18 May 2026 07:00
18 May 2026

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ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC
("ZOO", the "Group" or the "Company")
Board Update
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ZOO Digital Group plc (AIM: ZOO), the tech-enabled localisation and digital media services partnerย to the global entertainment industry, provides a further update on changes to the Board.
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The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Newman as an independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair Designate, with immediate effect. Alan will succeed Mickey Kalifa as Chair of the Audit Committee, when he stands down from the Board at the FY26 AGM, having served a term of nine years.
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Alan is an experienced non-executive director, Chief Financial Officer and business adviser, with a specialism in media, technology and knowledge-based businesses. His background combines senior management roles in global businesses including CFO of Ebiquity plc and YouGov plc, with senior consultancy and professional services leadership roles at KPMG and EY. He is currently Audit Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director of Future plc, an international media group.
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Further to the announcement of 29 April 2026, Gillian Wilmot CBE, Chairman of the Board, has now stood down as a Director of ZOO with immediate effect and is succeeded as Chair of the Board by Nathalie Schwarz, previously Senior Independent Director.
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A search for a further independent director and Remuneration Committee Chair Designate is in progress and the Board expects to appoint this position following the FY26 AGM.
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Nathalie Schwarz, Chair of ZOO, said:
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"On behalf of the Board and the Company, I would like to welcome Alan to ZOO. He brings a wealth of experience in media, digital and tech-enabled businesses, and will play an important role as we capitalise on emerging opportunities in an evolving marketplace.
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"On behalf of the Board I want to thank Gillian for her leadership and contribution to ZOO over nearly seven years, in particular for her role in the scaling of ZOO and more recently in the restructuring of the business to establish a strong platform for sustainable growth."
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The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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Mr Alan Philip Stephen Newman (aged 69) is currently or has been a director of the following companies within the past five years:
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Current Directorships | Past Directorships (in the last five years) |
ยท Firmdecisions Limited ยท Future Plc ยท Home-Start Watford And Three Rivers ยท Newlawns Limited | ยท Adtrack Limited ยท Ammo (Advance Media & Marketing Opportunities) Limited ยท Axiology Limited ยท Barsby Rowe Limited ยท Bcmg Acquisitions Limited ยท Bcmg Limited ยท Billett Consulting Limited ยท Billetts International Limited ยท Billetts Limited ยท Billetts Marketing Investment Management Limited ยท Billetts Marketing Sciences Limited ยท Billetts Media Consulting Limited ยท Brief Information Limited ยท Checking Advertising Services Limited ยท Data Management Services Group Limited ยท Digireels Limited ยท Digital Decisions BVย ยท Ebiquity Asia Pacific Limited ยท Ebiquity Associates Limited ยท Ebiquity Canada Inc ยท Ebiquity Cee Limited ยท Ebiquity Denmark Aps ยท Ebiquity Germany GmbH ยท Ebiquity Holdings Inc ยท Ebiquity Iberia SLU ยท Ebiquity Inc ยท Ebiquity Italy Media Advisor SrL ยท Ebiquity Marsh Ltd ยท Ebiquity Plc ยท Ebiquity Pte Limited ยท Ebiquity Pty Limitedย ยท Ebiquity SASย ยท Ebiquity Sweden AB ยท Ebiquity Uk Holdings Limited ยท Ebiquity Uk Limited ยท Ebiquity Us Financing Limited ยท Ebiquity Us Holdings Limited ยท Ebiquity US Holdings LLC ยท Fairbrother Lenz Eley Limited ยท FirmDecisions ASJP LLC ยท FirmDecisions DMCC ยท Firmdecisions Group Limited ยท Fle Holdings Limited ยท Fouberts Place Subsidiary No.4 Limited ยท Freshcorp Limited ยท Freud Museum Enterprises Limited ยท Media Path Network AB ยท Press Advertising Register Limited ยท Prominent Pages Limited ยท Shots Limited ยท Telefoto Monitoring Services Limited ยท The Billett Consultancy Limited ยท The Communications Trading Company Limited ยท The Freud Museum London ยท The Register Group Limited ยท Worldwide Media Management Limited ยท Xtreme Information (Usa) Ltd ยท Xtreme Information Limited ยท Xtreme Information Services Limited |
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Alan currently holds no direct interests in the Company's ordinary shares.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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About ZOO Digital Group plc:
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ZOO Digital partners with major Hollywood studios and streaming services to tell their stories to audiences around the world.
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The Group's localisation and digital media services allow customers to globalise content across different territories, languages and distribution platforms, extending its reach and profitability.
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Deploying proprietary technology platforms and 12,000+ freelancers, ZOO offers end-to-end dubbing, subtitling and captioning, metadata creation and localisation, mastering, artwork creation and localisation, and media processing.
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ZOO has frameworks in place with all major Hollywood studios and streaming services, helping them to capitalise on new opportunities in a fast-paced industry. Customers include Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix and Paramount Global.
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Founded in 2001, the Group has a global presence with dedicated hubs in Los Angeles, London, Dubai, Turkey, South Korea, India, Spain, Italy and Germany as well as a development and production centre in Sheffield, UK.
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www.zoodigital.com
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