Board Appointment

RNS Number : 8751D

Eckoh PLC

12 July 2016

 

12 July 2016

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh" or "the Company")

Board Appointment
 

Eckoh plc (AIM: ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, today announces the strengthening of its Board with the appointment of Mr Peter Simmonds as Non-Executive Director with effect from 21 July 2016. Peter's appointment follows the announcement at the time of Preliminary Results in June 2016 that Clive Ansell, currently a Non-Executive Director of the Company, intends to step down from the Board at Eckoh's forthcoming Annual General Meeting in September.

Peter Simmonds was Chief Executive Officer of dotDigital Group plc for eight years and a major contributor to dotDigital's success. Following his retirement in June 2015 he stepped down into the role of Non-Executive Director. Peter commenced his career in 1976 as a trainee accountant with Unilever Plc and has over 35 years of experience at senior management and board level, principally in the areas of software, banking, insurance, finance and outsourcing. He has considerable business entrepreneurial experience having been involved at start up or early stage of a number of companies in various industry sectors including consultancy services, vehicle leasing, computer software and internet solutions sectors. Peter also has experience of business acquisition and post-acquisition integration.  Peter currently also holds board positions in the role of Chairman at Cloudcall Group plc and IS Solutions plc (both AIM-quoted companies).

Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"We are delighted to have appointed Peter. His experience running a successful Software as a Service technology company will bring a wealth of knowledge to the Board and his insights across a number of key verticals in which Eckoh operates will undoubtedly further strengthen the Company. Eckoh has developed an extremely high class Board which we feel reflects the quality of the international service we offer."

Peter Simmonds added:

"I am excited to join the Eckoh Board, especially at this stage in the Company's development. Eckoh is gaining considerable international momentum, particularly in the US, and I look forward to being part of its journey as it continues to grow."

Peter Anthony Simmonds, aged 58, holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current	Previous
Cloudcall group plc	DotAgency Limited
dotDigital group plc	DotCommerce Limited
Ikarus Flying Group Limited	DotEditor Limited
IS Solutions plc	DotMailer Limited
November Uniform Travel Syndicate Ltd	DotSearch Europe Limited
	DotSeo Limited
	DotSurvey Limited

Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed with regards to the appointment of Peter Simmonds in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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For more information, please contact:

Eckoh plc

Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer                                                                                      Tel: [phone]

Adam Moloney, Group Finance Director

www.eckoh.com  

Buchanan

Sophie McNulty, Stephanie Watson                                                                                     Tel: [phone]

www.buchanan.uk.com

N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker)

Shaun Dobson, Lauren Kettle                                                                                                 Tel: [phone]

www.n1singer.com

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

Ben Wright, Chris Bowman, Amritha Murali                                                                       Tel: [phone]

www.berenberg.de/en

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK, US and Australia.  

Our Haloh Suite of secure payments products, which can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site, removes sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. The products offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider since 2010, processing over $1 billion in card payments annually. 

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true omni-channel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.

For more information go to www.eckoh.com 

 

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