4 Sep 2017 07:00
4 September 2017
Ideagen plc
("Ideagen" or the "Company")
Board Appointment
Ideagen PLC (AIM: IDEA), a leading supplier of Information Management Software to highly regulated industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Rodriguez to its board of directors as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Mr Rodriguez, aged 48, is an experienced technology entrepreneur and software developer. After an early career in a number of blue-chip technology companies, he founded Avellino Technologies Ltd in 1997, and personally led the development of its data profiling software product, now known as TS Discovery, before its acquisition in 2004 by Harte Hanks Trillium. Subsequently he founded X88 Software, since acquired by Experian in 2014, where he led, as CEO and CTO, the development of its data management product (now known as Experian Pandora), which was recognised as a visionary by Gartner.
Jonathan Wearing, Chairman, commented that:
"We are delighted that Tony has agreed to join the Board. He brings to Ideagen a wealth of experience in successfully developing and commercialising market-leading software, which will be extremely helpful as we continue to drive forward the growth of the business."
Further information, as required pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, are set out below.
Current directorships and/or partnerships: | Former directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five years): |
X88 Limited | X88 Software Limited |
Tony Rodriguez Limited | |
There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
The information communicated in this announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.
Enquiries: | ||
Ideagen plc | Tel: 01629 699100 | |
David Hornsby, Chief Executive | ||
Graeme Spenceley, Finance Director | ||
finnCap (Nominated Adviser and Broker) | Tel: 020 7220 0500 | |
Stuart Andrews / James Thompson (Corporate Finance) | ||
Stephen Norcross (Corporate Broking) |
About Ideagen plc
Ideagen is a UK company quoted on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (Ticker: IDEA.L).
Ideagen is a supplier of Information Management software with operations in the UK, the United States and the Middle East. The Company specialises in GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) and Content and Clinical solutions with a primary focus on organisations operating within highly regulated industries. With an excellent portfolio of software products, Ideagen is able to provide complete information lifecycle solutions that enable organisations to reduce risk, meet their regulatory and compliance standards, helping them to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
The Group has a customer base of over 3,000 organisations using the Ideagen suite of products, including many blue chip names such as BAE Systems, Emirates, Shell and the European Central Bank as well as 150 hospitals in the UK and US.
For further information please visit www.ideagen.com