Last checked at 24 Jul 2019 07:00
24 July 2019
Kainos Group plc
("Kainos" or the "Company")
Kainos Board Change
Dr John Lillywhite has informed the Board of his intention to retire as Chairman and Director of Kainos Group plc at the conclusion of this year's Annual General Meeting on 26 September 2019 and will therefore not be standing for re-election as a Director.
John was instrumental in the creation of Kainos in 1986, a joint venture between ICL (now Fujitsu) and Queen's University Belfast. He was appointed Chairman in 1998, leading the company to IPO in July 2015 and has continued to serve as Chairman of Kainos as a public company since that time.
Commenting on today's announcement, Brendan Mooney, Kainos CEO said:
"Having worked closely with John over the past 20 years, I have seen first-hand the skills and experience that John has brought to his role as Chairman - both as a private company, and over the last four years as a public company. That skill is reflected in the growth of Kainos and the strong performance across the financial and people-based metrics of our business. As a company we are incredibly grateful for the leadership that he has demonstrated and the support that he has provided to Kainos and to the people that have worked closely with him."
John Lillywhite commented:
"It has been a great pleasure for me to be involved with Kainos since the very start, when it was just an idea, and to see it grow into the significant business that it is today. Throughout that period of time the company has been successful by delivering on our commitments - to our people, to our customers and to our shareholders. I continue to be excited by the future prospects for Kainos and I look forward to seeing the company achieve that potential in the years ahead."
The Board has initiated a search for John's successor.
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For further information, please contact: | |
Kainos | via FTI Consulting LLP |
Brendan Mooney, Chief Executive Officer Richard McCann, Chief Financial Officer | |
Investec Bank plc Patrick Robb / Sebastian Lawrence | +44 20 7597 5970 |
Canaccord Genuity | +44 20 7523 4606 |
Simon Bridges / Emma Gabriel | |
FTI Consulting LLP | +44 20 3727 1000 |
Matt Dixon / Harry Staight |
About Kainos
Kainos Group plc is a UK-headquartered provider of Digital Services and Digital Platforms.
The Group's Digital Services include full lifecycle development and support of customised Digital Services for government and commercial customers. Kainos is also the leading boutique partner for Workday, Inc. ('Workday') in Europe, responsible for implementing Workday's innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for enterprise customers.
The Group's Digital Platforms comprise specialised digital products in the mobile healthcare and automated testing arenas. Smart is an automated testing platform for Workday customers; Evolve Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is the market-leading product for the digitisation of patient notes in the Acute sector of the NHS.
Kainos has over 1,470 people across 12 offices in Europe and the USA, working interchangeably across its Services and Platforms divisions.
Kainos is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: KNOS). For further information, please visit www.kainos.com