18 Dec 2017 07:00
GAME DIGITAL PLC
Board Change
18 December 2017
GAME Digital plc (the "Company") announces that Dimitri Goulandris has been appointed as Senior Independent Director of the Company with immediate effect.
Dimitri will succeed Caspar Woolley, non-executive director, as Chair of the Remuneration Committee of the Company and will become a member of the Company's Nomination Committee and Audit and Risk Committee. Dimitri will be subject to election at the Company's next annual general meeting, and re-election at each annual general meeting of the Company thereafter.
Dimitri is the founder of The Cycladic Group, which has invested in over 40 businesses and founded five in the U.S., Europe, India, Africa and Latin America since 2002. Before setting up The Cycladic Group, Dimitri previously spent eight years at Morgan Stanley in its private equity group, and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a Masters in Electrical and Information Sciences from Cambridge University.
John Jackson, Chairman of GAME Digital, said: "We are delighted to welcome Dimitri to the Board. His strategic and financial experience will add to the balance of skills and experience of our Directors."
Dimitri is also a director of London Capital Group Holdings plc, a company listed on AIM and the NEX Exchange Growth Market. Dimitri has previously been a director of Journey Group plc, a company which was listed on AIM, and a designated member of Cycladic Capital LLP, until it was dissolved in June 2016.
There are no other disclosures required under LR 9.6.13 in respect of this appointment.
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About GAME Digital plc
Listed on the London Stock Exchange in June 2014, GAME Digital plc is dedicated to delivering an authoritative range of specialist gaming products and services to the gaming communities of the UK and Spain, providing more ways for gamers to enjoy more games and unique gaming experiences, more often. GAME's UK and Spanish retail businesses are the market leaders in those geographical areas, operating a total of over 570 stores across the two territories, a fully integrated omni-channel offer. Through its Esports & Events activities the Group is delivering unparalleled consumer gaming experiences directly, and on behalf of third parties, including its flagship event, Insomnia, the UK's largest gaming festival.