14 Apr 2015 07:00
Issued on behalf of IS Solutions Plc
IS Solutions Plc
("IS Solutions" or the "Company")
Appointment of Director
IS Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Simmonds as a non-executive deputy chairman with immediate effect. Barrie Clark remains as chairman of the board and intends to retire as chairman and as a director of the Company during 2015 after a short handover period.
Barrie Clark, commented: "It has been a real privilege to have acted as IS Solutions' chairman for more than 18 years and I thank the shareholders, the board/management and all the staff for the support I have received during my period of office. I believe that this is the perfect time for change at the Company following the strategic acquisition of SpeedTrap Holdings. SpeedTrap's primary product Celebrus significantly strengthens and enhances our position in the Big Data Analytics market whilst demanding specialised marketing and sales skills in the field of IT Products. To help support and lead the company through this exciting period we are delighted to announce the appointment of Peter Simmonds as non executive deputy chairman. After a short handover period Peter will take the Chair."
Peter Simmonds brings over eight years' board experience at Dotdigital Group plc, over six of which were as CEO, where under his leadership, the business grew at a CAGR of over 40% and evolved from a service business into a global SaaS business with high levels of profitable recurring products revenues. This experience maps neatly onto the current development of IS Solutions which, through its recent acquisition of Celebrus technologies, is undergoing its own transition into a product based technology company. Peter Simmonds, a Chartered Certified Accountant, brings with him over 20 years of experience at senior management and board level, principally in the areas of banking, insurance, finance, information technology and outsourcing. He has considerable business entrepreneurial experience having been involved at start up or early stage of a number of companies in various industry sectors including consultancy services, vehicle leasing, computer software and internet solutions sectors.
John Lythall, Managing Director of IS Solutions, commented: "We are delighted that Peter is joining the board. He will bring industry knowledge and a wide expertise which bolsters the strength of our board, as well as increasing its independence and diversity."
The following information regarding the appointment of Peter Anthony Simmonds, aged 56, is required to be disclosed under Schedule 2g of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Other directorships held:
Current | Within the last 5 years |
Synety Group plc Dotdigital Group plc Doteditor Ltd Dotseo Ltd Dotsearch Europe Ltd Dotmailer Ltd Dotsurvey Ltd Dotcommerce Ltd Dotagency Ltd November Uniform Travel Syndicate Limited | Ikarus Flying Group Ltd |
There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2g of the AIM Rules.
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IS Solutions Plc John Lythall, Managing Director Tel: +44 (0) 1932 893333
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Editor's Note
IS Solutions Plc (Ticker: AIM: ISL Accreditation: ISO27001)
Established in 1985, IS Solutions is a systems integrator focusing on three business areas, namely portals, analytics and enterprise content management. Specifically, IS Solutions specialises in bringing together a range of components from various technological solutions providers and software developers to create a unified and fully functioning system for the end client. Within each of its business areas, IS Solutions generates three principal revenue streams across product sales, projects and managed services and licence maintenance. The Company was admitted to AIM in 1997.
On 23 January 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of the entire share capital not already owned by the Company of Speed-Trap Holdings Limited ("STH"), the parent company of Celebrus Technologies Limited, a company engaged in big data feeds supplying corporates and organisations with detailed data on individual consumer interactions through internet enabled devices. Celebrus Technologies operates in the field of big data to provide business intelligence and analysis, specialising in supplying detailed data feeds on customer interactions through internet enabled devices at an individual customer level to corporates and organisations. IS Solutions has been a trading partner of Celebrus for over 10 years.
The business employs 116 staff, including 18 in Chennai, India, who provide product development and support. It also has a strong blue-chip client base which includes Toyota, Toshiba as well the AA, NHS, KBC Bank, Compare The Market™, URENCO, HMRC, M&S and RBS.
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