Darvey, Chief Executive Officer
Andy Botha, Chief Financial Officer
Zeus Capital (NOMAD)		+ 44 (0)20 3829 5000
Daniel Harris/Nick Cowles
	Buchanan	+ 44 (0)20 7466 5000
David Rydell/ Jamie Hooper/ Kim van Beeck

About Purplebricks

Purplebricks is the UK's leading hybrid real estate agency . Purplebricks combines highly experienced and professional Local Property Experts with innovative technology to help make the process of selling, buying or letting more convenient, transparent and cost effective. Purplebricks shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange AIM market.

 

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