MERIT GROUP PLC — Board/Management Information 2014

Apr 8, 2014

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RNS Number : 2722E

Dods (Group) PLC

08 April 2014

Dods (Group) plc ("Dods" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

8 April 2014

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Higgins as independent non-executive Chairman of Dods with immediate effect.

Michael Higgins, 57, has over 25 years' experience of advising and working with public companies including 15 years as a partner and senior advisor at KPMG.  Michael currently holds a variety of senior positions for a range of public companies including non-executive Chairman of Ebiquity plc, an independent marketing performance specialist, and non-executive director of Arria NLG plc, a software development business. Michael has also engaged in strategic advisory roles to publishing businesses including Torcello Limited and Inspiratia, an online publishing venture focussing on the infrastructure finance market.

Michael has an MA in Economics and Politics from Cambridge University and qualified as an accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1981.  

Andrew Wilson, interim Chairman, said "I am delighted Michael has agreed to join the board as the independent, non-executive Chairman. His experience in guiding companies in the media, marketing and publishing sectors will be of great value to Dods."

Michael is currently a director of the following companies:

Ebiquity plc

Plant Health Care plc

Plant Health Care (UK) Limited

The Quoted Companies Alliance

Arria NLG plc

Progility plc

Michael has been a director or partner in the following companies/partnerships in the past five years:

Bronze Health Community Interest Company

Brown Health Community Interest Company

Charcoal Health Community Interest Company

Carnation Health Community Interest Company

Cerise Health Community Interest Company

Chestnut Health Community Interest Company

Cobalt Health Community Interest Company

Copper Health Community Interest Company

Coral Health Community Interest Company

Crimson Health Community Interest Company

Ecru Health Community Interest Company

Fuchsia Health Community Interest Company

Grey Health Community Interest Company

Holly Health Community Interest Company

Indigo Health Community Interest Company

Ivory Health Community Interest Company

Jade Health Community Interest Company

Lavender Health Community Interest Company

Lemon Health Community Interest Company

Lime Health Community Interest Company

Magenta Health Community Interest Company

Maroon Health Community Interest Company

Olive Health Community Interest Company

Orchid Health Community Interest Company

Pearl Health Community Interest Company

Peoples Health Trust

Pine Health Community Interest Company

Purple Health Community Interest Company

Sienna Health Community Interest Company

Teal Health Community Interest Company

Violet Health Community Interest Company

Yellow Health Community Interest Company

There is no further information required to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries

Dods (Group) plc                                                 +44 (0)20 7593 5500

Andrew Wilson, Interim Chairman

Cenkos Securities plc                                         +44 (0)20 7397 8900

Nicholas Wells

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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