First Derivatives PLC Appointment of Scott Matthews as CEO for MRP
March 01 2021 - 1:00AM
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First Derivatives PLC
01 March 2021
1 March 2021
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Group")
Appointment of Scott Matthews as CEO for MRP
FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces the
appointment of Scott Matthews as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for
MRP, the Group's global predictive intelligence business enabling
sales and marketing organisations to grow new business. Scott
succeeds Kevin Cunningham, co-founder of MRP, who is stepping down
after 13 years as CEO. Kevin will continue as an employee for a
period to ensure a successful transition. Scott will report
directly to Seamus Keating, FD's Chief Executive Officer.
In this role, Scott will have responsibility for leading MRP as
it takes its enterprise-class predictive Account-Based Marketing
(ABM) platform, Prelytix, into new customer segments. Scott will
also lead efforts to continue driving MRP's reputation as a
world-leader in predictive ABM by focusing on the firm's
commitments to R&D and the competitive differentiation of the
Prelytix platform.
Scott joins from Crowdtwist, a leading SaaS-based customer
loyalty solutions provider that was acquired by Oracle (NYSE:ORCL).
As CEO, Scott was instrumental in repositioning the firm's
go-to-market strategy to achieve its ambitious growth targets. He
built a high-performing, motivated workforce and a culture that
consistently delivered significant increases in revenues, annual
contract value and customer loyalty.
Prior to Crowdtwist, Scott was General Manager and CEO at
Answers.com, a SaaS and Ad tech company, where he drove significant
revenue growth for four acquired stand-alone marketing services
companies. Scott has also held senior leadership and global sales
positions at software firms in the security and supply chain
support sectors. Throughout his career, Scott has combined strong
sales and marketing expertise with visionary leadership to deliver
bold, transformative strategies that energise colleagues, optimise
business operations and drive growth. Scott holds two Bachelor of
Arts degrees in Business from Pace University and Rochester
Institute of Technology.
Commenting on his appointment, Scott said: "The phrase 'market
leader' is often over-used but the Prelytix platform is genuinely
world-leading. It is relied on by firms across the globe to justify
and optimise their marketing investments and drive measurable
revenue impact. I am looking forward to working with the team as we
drive a new chapter of growth."
Seamus Keating, CEO of FD, commented: "The impact of data
analytics on marketing continues to drive the growth of
technologies that deliver more targeted, personalised experiences
and measurable results. MRP is incredibly well placed to capitalise
on these new market opportunities. I would like to thank Kevin for
his contribution to the Group and I'm excited to welcome Scott as
he brings a wealth of leadership experience building and growing
data-driven businesses in this space."
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
First Derivatives plc +44(0)28 3025 2242
Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer www.firstderivatives.com
Ryan Preston, Chief Financial Officer
Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Andrew Pinder
Carlton Nelson +44 (0)20 7597
Sebastian Lawrence 5970
Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and Broker)
David Kearney
Don Harrington
Finbarr Griffin +353 1 667 0420
FTI Consulting
Matt Dixon
Dwight Burden +44 (0)20 3727
Darius Alexander 1000
About FD
FD is a global technology provider with more than 20 years of
experience working with some of the world's largest finance,
technology, automotive, manufacturing and energy institutions. The
Group's KX technology, incorporating the kdb+ time-series database,
is a leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming
analytics and operational intelligence. KX delivers the best
possible performance and flexibility for high-volume,
data-intensive analytics and applications across multiple
industries. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North
America and Asia Pacific, including its headquarters in Newry, and
employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.
For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com
and www.KX.com
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