Dods Group PLC Board Changes (6425G)
November 26 2020 - 5:35AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDODS
RNS Number : 6425G
Dods Group PLC
26 November 2020
26 November 2020
Dods Group plc
("Dods" or "the Group" or "the Company")
Board Changes
Dods (AIM: DODS), a leading technology company specialising in
business intelligence, media and technology resourcing, announces
that Vijay Vaghela has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director
with immediate effect. Vijay will join the Board and will succeed
Mark Smith as Chair of the Audit Committee.
The Company also announces that Mark Smith, current Interim
Chairman of Dods, will be taking the role of Non-Executive Chairman
with immediate effect. Mark will remain a member of the Audit
Committee
Vijay is currently the Chief Operating Officer of National World
plc and was most recently group finance director of Reach plc
(formerly known as Trinity Mirror) from May 2003 until February
2019; he also served as group company secretary. Vijay served as
the interim chief executive officer of Trinity Mirror from June
2012 to August 2012. From 1994 to 1999, Vijay held various roles at
Mirror Group plc, including Head of Internal Audit and Group
Treasurer.
Vijay was also a non-executive director and chair of the audit
and risk committee of Local World Holdings Limited between 2013 and
2015 and was a member of the audit committee of the Football
Association for six years to 2017. Vijay is a Chartered Accountant
and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and
Wales.
Mark Smith, Chairman of Dods, commented,
"I am very pleased to welcome someone of Vijay's calibre to our
Board and look forward to the contribution he will bring. His
extensive experience in both media and finance will give us
valuable insight as Dods continues to evolve. I am also delighted
to confirm my role as Chairman and look forward to continuing to
work with the Board and management on driving the Dods
strategy."
Information in respect of Mr Vaghela, as required by Schedule
2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, is set out below.
Vijay Kumar Lakhman Meghji Vaghela, aged 54, currently holds and
has previously held the following directorships and
partnerships:
Current directorships and partnerships Directorships and partnerships
held within the last five years
National World plc Reach plc and subsidiaries
Local World Ltd
=================================
Mr Vaghela holds 384,615 ordinary shares in the Company.
Save for the information set out above, there are no further
disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17, Schedule 2(g) of
the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Mr
Vaghela.
For further information, please contact:
Dods Group plc Tel: 020 7593 5500
Mark Smith - Non-Executive Chairman
Canaccord Genuity Limited Tel: 020 7523 8150
Bobbie Hilliam
Georgina McCooke
Note: This announcement and other press releases are available
to view at the Company's website: www.dodsgroup.com
About Dods Group
Dods is a leading technology company specialising in business
intelligence, media and technology resourcing . With extensive
capability in machine learning and AI, we manage and transform
large volumes of data and information across multiple industries,
for some of the UK's leading business intelligence providers. In
the political and regulatory domains, we have built a reputation
for high quality, unbiased content across all of our products and
services in Westminster, Edinburgh, Paris and Brussels.
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the
London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct
Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United
Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution
of this information may apply. For further information, please
contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms
and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information
contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an
anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services.
For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange
use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy
Policy.
END
BOAFZMZMMVDGGZM
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 26, 2020 06:35 ET (11:35 GMT)
Merit (LSE:MRIT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Apr 2024
Merit (LSE:MRIT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2023 to Apr 2024