Kin and Carta PLC Directorate Change and Appointment of Chairman (9059F)
July 18 2019 - 1:00AM
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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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