Shearwater Group PLC Phil Higgins appointed Executive Director (0419K)

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Shearwater Group PLC

11 December 2018

11 December 2018

SHEARWATER GROUP PLC

Phil Higgins appointed Executive Director

Shearwater Group plc (AIM: SWG, "Shearwater", or the "Group"), the digital resilience group, has appointed Philip (Phil) Higgins to the Board as an Executive Director with immediate effect. Phil is the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Brookcourt Solutions, which Shearwater acquired in October 2018 for GBP30.3 million.

During his career Phil has been instrumental in the delivery of next generation technology solutions to many leading global FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies. Following a six year secondment to the US as international business director for Info Products Europe (now SCC), Phil returned to the UK market in 2001. After a brief spell at NSC Global and three years at Repton (now CDW), he established Brookcourt Solutions in 2005.

David Williams, Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Phil to the Board. His experience and insight within the industry are second to none and we look forward to benefiting from his expertise as the Group continues to scale."

Enquiries:

 
  Shearwater Group plc                    www.theshearwatergroup.co.uk 
   David Williams                              c/o Instinctif Partners 
   Michael (Mo) Stevens 
  Cenkos Securities plc - NOMAD 
   and Broker 
   Max Hartley - NOMAD 
   Julian Morse / Michael Johnson 
   - Sales                                        [phone] 
  Instinctif Partners                        [e-mail] 
   Adrian Duffield / Chantal Woolcock             [phone] 
 

The following disclosures are made in accordance with the AIM Rules for Companies. Other than this information, there is no further information required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 
   Full Name                           Philip (Phil) Leslie Higgins 
   Age                                 52 
   Current beneficial shareholding     11.1 per cent. 
    in the Company 
   Current Directorships               Brookcourt Solutions Limited 
   Former Directorships (previous      Software Defined Networks 
    five years)                         Limited 
                                        Vectisnet Limited 
 

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