Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

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XLMedia PLC
27 May 2022
 

27 May 2022 

 

XLMedia PLC

("XLMedia" or the "Company" or the "Group")

 

 

Appointment of Chief Executive Officer

 

XLMedia (AIM: XLM), a leading global digital performance publisher, is pleased to announce the appointment of David King as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors. He is expected to join the Group on 1 July 2022.

Stuart Simms, the Company's existing Chief Executive Officer, announced his intention to step down on April 4 2022 and will leave the Company following a period supporting an orderly handover with David.

David joins the Company having held a number of senior Executive roles in companies across the media sector, most recently as Chief Executive Officer at JPIMedia Group, where he led the business through a period of considerable change. This included leading the digital acceleration programme, incorporating a data led strategy to drive audience growth and build new digital revenue streams. David also oversaw an ongoing rationalisation programme, growth of 'the i' newspaper and the sale of the group in three stages.

David brings extensive leadership and financial expertise.

Before entering local media, David was appointed Time Out's first CEO and before that was CFO of BBC Worldwide for nine years. In his early career David spent six years as a Management Consultant at PwC, working with a number of blue-chip clients. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Marcus Rich, Non-Executive Chair at XLMedia, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome David to XLMedia and believe that, with his significant digital publishing experience and proven track record of leading change, he will be a key asset in helping us capitalise on a number of growth initiatives.

David's extensive knowledge of the media sector makes him the ideal candidate to lead the Group and I and the Board look forward to working with him."

 

David King added:

 

"I am delighted to join XLMedia and am looking forward to working with the senior leadership team and all of the Group's staff, alongside the board, to lead the business in delivering the next phase of its development and realising the benefits of the Company's growth strategy."



 

For further information, please contact:

 

XLMedia plc

Caroline Ackroyd, Chief Financial Officer

www.xlmedia.com

 

ir@xlmedia.com

via Vigo Consulting

Vigo Consulting

Jeremy Garcia / Kendall Hill

www.vigoconsulting.com

 

Tel: 020 7390 0233

Cenkos Securities plc (Nomad and Joint Broker)

Giles Balleny / Max Gould

www.cenkos.com

 

Tel: 020 7397 8900

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

Mark Whitmore / Richard Andrews / Jack Botros

Tel: 020 3207 7800

www.berenberg.com

 

 

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 

David John King, aged 62, holds or has held in the past 5 years the following directorships and partnerships:

 

Current

Past five years

Johnston Press Ireland Ltd

Score Press Ireland Limited

Kilkenny People Holdings Ltd

Kilkenny People Publishing Ltd

Leinster Express Newspapers Ltd

Leinster Leader Ltd, The

Leitrim Observer Ltd

Longford Leader Ltd, The

The Donegal Democrat Limited

Limerick Leader Ltd

Leader Print Ltd

2025 Advisory Limited

Angus County Press Limited

Caledonian Offset Limited

F Johnston & Co Limited

Galloway Gazette Ltd. (The)

Johnston (Falkirk) Limited

Johnston Press Plc

MRP Holdings Limited

Stornoway Gazette Limited

Strachan and Livingston, Limited

The Scotsman Publications Limited

The Tweeddale Press Limited

 

 

Ackrill Newspapers Limited

 

Anglia Newspapers Limited

 

Bedfordshire Newspapers Limited

 

Blackpool Gazette and Herald Limited

 

Central Counties Newspapers Limited

 

Century Press and Publishing Limited

 

East Lancashire Newspapers Limited

 

East Midlands Newspapers Limited

 

Halifax Courier Holdings Limited

 

Halifax Courier Limited (The)

 

Johnston Letterbox Direct Ltd.

 

Johnston Press Bond Plc

 

Johnston Publications Limited

 

Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd.

 

Johnston Publishing Limited

 

Lancashire Evening Post Limited

 

Lancashire Publications Limited

 

Lancaster & Morecambe Newspapers Limited

 

Lincolnshire Newspapers Limited

 

Love News Media Ltd

 

Minthill Limited

 

North Notts Newspapers Limited

 

Northampton Web Limited

 

Northamptonshire Newspapers Limited

 

Northeast Press Limited

 

Peterboro' Web Limited

 

Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers Limited

 

Portsmouth Publishing and Printing Limited

 

Premier Newspapers Limited

 

Regional Independent Media Acquisitions Limited

 

Regional Independent Media Group Limited

 

Regional Independent Media Holdings Limited

 

