SDL PLC Appointment of Chief Executive Officer (9544S)
March 23 2016 - 3:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9544S
SDL PLC
23 March 2016
SDL plc
Board Change
Appointment of CEO
23 March 2016, Maidenhead, U.K. - SDL plc ("SDL", "Group" or the
"Company"), a leader in global content management and language
translation software and services, announces today the appointment
of its new Chief Executive Officer.
Following an extensive international search process, the Company
is pleased to announce that Adolfo Hernandez will join the Board
and will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer on 18 April
2016.
Prior to joining SDL, Adolfo was CEO of Acision Limited from
July 2013 to August 2015, a privately held mobile communications
software company specialising in messaging systems, which he turned
around prior to its merger with Comverse, Inc. on 6 August 2015 to
form Xura, Inc. (NASDAQ: MESG).
Before that Adolfo spent four years (2008 to January 2013) at
Alcatel-Lucent (EPA:ALU), with his most recent position being
Executive Vice President, Global Software Services and Solutions.
In this role, Adolfo was responsible for all of Alcatel-Lucent's
software application solutions and services business globally, and
headed up their strategic industry domains across utilities,
transportation and government managing support, operational,
professional and consulting services teams.
Adolfo also held senior management roles at Sun Microsystems,
Inc., where he was responsible for all aspects of its services
business around the world. From 1992 to 2001 he also spent nine
years with IBM (NYSE:IBM) in London and Munich where he held a
variety of sales leadership positions in the areas of eBusiness and
Open Systems.
No disclosure obligations arise under paragraphs (1) to (6) of
LR 9.6.13 R of the UK Listing Authority's Listing Rules in respect
of this appointment.
David Clayton, currently Executive Chairman of SDL will revert
to the role of Non-Executive Chairman following a full handover of
his executive leadership role and responsibilities to Adolfo.
David Clayton, Executive Chairman of SDL said:
"The Board is delighted to welcome Adolfo Hernandez to SDL.
Adolfo has a clear ability to build and run very large scale,
complex businesses and is a proven CEO with strong leadership
credentials. His software and services background, strong
understanding of the technology heritage of our business and
significant international experience make him a natural choice for
us.
The Board recently announced that following a thorough review of
the Group's activities, SDL will refocus around a language centric
strategy and Adolfo is well placed to take SDL to the next phase of
its journey towards global leadership."
Adolfo Hernandez said:
"The Board has recently taken some important decisions in
relation to the future direction of the Company, decisions which I
support strongly. The language-centric products, that have
established SDL as a market leader, are a solid foundation for
delivering further additional shareholder value and I look forward
to working with everyone at SDL in driving the business
forward."
For further information please contact:
FTI Consulting Tel: 020 3727
1000
Edward Bridges / Emma Appleton
About SDL
SDL (LSE: SDL) is the leader in global content management and
language solutions. With more than 20 years of experience, SDL
helps companies build relevant digital experiences that deliver
transformative business results on a global scale. Seventy-nine of
the top 100 global brands trust SDL to simplify the complexity of
managing content across multiple brands, websites, languages and
devices. Go global faster with SDL. Learn more at SDL.com and
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