Ebiquity PLC Directorate Change (4593K)

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Ebiquity PLC

14 December 2018

Ebiquity plc

("Ebiquity" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Ebiquity, a leading independent global media and marketing consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Newman as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Alan will join the Company on 7(th) January 2019 and be appointed as an executive Director of the Board. Kevin McNair, currently Interim Chief Financial Officer, will step down from the role and the Board on 7(th) January 2019.

Alan has extensive public company experience having spent almost ten years as CFO of YouGov plc, the AIM-listed global market research and data analytics group. He is currently Chair of the Audit Committee of Future plc and Deputy Chair of the Quoted Companies Alliance. Prior to YouGov plc, Alan was a partner at EY and previously at KPMG where he provided board level advisory and consulting services specialising in the media, technology and telecoms sector. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Michael Karg, Group CEO, Ebiquity says:

"Alan is an exceptional addition to Ebiquity's executive team. He brings a vital combination of public company and media sector expertise as we continue our business transformation. I and the team look forward to working closely with him."

Alan Newman says:

"Ebiquity is well positioned to take advantage of media industry trends and I feel this is an exciting time to join the business. I look forward to being part of an inspiring team and working with Michael and the Executive team to help Ebiquity to develop and successfully exploit its market opportunities."

Further information on Alan Newman

Mr Newman (full name Alan Philip Stephen Newman), aged 61 currently holds the following directorships:

 
 Future plc                      Freud Museum London (registered 
                                  charity) 
 The Quoted Companies Alliance   Freud Museum Publications Limited 
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 Newlawns Limited 
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Mr Newman has been a Director of the following companies within the last five years:

 
 YouGov plc                       YouGov Services Limited 
 YGV Finance Limited              YouGovStone Limited 
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 Portent.io Limited               CoEditor Limited 
                                 -------------------------------- 
 Doughty Media 2 Limited          YouGov America Inc. 
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 YouGov Deutschland GmbH          YouGov France SASU 
                                 -------------------------------- 
 YouGov Malaysia Sdn, Bhd         YouGov M.E. Egypt LLC 
                                 -------------------------------- 
 YouGov M.E. FZ-LLC               YouGov Nordic &Baltic A/S 
                                 -------------------------------- 
 YouGov Research Pty Limited      YouGov Thailand Company Limited 
                                 -------------------------------- 
 PT YouGov Consulting Indonesia   Consilium Limited, Hong Kong 
                                 -------------------------------- 
                                  Anyada Limited 
                                 -------------------------------- 
 

There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.

14 December 2018

Enquiries:

 
 Ebiquity plc                         Via Instinctif Partners 
  Michael Karg (CEO) 
  Mark Sanford (Company Secretary) 
 Instinctif Partners 
  Matthew Smallwood 
  Guy Scarborough                               020 7457 2020 
 Numis Securities Limited 
  Nick Westlake (NOMAD) 
  Michael Wharton                               020 7260 1000 
 

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