Wilmington PLC Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer (7768X)
November 29 2017 - 2:01AM
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Wilmington PLC
29 November 2017
29 November 2017
Wilmington plc
("Wilmington" or the "Group")
Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer
Wilmington plc, the provider of information, education and
networking services in Risk & Compliance, Professional and
Healthcare knowledge areas, announces the appointment of Richard
Amos as Chief Financial Officer Designate and to the Board with
effect from 1 March 2018. Richard will subsequently assume the role
of Chief Financial Officer following an orderly handover from Tony
Foye, as planned.
Richard joins from Plant Impact plc, an AIM-listed agricultural
technology company, where he has been Chief Financial Officer since
May 2016. Prior to that, from 2009 to 2015, Richard was Group
Finance Director of Anite plc, a supplier of test and measurement
solutions to the international wireless market and listed on the
main market of the London Stock Exchange until its acquisition in
August 2015 by Keysight Technologies.
Richard qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst &
Young in 1991 and has held a number of Group Finance Director roles
at growing, innovative and successful technology companies
including Agilisys, Retail Decisions plc and VEGA Group plc.
Richard holds an MA in Management Studies and Engineering from
Cambridge University.
On behalf of the Board, commenting on Richard's appointment,
Pedro Ros, Wilmington's CEO, said:
"I'm delighted to welcome Richard to Wilmington. We are pleased
to have attracted someone with the reputation and proven financial
credentials to join the business. With the ongoing digitisation of
our business, we look forward to Richard leveraging his experience
in technology and international markets, and bringing a fresh
perspective which will be invaluable as we continue to execute the
Group's strategy."
Richard Amos has confirmed that, save as set out in this
announcement, there are no further disclosures to be made under
Listing Rule 9.6.13.
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For further information, please contact:
Wilmington plc
Pedro Ros, Chief Executive
Officer
Tony Foye, Chief Financial 020 7422 6800
Officer
FTI Consulting
Charles Palmer / Emma Hall 020 3727 1000
Notes to Editors
Wilmington plc is the recognised knowledge leader and partner of
choice for information, education and networking in Risk &
Compliance, Professional and Healthcare areas. Capitalised at
approximately GBP210 million, Wilmington floated on the London
Stock Exchange in 1995.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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