Zoo Digital Group PLC Appointment of CFO (1607T)
July 02 2018 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1607T
Zoo Digital Group PLC
02 July 2018
2 July 2018
ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC
("ZOO", the "Group" or the "Company")
Appointment of CFO
ZOO Digital Group plc, the provider of cloud-based localisation
and digital distribution services for the global entertainment
industry, is pleased to announce the appointment to the Board of
Phillip Blundell as Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 23
July 2018.
Mr. Blundell joins ZOO with a strong pedigree in senior finance
and operational roles within UK technology public companies,
including DotDigital Group plc, Eagle Eye Solutions Group plc and
Intelligent Environments plc. He has over 20 years' experience
building strong software businesses through product innovation and
global strategic partnerships. Phillip qualified as a Chartered
Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand, now part of PwC.
Current CFO, Helen Gilder, will remain with the Company through
to the end of July, to ensure an orderly hand-over.
Stuart Green, CEO of ZOO Digital, commented, "We are delighted
to have secured a CFO of Phill's calibre. He brings a wealth of
knowledge regarding the successful growth of public technology
businesses and I'm sure he will be a real asset to our management
team as we seek to capitalise on our significant market opportunity
in media localisation.
"I would like to take this opportunity to extend my sincere
thanks to Helen for her commitment and the support she has given me
and the Company over her 18 years with ZOO. It has been my
privilege to work alongside Helen throughout that period. She
leaves the Company on a strong financial footing and we wish her
all the very best for the future."
Phillip Blundell, incoming CFO of ZOO Digital, commented, "I am
excited to be joining ZOO at this transformational time for the
Company. ZOO is clearly recognised as one of the leading innovators
in the world of media localisation and has an outstanding customer
base and product platform on which to build. I look forward to
assisting Stuart and the team in continuing to drive the business
forward and delivering shareholder value."
The following information regarding the appointment of Phillip
Blundell, aged 57, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies:
Current directorships and/or Former directorships and/or
partnerships: partnerships (within the last
five years):
None
DotDigital Group plc
Dynmark International Limited
Donky Networks Limited
Eagle Eye Solutions (North)
Limited
Eagle Eye Solutions Group plc
Eagle Eye Solutions Limited
Phillip Blundell has no shareholding in the Company. It is
intended that the Company will, on or as soon as possible following
his appointment, grant Phillip options over new ordinary shares in
the Company.
For further information please contact:
ZOO Digital Group plc
Stuart Green, Chief Executive Officer +44 (0)114 241 3700
FinnCap
Henrik Persson / Emily Watts (corporate
finance)
Camille Gochez / Andrew Burdis (corporate
broking) +44 (0)20 7220 0500
Alma PR
Josh Royston / Caroline Forde / Helena
Bogle +44 (0)20 8004 4218
About ZOO Digital Group plc:
ZOO Digital is a provider of services allowing TV and movie
content to be subtitled and dubbed in any language and prepared for
sale with all major online retailers. ZOO's clients are some of the
best-known brands in the world including major Hollywood studios,
global broadcasters and independent distributors.
ZOO's point of difference in the marketplace is its development
and use of innovative cloud technology. This ensures that content
is localised in any language and delivered to all the major online
platforms such as Amazon, iTunes, Google and Hulu with reduced time
to market, higher quality and lower costs. ZOO's agile, cloud-based
business model enables clients to respond to market trends, scale
easily with business growth and capitalise on new routes to market
in the fast moving and evolving digital industry.
ZOO operates from the entertainment hubs of Los Angeles and
London with a development and production centre in Sheffield. Its
full-service proposition includes digital distribution, subtitling
& captioning, metadata creation & localisation, dubbing,
artwork localisation, workflow and asset management.
www.zoodigital.com
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