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Directorate Change

21st Nov 2017 15:00

RNS Number : 1406X
Euromoney Institutional InvestorPLC
21 November 2017
 

EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC

BOARD CHANGES

November 21, 2017

 

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC (Euromoney) today announces a number of further changes to its Board of Directors following the appointments (already announced) of Imogen Joss, Jan Babiak (from 1 December 2017) and Lorna Tilbian (from 1 January 2018) as non-executive directors and the reduction earlier in the year by Daily Mail and General Trust Plc (DMGT) of its equity interest in the Company from 68% to 49%.

 

· John Botts, the Company's Chairman, has informed the Board of his intention to retire immediately following the Company's next AGM on 1 February 2018 when he will not be seeking re-election to the Board. Until then, he will continue fully in role;

 

· David Pritchard, the Company's Senior Independent Director, will be appointed as Acting Chairman and Acting Chairman of the Nominations Committee following the 2018 AGM. David will lead the search for a new, permanent, non-executive Chairman. The Board has extended David's current term of engagement to the date of the Company's 2019 AGM;

 

· Lord Rothermere and Paul Zwillenberg have resigned and will be replaced as DMGT's non-executive representatives on the Euromoney Board by Tim Collier (DMGT, Chief Financial Officer) and Kevin Beatty (DMGT, CEO dmg media). Mr Beatty will also join Euromoney's Remuneration Committee in place of Mr Zwillenberg and Mr Collier will join the Audit Committee. The foregoing appointments take effect pursuant to the terms of a Relationship Deed entered into between Euromoney and DMGT on 8 December 2016. Mr Beatty and Mr Collier have also been appointed to Euromoney's Nominations Committee. These changes are all effective immediately.

 

Commenting on today's announcement John Botts, non-executive Chairman of Euromoney, said: "Euromoney is now in an excellent position with a compelling growth strategy which has become embedded in how the group operates. Now is the right time for me to hand over the Chairmanship of the Company. It has been a privilege to serve alongside my fellow directors and work with our group management board, particularly Lord Rothermere, since the 1990's. Lord Rothermere's and Paul Zwillenberg's decisions to resign in favour of other DMGT executives is testament to their confidence, like mine, in the progress and direction of the Company. With the new appointments to the Board, and David Pritchard as Acting Chairman, Euromoney is in strong and entrepreneurial hands."

 

David Pritchard, Senior Independent Director, said: "The Board thanks John for his extraordinary service over 25 years. During that time and in particular as Chairman he has led the Company through a pivotal phase, including the development of the current strategy. The Board has asked me, in order to ensure continuity through to the appointment of John's successor, to take on the role of Acting Chairman of the Company and of the Nominations Committee following the AGM. I look forward to working with the rest of the Board in guiding the Company in its implementation of the existing strategy and to recruit a permanent Chairman."

 

Andrew Rashbass said: "John has been exceptional as the first non-executive Chairman in Euromoney's history. He rapidly established a new way of working for the Board in its new form. It has been a privilege to work with him. Likewise, Euromoney today would not be what it is, and have the opportunities it does, without the support of DMGT and in particular of Lord Rothermere, who has been on the Board since 1998. I would like to thank him and Paul Zwillenberg and I look forward to working with Tim Collier and Kevin Beatty who replace them. As David leads the search for a new Chairman, I look forward to working with our existing and new Board members to develop this extraordinary Company."

 

There is no additional information which is required to be disclosed under Rule 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

 

ENDS

 

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

John Botts, Chairman:

+ 44 (0)20 7779 8845; [email protected]

 

Colin Jones, Finance Director:

+ 44 (0)20 7779 8666; [email protected]

 

 

 

 

FTI Consulting

 

Charles Palmer / Emma Hall:

+44 (0)20 3727 1400; [email protected]

NOTE TO EDITORS

 

About Euromoney

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 share index. It is an international business-information group covering asset management, price discovery, data & market intelligence, and banking & finance under brands including Euromoney, Institutional Investor, BCA Research, Ned Davis Research and Metal Bulletin. The group also runs an extensive portfolio of events for the telecoms, financial and commodities markets.

www.euromoneyplc.com

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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