27 Mar 2018 07:00
27 March 2018
Be Heard Group plc
("The Group" or "Be Heard")
Board Changes
Be Heard, the digital marketing services group, announces the appointment of Simon Pyper as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 9 April 2018.
Simon has broad experience in the media sector and consumer industries, from senior leadership roles over the past three decades. Most recently, he was on the board of GlobalData plc, the AIM-listed data and analysis business, where he served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 2007 to 2016 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2016 to 2017. Under Simon's leadership, GlobalData plc was admitted to AIM in 2010 and grew to a market capitalisation of more than £500m.
Previously Simon was Group Finance Director of Datamonitor plc (2005-2007), a B2B media company which was acquired by Informa plc, and Finance Director of Musgrave UK (2001-5), the Irish grocery wholesaler and franchisor which acquired Budgens plc in 2002 and Londis in 2004. Before then he held a variety of senior finance and commercial roles at Arcadia Group.
Following Peter Scott's appointment as Group Chief Executive in January, and with Simon Pyper's imminent arrival, the Board has decided that the COO responsibilities will be shared between Peter and Simon, and accordingly Robin Price has decided to step down from the Board with effect from 9th April 2018. As announced in December 2017, Ian Maude is stepping down from the Board, also with effect from 9th April 2018. Both Robin and Ian will remain with the Group until mid-April 2018 to oversee an orderly handover.
David Morrison, Chairman of Be Heard, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Simon to Be Heard as our Chief Financial Officer. His experience leading growth businesses will be of immense value as Be Heard continues its trajectory.
"I would like to thank Robin for his contribution as Be Heard's Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer since our listing just over two years ago. He has played an important role in building Be Heard into a leading integrated digital marketing services group and we wish him well in the future."
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Enquiries
Be Heard Group plc +44 20 3828 6269
Peter Scott, Group Chief Executive
N+1 Singer +44 20 7496 3000
Mark Taylor / Lauren Kettle
Dowgate +44 20 3903 7715
James Serjeant
FTI Consulting +44 203 727 1000
Jamie Ricketts / Niamh Fogarty
Additional Information in respect of the AIM Rules:
The following information regarding the appointment of Simon John Pyper (age 51), is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Current directorships and / or partnerships:
Nil
Former directorships and / or partnerships (within the last five years):
GLOBALDATA PLC
ROADWORKS INFORMATION LIMITED
WORLD MARKET INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA ACTIVE CAPITAL LIMITED
ESTEL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
ESTEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS NO.3 LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE TRADE MEDIA LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA CAPITAL LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE VENTURES LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA SERVICES LIMITED
LABD LTD
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA VENTURES LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA BROADCASTING LIMITED
ESTEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
INKLING SOFTWARE LIMITED
SISYPHUS MEDIA LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA MARKETS LIMITED
GLOBALDATA.COM LTD
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA FILMS LIMITED
NEW STATESMAN LIMITED
OFFICE SOLUTIONS MEDIA LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE INNOVATIONS LTD
PROGRESSIVE DIGITAL MEDIA LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA PUBLISHING WORLDWIDE LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
TIMETRIC LIMITED
SKORTHALIA CATERING LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE RECRUITING LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA UK LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA FILM PARTNERS LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE TREASURY SERVICES LIMITED
ELANDEAL LIMITED
GLOBAL DATA PUBLICATIONS LIMITED
GLOBAL MARKETS DIRECT LIMITED
ESTEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS NO.2 LIMITED
RESEARCH VIEWS LIMITED
ATTENTIO RESEARCH LIMITED
CURRENT INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS LIMITED
ROOT CAPITAL (FOUNDER PARTNER) LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE GLOBAL MEDIA LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE MEDIA ACTIVE RESEARCH LIMITED
COMPELO LTD
FINANCIAL NEWS PUBLISHING LIMITED
ESTEL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS NO.4 LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE FILMS LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE ACTIVE RESEARCH LIMITED
ESTEL PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE CONTENT LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE NOMINEES LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE ACTIVE CAPITAL LIMITED
PROGRESSIVE LUXURY PUBLISHING LIMITED
COMPELO MEDIA LTD
There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
About Be Heard
Be Heard (AIM: BHRD) is a digital marketing services group helping clients solve the challenges they face in the connected world. Our five partner companies are:
agenda21, a digital media and analytics agency, which became a partner on admission in November 2015 www.agenda21digital.com
MMT, a user experience ("UX"), design and build agency, which became a partner in May 2016 www.mmtdigital.co.uk
Kameleon, a content marketing agency, which became a partner in December 2016 www.kameleon.co.uk
Freemavens, a data-driven analytics and insight consultancy, which became a partner in February 2017 www.freemavens.com
The Corner, an integrated creative agency based in London, which became a partner in November 2017 www.thecornerlondon.com
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