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23 Mar 2021 07:00
23 March 2021 |
Dev Clever Holdings plc
("Dev Clever" or the "Company")
Formation of Business Advisory & Intelligence Group
Dev Clever (LSE: DEV), a leading developer of online and immersive career guidance and development platforms and consumer engagement experiences, is pleased to announce that it has formed a Business Advisory and Intelligence Group ("BAIG") to be chaired by Lord McNicol of West Kilbride.
Lord McNicol, a current member of the House of Lords and former General Secretary of the Labour Party, will be one of nine inaugural BAIG members. Members have been appointed for their diverse range of skills and include business executives, education leaders, career guidance specialists and leaders from youth organisations such as The Scout Association.
The remit of BAIG is to support and provide advice to Dev Clever and its executives regarding the development and global rollout of its careers guidance platform, to provide thought leadership in the progression of global careers advice to young people, professionals, institutions, employers and parents / guiders across the world, and to positively influence the development of careers policy across different countries.
BAIG will meet quarterly, with its first meeting scheduled for late March 2021.
Lord McNicol said: "I am delighted to become the Chairman of the BAIG. Dev Clever instantly aligned with my personal passion to ensure the youth of today are given the best start through effective careers advice and professionals are supported on their journeys. Dev Clever's use of VR technology is engaging and exciting, and I believe provides an excellent support for careers development. I look forward to chairing BAIG's first meeting and providing counsel to the business while learning from a broad and diverse range of voices about careers development and advice across the world."
Chris Jeffries, CEO of Dev Clever, said: "We are extremely excited to bring such a high calibre and broad range of specialists together with the collective desire to ensure an effective careers advice infrastructure can be implemented across the world. In doing so, BAIG will inform and influence our focus, direction and pace of development. We are particularly pleased to have Lord McNicol chairing the group and look forward to working together on an ongoing basis."
Inaugural members of the BAIG are:
Name | Role | Employment |
Lord McNicol of West Kilbride | Chair | Member of the House of Lords |
Ann Limb | Member | Chair of the Scout Association and numerous other roles |
Paul West | Member | CEO of Spencer Academy Trust |
Richard Gerver | Member | International Education Speaker and Former Headteacher |
Clive Lewis | Member | CEO of Globis Mediation Group |
Dr Kulbhushan Sharma | Member | President - National Independent Schools Association (India) |
Richard Henderson | Member | Director, Global Education Solutions - Lenovo |
Dan Hefferman | Member | D2N2 LEP - Careers Lead |
John Callaghan | Member | CEO of Solihill Colleges Group |
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For further information please contact:
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Dev Clever Holdings plc Christopher Jeffries Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
Nicholas Ydlibi Chief Financial Officer | +44 (0) 330 058 2922 |
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Novum Securities Limited - Financial Adviser and Broker David Coffman / Colin Rowbury | +44 (0) 20 7399 9400 |
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Buchanan Communications Richard Oldworth / Chris Lane | +44 (0) 207 466 5105 |
Notes to Editors:
Dev Clever Holdings plc, together with its wholly owned subsidiary DevClever Limited, is a software and technology group based in Tamworth, United Kingdom, specialising in the use of lightweight integrations of cloud-based VR and gamification technologies to deliver rich customer engagement experiences across both the education and commercial sectors. In January 2019, Dev Clever listed on the Standard List of the London Stock Exchange. The Group's core focus is the development and commercialisation of its core platforms - Educate (its primary focus) and Agency Services (its secondary focus).
Educate Division:
Through Educate, Dev Clever aims to reduce the global skills shortage by delivering an enhanced careers guidance service via its online platform, Launchyourcareer.com, and virtual reality software (Victar VR). The business has established a global partnership with Lenovo to roll its service worldwide, with offerings already on the market in the UK, US and Canada. Dev Clever is also focused on the Indian market and has partnered with its National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) and content provider Veative to provide a comprehensive service offering within Indian budget private schools. Through this, the business is developing and intends to launch a direct-to-consumer offering in India.
Agency Services Division:
The Company's Agency Services division provides customers from the retail, brand and hospitality sectors with bespoke application and customisation of the Group's proprietary cloud-based products in order to increase consumer engagement, transactional efficiencies and enhance customer experience within their venues.
For further information, please visit www.devcleverholdingsplc.com.
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