M&C Saatchi PLC Directorate Change (3697G)
March 17 2020 - 2:00AM
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M&C Saatchi PLC
17 March 2020
M&C Saatchi plc appoints two Independent Non-Executive
Directors
M&C Saatchi plc today announces the appointment of two new
Non-Executive Directors.
Lisa Gordon and Louise Jackson will join the Board on Tuesday
17(th) March 2020.
This follows the recent Non-Executive appointments of Gareth
Davis as Deputy Chairman and Colin Jones as Chairman of the Board's
Audit Committee. The Board intends to appoint one additional
Non-Executive Director and will make a further announcement in due
course.
Lisa Gordon has almost 25 years' Board experience, in both
Executive and Non-Executive roles, with specialisms in TMT and
finance. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Alpha FX
Group Plc, a listed foreign exchange specialist, and Magic Light
Pictures, a children's film and television production company. She
was recently appointed as Chairman of Cenkos Securities Plc, a
securities firm focused on growth companies, subject to FCA
approval. Until recently, Lisa was Non-Executive Chairman of Albert
Technologies Plc, an online advertising software business. She was
also a founding Director of Local World Plc, which was acquired by
Trinity Mirror in 2015. Prior to this, Lisa was Chief Operating
Officer of Yattendon Group, a private conglomerate, for six years
and Corporate Development Director at the media group Chrysalis
Group Plc for ten years. Previously, Lisa has also served as a
Non-Executive Director of Future Plc, the magazine group.
Louise Jackson has significant experience of consumer-facing
businesses, particularly in human resources. She is currently Group
Director of Talent and Leadership at Selfridges Group Ltd, the
global luxury retailer, where she also sits on the Remuneration
Board. Previously, Louise was Human Resource Director of the
Japanese pharmaceutical company, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co Ltd and
Senior Partner in Leadership and Talent Consulting at Korn Ferry
International Ltd. Prior to this, Louise was Group People Director
for two years at British retailer Mothercare plc. She was also
Chief Executive and co-founder of HR consultancy firm 7days Ltd for
10 years. Louise spent her early career at Abbey National Plc,
Coopers & Lybrand LLP and TUI Thomson Travel Group.
Jeremy Sinclair, Chairman of M&C Saatchi plc, said : "We are
proud to have two such eminent directors joining our Board. We look
forward to working with Louise and Lisa, whose energy and insight
will be of great value to the Board and the broader company."
In accordance with Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules
for Companies, the following information in relation to the
appointments of Lisa Gordon (formerly Lisa Murray, aged 53) and
Louise Jackson (formerly Louise Palmer, aged 52) is disclosed
below:
Lisa Gordon holds or has held directorships/partnerships in the
five years preceding her appointment at the Company as follows:
Current:
Alpha FX Group Plc
BBO Recruitment Limited
Magic Light Pictures Limited
Previous (last 5 years):
Albert Technologies Plc
Carno Capital Limited
Local World Holdings Limited
The Newspaper Organisation Limited
Louise holds or has held directorships/partnerships in the five
years preceding her appointment at the Company as follows:
Current:
The Palmwell Group Limited
Previous (last 5 years):
Mothers2Mothers (UK) Limited
Louise Jackson was a director of 7 Days Limited until 27
September 2011, within 12 months of which 7 Days Limited entered
administration and was dissolved on 11 September 2014.
Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures
required to be made in respect of the appointment of Lisa Gordon
and Louise Jackson under Schedule 2(g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules
for Companies.
For further information please call:
M&C Saatchi +44 (0)20-7543-4500
David Kershaw, Jeremy Sinclair
Tulchan Communications +44 (0)20-7353-4200
Tom Murray, Deborah Roney
Numis Securities +44 (0)20-7260-1000
Nick Westlake, Hugo Rubinstein, NOMAD
Charles Farquhar, Corporate Broking
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