Keywords Studios PLC Directorate Change (3929C)
June 17 2019 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3929C
Keywords Studios PLC
17 June 2019
17 June 2019
Keywords Studios plc ("Keywords", "the Group")
Directorate Change
Chief Financial Officer Appointment
Keywords Studios, the international technical and creative
services provider to the global video games industry announces that
its Chief Financial Officer, David Broderick, will be standing down
from his role, and leaving the Group, for personal reasons.
Following an extensive search, Keywords is pleased to announce
that Jon Hauck, currently Group Financial Controller and Treasurer
at FTSE 100 business services group, Rentokil Initial Plc, will be
joining Keywords by 1 November 2019, at the latest, as its new
Chief Financial Officer.
David has agreed to remain in his current role and as a member
of the Board of Directors to ensure an orderly transition and we
will provide a further update on effective dates in due course.
Jon, 46, has a wealth of finance, change management and M&A
experience, having held the role of Group Financial Controller and
Treasurer at Rentokil Initial plc since 2015. He joined Rentokil
Initial in 2008 and prior to taking up his current position, held
several roles including Programme Director in North America where
he was responsible for leading a substantial integration programme.
He subsequently became Chief Financial Officer of the North America
operations. Prior to Rentokil Initial, he worked in
PriceWaterhouseCoopers' Assurance practice. Jon is a Fellow of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.
Andrew Day, Chief Executive of Keywords, commented:
"On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank David for his
valuable contribution to Keywords over the last three years. During
his tenure, the Group has delivered 160% growth in revenues,
invested over EUR170m in 25 acquisitions, grown from 23 to 52
facilities across four continents and seen headcount triple to in
excess of 6,000 people globally.
"We are looking forward to Jon joining the Group and taking his
seat on the Board of Directors. His experience at Rentokil Initial
with its operations across 73 countries world-wide and its highly
active M&A program will be extremely valuable to us as we
continue to grow Keywords Studios both organically and by
acquisition."
For further information, please contact:
Keywords Studios (www.keywordsstudios.com)
Andrew Day, Chief Executive Officer +353 190 22 730
Numis (Financial Adviser)
Stuart Skinner / Kevin Cruickshank
(Nominated Adviser)
James Black / Tom Ballard (Corporate
Broker) 020 7260 1000
MHP Communications (Financial PR) 020 3128 8794
Katie Hunt / Ollie Hoare keywords@mhpc.com
About Keywords Studios (www.keywordsstudios.com)
Keywords Studios is an international technical services provider
to the global video games industry. Established in 1998, and now
with over 50 facilities in 21 countries strategically located in
Asia, the Americas and Europe, it provides integrated art creation,
software engineering, testing, localisation, audio and customer
care services across more than 50 languages and 16 games platforms
to a blue-chip client base of approximately 850 clients across the
globe.
It has a strong market position, providing services to 23 of the
top 25 most prominent games companies, including Activision
Blizzard, Bandai Namco, Bethesda, Electronic Arts, Konami, Riot
Games, Sony, Square Enix, Supercell, TakeTwo, Epic Games and
Ubisoft. Recent titles worked on include Uncharted 4: A Thief's
End, Call of Duty: WWII, Mortal Combat X, Assassin's Creed Origins,
Battlefield 1, League of Legends, Fortnite, Clash Royale and
Rainbow Six Siege. Keywords Studios is listed on AIM, the London
Stock Exchange regulated market (KWS.L).
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