LONDON, June 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 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
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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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