Directorate Change and Appointment of Chairman

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Kin and Carta PLC

18 July 2019

 

18 July 2019

Kin and Carta plc

("Kin + Carta" or the "Group")

Directorate Change and Appointment of Chairman

Creator of Deloitte Digital brings unrivalled insight into building a Digital Transformation business

Kin + Carta, the international digital transformation business, today announces that following a global recruitment process, it has appointed John Kerr as Non-Executive Chairman designate with effect July 22 2019.

John will become Chairman at the Company's Annual General Meeting in November 2019, succeeding Richard Stillwell, who will step down as part of a planned succession process outlined in November last year.

John was Global Vice Chairman of Deloitte Consulting from 2016 to 2018, after serving as Chief Executive from 2011 to 2015. He previously served in a number of senior leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting, steering the business through a period of significant revenue growth driven by a focus on helping businesses develop their digital capabilities. He led the creation of Deloitte Digital in 2012, the first dedicated digital consulting business, and grew the business organically and by strategic acquisition to $4 billion in revenue with operations in 30 countries.

John Kerr's appointment comes as Kin + Carta continues to refresh its Board and senior leadership team to align with its strategic focus.  In August 2018 David Bell, formerly CEO of two of the world's largest advertising marketing services companies, Interpublic Group and True North, joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Michele Maher, formerly CFO of Hogg Robinson Group, also joined as a Non-Executive Director and is due to become chair of the audit committee in October. In June, Chris Kutsor, formerly finance director of a number of businesses within Motorola Solutions, joined as Chief Financial Officer.

There are no further disclosures to be made in connection with John Kerr's appointment pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules.

Richard Stillwell commented: "John is the ideal candidate for this role. He created and led what is now one of the world's biggest and most successful digital consultancies, Deloitte Digital, the first dedicated digital consulting business. This, combined with his decades of experience advising global companies on transformation, puts him in a great position to support Kin + Carta for the next phase of its growth.

It's been a great pleasure and a privilege to serve as Chairman of this Company and I am pleased to be able to hand over to such a well-qualified successor."

J Schwan, Chief Executive Officer of Kin + Carta, commented: "We set out on this search to find a Chairman with deep experience scaling technology service businesses on a global scale. We found all of that and more with John. John is a pioneer in the business transformation arena.  His experience building and scaling Deloitte Digital fits perfectly with Kin + Carta's plans to build a business which addresses the growing demand for digital transformation. He will be the keystone of our invigorated Board.

I would like to thank Richard Stillwell for the commitment he has given to this business over the past 13 years: He has offered calm and intentional leadership to the Board during a transformational time and we will miss his contribution greatly."

John Kerr said: "I have spent my entire career advising global businesses on how best to position themselves for growth. Latterly, at Deloitte Digital we created the world's leading digital transformation brand. Kin + Carta is extremely well-positioned to be a leader in this market and I'm excited to be joining such an agile and dynamic business. I look forward to working with the new leadership team and the rest of the Board as we move forward with this strategy."

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About Kin + Carta

Kin and Carta plc provides next-generation, digital transformation services that apply creativity, data, and technology to help clients invent, market, and operate new digital products and services. Kin + Carta operates across the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States of America, South America, and Asia and fuses three specialisms - strategy, innovation, and communications - under its organisational model called "The Connective". The business serves the healthcare, financial services, transportation, industrial and agriculture, retail and distribution sectors, amongst others. Kin and Carta plc's global team consists of c1,500 technologists, strategists and creatives across four continents, connected by culture and shared ways of working. The Company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

 

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