D4T4 Solutions PLC Main Board Appointment (1660T)

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RNS Number : 1660T

D4T4 Solutions PLC

02 July 2018

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'ALL ABOUT THE DATA'

D4t4 Solutions Plc

(the "group", "D4t4")

Main Board Appointment

Peter Whiting joins D4T4 as NED

London, Monday 2(nd) July 2018: D4t4 Solutions Plc (AiM: D4T4) is pleased to announce the further strengthening of the Main Board with the appointment of Peter Whiting as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Educated at Lincoln College Oxford he gained a BA (Hons) in 1986. Having spent some time in industry he chose a career in the City, becoming a research analyst specialising in the technology, engineering and automotive sectors. In 2000 he joined UBS Research and, in 2004 he was promoted to co-manage the pan-European mid and small cap team. He went on to take up the role of Chief Operating Officer, European Equity Research at UBS, a position he held until 2011. Since 2012, Peter has focused his energy and skills set building a portfolio of activities where he has been able to use his experience and knowledge both in the public and private company arena.

Over a 30-year career, Peter has gained extensive financial and commercial experience. His core skills are centred around the financial services and technology industries; he has the proven ability to quickly understand complex technologies and their applications and at the same time successfully developed strong inter-personal and management skills which have enabled him to build a technology-led NED portfolio. His current director positions and those held in the last five years are listed below.

D4T4's Non-Executive Chairman, Peter Simmonds said:

"We are delighted to welcome Peter to the Board and we look forward to working with him. His wealth of experience gained in the technology and financial sectors on an international platform adds wider knowledge and expertise to the team."

Commenting on the appointment, Peter Kear CEO added:

"On behalf of everyone in the group I would like to welcome Peter to the business; his wise counsel and business acumen will be an asset to our business as we continue to focus on the delivery of our strategy and to develop the many opportunities that we have that will deliver sustainable growth."

Peter will be joining the Remuneration and Nominations committees. Peter is currently a director of the following companies:

 
 Company              Position                               Symbol 
 TruFin plc           NED and Chair of Remuneration          AiM:TRU 
                       Committee 
 Keystone Law         NED and Chair of Audit Committee       AiM: KEYS 
  (legal firm) 
 FDM Group plc        NED, Senior Independent                Main: FDM 
  (IT training)        Director, Chair of the Remuneration 
                       Committee. 
 Microgen plc         NED - from April 2016, Senior          Main: MCGN 
  (software)           Independent Director, Chair 
                       of the Remuneration Committee. 
 Warwick District     Councillor and Finance portfolio       Private 
  Council              holder 
 Kenilworth Lawn                                             Private 
  Tennis & Squash 
  Club Limited 
 Whitingpod Limited                                          Private 
 
 
 

Peter has also been a director of MBA Polymers Inc. in the last five years. He currently holds no shares in the Company. There are no other disclosures to be made in respect of Peter Whiting, pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

 
 ENQUIRIES 
 D4t4 Solutions Plc 
  Peter Kear, Chief Executive Officer 
  Carmel Warren, Chief Financial Officer 
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  Email: [e-mail] 
 finnCap (Nominated adviser & broker) 
  Adrian Hargrave/Emily Watts - Corporate Finance 
  Stephen Norcross - Corporate Broking 
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  or email: [e-mail] 
 
 
      EDITOR'S NOTE - 
 
 
       'ALL ABOUT THE DATA' 
 
       D4t4 Solutions Plc operates within the fast-growing data and analytics 
       market. This market encompasses 'big data', artificial intelligence, 
       machine learning and the business intelligence market; this market 
       which has been estimated to be valued at U$150 billion by the global 
       independent analyst International Data Corporation (IDC), with a 
       projected growth of 11.9% annually until 2020 when the market is 
       anticipated to be worth U$210 billion. 
 
       The business is focused on the finance and consumer sectors. The 
       specific areas of focus for D4t4 are data and analytics related to 
       the collection of data on how consumers interact with digital channels, 
       the management and analysis of that data and the implementation of 
       cost effective platforms to assist companies get real value from 
       their data assets. Celebrus, our software product, is a customer 
       data platform that is in a market, according to research by the Customer 
       Data Platform Institute (CPDI), that is expected to grow from GBP300m 
       in 2016 to GBP1bn in 2019. 
 
       We service clients in 21 countries. 
 
       Our people and intellectual property combine to create four core 
       capabilities: 
       v Data capture software (Celebrus) and skills 
       v Data management facilities and skills 
       v Data analytics capabilities and solutions 
       v Data platforms that are on premise or in the cloud and combine 
       hardware, software and services. 
 
       We are energetically focused on data platforms that enable clients 
       who operate within the financial services, retail and consumer sectors 
       to get the most from their data. From capture, through to management 
       and analysis, we provide comprehensive products and services that 
       drive value from our clients' information assets. 
 
       We are accredited to ISO27001: Information Security Management and 
       PCI Data Security Standard. 
 
       To find out more, visit www.d4t4solutions.com 
 

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