Regional Interactive Media Limited

 

Reporter Limited (The)

 

Sheffield Newspapers Limited

 

South Yorkshire Newspapers Limited

 

Sussex Newspapers Ltd

 

T.R. Beckett, Limited

 

Welland Valley Newspapers Limited

 

Wilfred Edmunds, Limited

 

Yorkshire Post Newspapers Limited

 

Yorkshire Regional Newspapers Limited

 

Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group Limited

 

Century Newspapers Limited

Local Press Ltd

Morton Newspapers Limited

The Derry Journal Limited

Isle of Man Courier Holdings Ltd

Regional Independent Media Funding 1 Limited

Regional Independent Media Funding 2 Limited

Score Press Limited

Montrose Review Press Limited

The Newspaper Organisation Limited

UKTV interactive Limited

BBC World Service Television Limited

Central Lancashire Printers Limited

F Johnston & Company Limited

Regional Independent Media Limited

Nationalist Newspaper Unlimited Company

Thomas Roe Unlimited Company

The Munster Tribune Unlimited Company

Limerickman Unlimited Company

Wellbrook Press Unlimited Company

The Dundalk Democrat Limited

Leinster Express Printing Unlimited Company

 

 

 

Mr King does not currently hold any shares in the Company.

 

Mr King was a director of Johnston Press plc, and its related and subsidiary entities, when it was placed into administration on 17 November 2018. Johnston Press plc was subsequently placed into compulsory liquidation on 19 May 2021, with the related and subsidiary entities wound up on varying dates following the Johnston Press plc administration.

 

The Johnston Press plc related entities are: Johnston Publishing Limited,  The Derry Journal Limited, Angus County Press Limited, Galloway Gazette ltd. (the), Johnston (Falkirk) Limited, Morton Newspapers Limited, Stornoway Gazette Limited, Strachan and Livingston Limited, The Scotsman Publications Limited, The Tweeddale Press Limited, Century Newspapers Limited, Johnston Publications Limited, Regional Independent Media Group Limited, Reporter Limited (the), Johnston Press Bond plc, Love News Media ltd, Ackrill Newspapers Limited, Anglia Newspapers Limited, Blackpool Gazette and Herald Limited, East Lancashire Newspapers Limited, East Midlands Newspapers Limited, Halifax courier Holdings Limited, Halifax Courier Limited (the), Johnston Letterbox Direct Ltd, Lancashire Evening Post Limited, Lancashire Publications Limited, Lancaster & Morecambe Newspapers Limited, Northamptonshire Newspapers Limited, Northeast Press Limited, Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers Limited, Portsmouth Publishing and Printing Limited, Premier Newspapers Limited, Sheffield Newspapers Limited, South Yorkshire Newspapers Limited, Sussex Newspapers Ltd, T.R. Beckett limited, Wilfred Edmunds Limited, Yorkshire Post Newspapers Limited, Yorkshire Regional Newspapers Limited, Yorkshire Weekly Newspaper Group Limited, Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd, MRP Holdings Limited,  N orth Notts Newspapers Limited, Regional Independent Media Holdings Limited, Welland Valley Newspapers Limited, Lincolnshire Newspapers Limited, Northampton Web Limited, Peterboro' Web Limited, Minthill Limited, Local Press Limited, Caledonian Offset Limited, F.Johnston & Company Limited, Central Counties Newspapers Limited, Regional Independent Media Funding 1 Limited, Regional Independent Media Funding 2 Limited, Regional Independent Media Acquisitions Limited, Regional Interactive Media Limited, Century Press and Publishing Limited, Bedfordshire Newspapers Limited, Montrose Review Press Limited, Kilkenny People Holdings Limited, The Leinster Leader, Limited, Limerick Leader Limited, the Donegal Democrat Limited, Leitrim Observer Limited, Johnston Press Ireland Limited, Leader Print Limited, Kilkenny People Publishing Limited, The Longford Leader Limited, Score Press Ireland Limited, Leinster Express Newspapers Limited.

 

About XLMedia:

XLMedia (AIM:XLM) is a global digital performance publisher. Operating across sports, personal finance, and gaming, the Group utilizes data science to reach the right audiences with the right content at the right time - driving action and building valuable relationships between audiences and partners.

The Group manages a balanced portfolio of premium brands that cover a range of attractive geographies with a primary emphasis on regulated markets. The XLMedia portfolio is designed to reach targeted audiences with the desire to engage and take action.

 

 

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