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1 September 2022
Dotdigital Group plc
("Dotdigital" or the "Group")
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Dotdigital Group plc (AIM: DOTD), the leading 'SaaS' provider of an omnichannel marketing automation and customer engagement platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alistair Gurney as Chief Financial Officer and to the Board of Directors, effective 19th September 2022.
Alistair brings significant experience in private equity backed technology businesses. He joins the Group from Unit4, a global SaaS ERP vendor, where he was Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior to Unit4, he was Director of Commercial Finance at IRIS Software, one of the UK's largest Private software companies, providing mission critical administrative software to the Accountancy and Education markets in particular.
Alistair qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte. In his career to date, Alistair has been responsible for the P&L of several companies, was central in the appraisal and execution of M&A, and played a leading role in two substantial exits. He has an established track record of driving both efficiency and productivity across all business functions and improving business information for all stakeholders.
Milan Patel, CEO of Dotdigital, commented: "We are delighted to welcome Alistair to Dotdigital. His significant finance experience within technology businesses will be a valuable attribute as we work to realise our long-term growth ambitions. I look forward to working with Alistair to drive the business forward."
Alistair Gurney, incoming CFO, commented: "I am thrilled to be joining Dotdigital and look forward to working with the team to help deliver the next phase of growth. Dotdigital has huge potential and I am excited to be joining at this stage of its journey."
The following information on Alistair Timothy Ravenscroft Gurney, aged 39, is provided in accordance with Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Mr Gurney holds or has held the following directorships/partnerships in the past five years:
Current Directorships/Partnerships | Former Directorships/Partnerships (past five years) |
Ran Property Limited Echelon Consulting Limited | Acres Property Holdings Limited County Capital Limited |
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information please contact:
Dotdigital Group Plc Milan Patel, CEO Alistair Gurney, CFO | Tel: 020 3953 3072 InvestorRelations@dotdigital.com |
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Alma PR (Financial PR) Hilary Buchanan David Ison
| Tel: 020 3405 0210 dotdigital@almapr.co.uk |
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Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Advisor and Joint Broker)Bobbie Hilliam Georgina McCooke Jonathan Barr, Sales | Tel: 020 7523 8000 |
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finnCap (Joint Broker)Jonny Franklin Adams, Corporate Finance Alice Lane, ECM Rhys Williams, Sales | Tel: 020 7220 0500 |
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Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)Shaun Dobson, Chairman of Corporate Finance Alex Bond, Corporate Finance | Tel: 020 7496 3000 |