DMGT.L Regulatory News (DMGT)

1 March 2018

Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT)

Appointment of RMS CEO

DMGT announces the appointment of Karen White as CEO of RMS, its Insurance Risk business, replacing Hemant Shah, co-founder and current CEO.

Karen White is an accomplished leader, with significant experience of growing enterprise software companies and bringing technology, innovation, data and operations together to build and scale businesses. Karen spent seven years as a senior executive at Oracle, where she reported directly to CEO, Larry Ellison. More recently, she has held senior executive positions at SolarWinds, an IT and network management software company, Syncplicity, a leading enterprise file sync and management SaaS business, and Addepar, a SaaS investment management platform provider, where she significantly scaled the customer base.

Paul Zwillenberg, DMGT CEO, said: "I am delighted that RMS has appointed such a highly-respected and seasoned Silicon Valley executive. Karen has a proven track record of driving growth and operational effectiveness at scale. It is the right time to appoint Karen to lead the world-class team at RMS and continue implementing its strategy to capitalise on the growth opportunities created by digitisation in a transforming industry. I would also like to thank Hemant Shah, a pioneer in the industry, for his vision and dedication, growing RMS into a global leader since co-founding the company nearly 30 years ago."

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