Last checked at 30 Apr 2024 16:30
30 April 2024
YouGov plc
("YouGov" or "the Group" or "the Company")
Directorate Change
YouGov, the international research and data analytics group, announces that, in line with the Board's previously disclosed succession plan, Rosemary Leith has stepped down from the Board of Directors and as Chair of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 30 April 2024.
Rosemary was first appointed to the Board of Directors on 1 February 2015 and has served as Senior Independent Director (until 31 July 2023) and Chair of the Remuneration Committee during her tenure. Rosemary is a Non-Executive Director of Proton AG, Non-Executive Director of Intermediate Capital Group plc and Chair of the Risk Committee, Senior Advisor to SandboxAQ and Senior Advisor to PE Motive Partners/Motive Ventures. She is a co-founding Director of the World Wide Web Foundation, a Trustee of the National Gallery and a Fellow at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.
As previously disclosed, a search is under way for a new Non-Executive Director. The Board will announce any further updates to Non-Executive Director roles and responsibilities once a successor is announced.
Stephan Shakespeare, Chair of the Board of Directors, commented:
"On behalf of the Board, I'd like to place on record our appreciation for Rosemary's outstanding contribution to YouGov plc. We are grateful to have had Rosemary's invaluable support and expertise on the Board for over nine years and she has played an instrumental role in YouGov's transformation. We wish Rosemary the very best for the future."
Enquiries
YouGov plc Tilly Heald, Company Secretary Hannah Jethwani, Investor Relations Director |
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About YouGov
YouGov is an international online research data and analytics technology group.
Our mission is to offer unparalleled insight into what the world thinks.
Our innovative solutions help the world's most recognised brands, media owners and agencies to plan, activate and track their marketing activities better.
With operations in the UK, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, India and Asia Pacific, we have one of the world's largest research networks.
At the core of our platform is an ever-growing source of consumer data that has been amassed over our twenty years of operation. We call it Living Data. All of our products and services draw upon this detailed understanding of our 27+ million registered panel members to deliver accurate, actionable consumer insights.
As innovators and pioneers of online market research, we have a strong reputation as a trusted source of accurate data and insights. Testament to this, YouGov data is regularly referenced by the global press, and we are the most quoted market research source in the world.
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