Location Sciences Group PLC Location Sciences Directorate change (0452A)
May 24 2019 - 1:00AM
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Location Sciences Group PLC
24 May 2019
Location Sciences Group PLC
("Location Sciences" or the "Company")
Directorate change
Location Sciences Group PLC (AIM: LSAI), the pre-eminent global
location verification provider to the $106 billion digital
advertising industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of
Donald "Donnie" Williams as a non-executive director of the Company
with immediate effect.
Donnie has worked at Horizon Media, Inc. ("Horizon") for nearly
13 years and has served as Chief Digital Officer since 2010,
responsible for business development, operations, capability
establishment and implementation, as well as marketing. He has been
instrumental in expanding Horizon's digital capabilities, including
its performance media services division, as well as its digital
experiences practice, providing Horizon clients with comprehensive
solutions. He manages an expanding team of more than 300 digital
experts with established capabilities in both the New York and Los
Angeles offices.
Donnie has served in a number of advisory roles in the past and
was also named an OMMA Online All-Star. Prior to Horizon, Donnie
worked at Ignited USA and Carat Global. Donnie graduated from the
University of Wisconsin in 2000.
Mark Slade, CEO of Location Sciences, said: "The Board is
delighted that Donnie has agreed to join Location Sciences as a
non-executive director. He brings substantial expertise and
knowledge of the US media industry and, in particular, how large US
agencies operate. This is an exciting hire for us and we are very
much looking forward to working with him as we build Verity's
presence throughout the US."
Regulatory disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule
Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies):
Donald "Donnie" Edwin Williams, aged 42, has not held a
directorship or partnership during the last five years.
No further disclosure is required under AIM Rule 17 and
paragraph (g) to Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.
About Horizon Media, Inc.
Horizon is a global leader in the performance-driven application
of data and marketing insights. The company was founded in 1989, is
headquartered in New York, and has offices in Los Angeles and
Toronto. With estimated billings of $8.7 billion and over 2,300
employees, Horizon is the second largest US media agency according
to COMvergence data.
Recognised as one of the world's ten most innovative marketing
and advertising companies by Fast Company, Horizon Media has been
named Media Agency of the Year by MediaPost, Adweek and AdAge and
is known for its highly personal approach to client service.
Renowned for its culture, Horizon is also consistently named to all
the prestigious annual Best Places to Work lists published by
Fortune, Forbes, AdAge, Crain's New York Business and Los Angeles
Business Journal, including "Best Workplaces for Diversity," "Best
Workplaces for Women" and "Best Workplaces for Millennials"
honours.
Earning the industry's highest honour, Bill Koenigsberg,
President, CEO and Founder of Horizon Media, was inducted into the
American Advertising Federation (AAF) Hall of Fame on April 30,
2019, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
More information is available from Horizon's website
www.horizonmedia.com
For further information please contact:
Location Sciences Group PLC via Milk and Honey PR
Mark Slade, Chief Executive Officer
David Rae, Chief Financial Officer
Stockdale Securities Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7601 6100
Tom Griffiths
David Coaten
Milk & Honey PR Tel: +44 (0)20 3637 7310
Kirsty Leighton
Jessica Ballinger
About Location Sciences Group PLC:
Location Sciences is the pre-eminent global location
verification provider to the $106 billion digital advertising
industry. Working in partnership with brands, media agencies and
suppliers to reduce ad-wastage and improve the effectiveness of
location-based advertising campaigns.
The digital advertising market place remains unregulated and
un-monitored, with an estimated $19 billion wasted on ad-fraud in
2018. Location Sciences has developed Verify, the world's first
independent location verification product. Utilising sophisticated
machine learning and pattern recognition technologies Verify
detects location ad-fraud and shines a light on location data
inaccuracy with the aim of bringing back integrity, transparency
and trust to the market place.
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