Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

eg solutions plc

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

eg solutions plc (AIM: EGS), the back office optimisation software company is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Walton Kay as the Group's new Chief Financial Officer ("CFO").

Jonathan Kay, aged 45 years, has over 20 years' experience in senior finance and operational roles, primarily within companies in the technology sector. He joins eg solutions from Trustmarque ("Trustmarque"), where he was interim CFO. Prior to this, Mr Kay was CFO and Operational Director for Cheshire & Merseyside Commissioning Support Unit. In 2012, Jonathan was Chief Financial Officer for Logica UK Ltd and from 2004 to 2012 Jonathan was Chief Financial Officer at Vertex UK, part of Vertex Data Sciences Limited.

Mr Kay's appointment to the Board will take effect immediately. Paul Hoban has resigned as a director of the Company but will remain with the Group for the remainder of his notice period.

Commenting on the appointment, Elizabeth Gooch, acting Chief Executive Officer of eg solutions, said:

"The last twelve months has been a period of significant growth and reinvestment to support our strategy for 2015 and beyond. We have strengthened the Board and senior management team, and with this in mind, I'm delighted to welcome Jonathan who has a significant experience within the technology industry. Jonathan has been recruited as a business partner with financial expertise to work alongside me in developing our team to drive profitable growth. I would also like to thank Paul for his dedication and commitment to the Company over the past seven years and wish him every success for the future. 

Duncan McIntyre, Chairman of eg solutions said:

"This is a critical appointment for eg and we are delighted that Jonathan will be joining us. We have a substantial growth opportunity and Jonathan's appointment is an important step in positioning the Group to maximise its potential."

Current directorships held by Mr Kay and directorships held by him in the last five years are as follows:

There is no further information disclosable in respect of Mr Kay pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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eg solutions is a back office workforce optimisation software company. eg pioneered this new market space and developed the most complete, purpose built workforce optimisation software for back offices - the only solution that manages work, people and end-to-end processes wherever they are undertaken, anywhere in the world.

Our software is now used by leading UK, international and global companies in multiple industry sectors including financial services, healthcare and utilities.

Using our forecasting, scheduling, real-time work management and operational analytics capabilities we deliver measureable improvements in service, quality, productivity and regulatory compliance. When supported by our implementation and training services we guarantee return on investment in short timescales.

Regardless of who is serving the customer - call centre, back offices, branches or the field - our solutions provide true insight into the full customer service process and promote world-class operational management capability.

The Company is listed on the Alternative Investment Market ('AIM') of the London Stock Exchange (EGS)