Directorate Change

RNS Number : 7985D

Eckoh PLC

02 May 2017

 

2 May 2017

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh", the "Group" or the "Company")

Update on CFO Appointment

Directorate Change

Eckoh plc, the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, is pleased to announce that Chrissie Herbert has joined Eckoh plc today as Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company. 

Chrissie joins Eckoh from her role as UK and Ireland Finance Director at PayPoint plc, the FTSE 250 retail technology and multi-channel payment solutions business. She brings with her significant industry insight and experience from one of the leading global secure payments companies. In addition, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG, Chrissie gained considerable executive experience at a number of high growth, consumer facing businesses including Collect+ - a fast-growing joint venture between PayPoint plc and Yodel - and Travelodge Hotels Ltd, one of the UK's largest independent hotel brands.

Eckoh announced on 27 July 2016 that Adam Moloney intended to step down as CFO of the Company in order to pursue new opportunities as soon as his replacement had joined the Company.  As a consequence, Mr Moloney stepped down from the Board of Eckoh today and will leave the Company as planned following an orderly handover of his responsibilities to Chrissie Herbert.

The Group will release a trading update for the financial year ended 31 March 2017 on Monday 8 May 2017.

For previous announcements please see:

27 July 2016: http://investors.eckoh.com/investor-news/directorate-change/

3 November 2016: http://investors.eckoh.com/investor-news/appointment-of-chief-financial-officer/

Pursuant to Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies the following is disclosed in relation to Chrissie Herbert:

Christine Gillian Herbert (aged 46) does not hold nor previously has held any Directorships or Partnerships in the past five years.

For further information please contact:

Eckoh plc
Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial Officer
www.eckoh.com
FTI Consulting LLP	Tel: [phone]
Ed Bridges / Chris Lane / Emma Appleton / Darius Alexander
[e-mail]
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 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") as well as wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider since 2010. 

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries to be answered through multiple channels, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true omni-channel experience to their customers. We also assist organisations to transform 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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