23rd Oct 2012 13:05
Fidessa group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Foster as a non-executive director and member of the audit and remuneration committees with effect from 23rd October 2012.
Mark, aged 53, retired in 2011 as Accenture's Group Chief Executive, Global Markets and Management Consulting after 27 years at the company. In this role he had overall responsibility for Accenture's global management consulting practice consisting of some 15,000 professionals and $4bn of revenues. Previously, Mark had been Group Chief Executive of Accenture's Products Operating Group, a $4bn unit providing consulting, technology and outsourcing services to a number of sectors. Mark is also an independent director of Heidrick & Struggles International Inc, the NASDAQ-quoted global search organisation, and is also one of four commissioners of the newly formed Independent Commission for Aid Impact, charged with overseeing the c£8bn of UK International Aid spend to ensure value for money on behalf of the UK Parliament and the tax payer. In addition, Mark is Chairman of the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), an NGO dedicated to engaging business leaders in global development issues, and has also been on the board of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 2005. He holds a degree in classics from Oxford University.
Commenting on the appointment, John Hamer, Chairman of Fidessa, said: "I am delighted to welcome Mark as a non-executive director to the board of Fidessa. Mark has extensive experience of the issues involved in growing and managing a business which delivers complex, mission-critical, technology-based solutions to its clients. He also has a wealth of international business expertise and I look forward to his contribution to the work of the board".
The following is a list of directorships currently held by Mark:
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc
Peaslake Free School LimitedMerlinsave LimitedWinterfold Limited
International Business Leaders Forum
Royal Shakespeare Company
There were no other directorships held by Mark during the last five years.
There are no other disclosures required in respect of Mark Foster pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.
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