IP Group PLC Appointment of Non-executive Director (0044C)
June 13 2019 - 1:01AM
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IP Group PLC
13 June 2019
FOR RELEASE ON 13 June 2019
IP Group plc - Appointment of Aedhmar Hynes as Non-executive
Director
IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Group" or "the
Company"), the developer of intellectual property-based businesses,
is delighted to announce the appointment of Aedhmar Hynes as an
independent Non-executive Director with effect from 1 August
2019.
Ms. Hynes was Chief Executive Officer of Text100, a digital
communications agency with 22 offices and over 600 consultants
across Europe, North America and Asia. Through her consulting work
she has advised and supported many of the world's most important
brands through digital transformation and technology
disruption.
Ranked among the 50 most powerful communications professionals
in the world, according to PRWeek, she is Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of The Page Society, the preeminent industry body for
Chief Communications Officers of Fortune 500 companies. In 2016,
she was appointed to the Advisory Council of the MIT Media Lab, a
leading technology research institute addressing many of the
world's biggest challenges. She also serves as a Board Director of
Technoserve, helping entrepreneurs emerge from poverty in the
developing world. She is on the US Foundation Board of the National
University of Ireland, Galway and is a Henry Crown Fellow at The
Aspen Institute.
Sir Douglas Flint, Chairman of IP Group, said: "Aedhmar adds
fresh and valuable experience to the Board around technology
disruption, digital transformation and marketing and strategic
communications. She also brings the knowledge gained from having
overseen and led the growth of a business to become a leading
global network. I'm delighted to welcome Aedhmar to the Board and
we are looking forward to working with her."
This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R.
There are no other details required to be disclosed under Listing
Rule 9.6.13R. There are no further disclosures required under the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For more information, please contact:
IP Group plc www.ipgroupplc.com
+44 (0) 20 7444 0050
Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive Officer
Greg Smith, Chief Financial Officer +44 (0) 20 7444 0062/+44 (0)
Liz Vaughan-Adams, Communications 7979 853802
UK - Charlotte Street Partners
Andrew Wilson +44 (0) 7810 636995
David Gaffney +44 (0) 7854 609998
US - Purposeful Communications
Frank De Maria +1 347 647 0284
Notes for editors
About IP Group
IP Group is a leading intellectual property commercialisation
company which focuses on evolving great ideas, mainly from its
partner universities, into world-changing businesses. The Group has
pioneered a unique approach to developing these ideas and the
resulting businesses by providing access to business building
expertise, capital (through its 100%-owned FCA-authorised
subsidiaries IP Capital and Parkwalk Advisors), networks,
recruitment and business support. IP Group has a strong track
record of success and its portfolio comprises holdings in
early-stage to mature businesses across life sciences and
technology. IP Group is listed on the Main Market of the London
Stock Exchange under the code IPO.
For more information, please visit our website at
www.ipgroupplc.com.
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