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dotDigital Group plc

17 January 2020

17 January 2020

dotdigital Group plc

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

Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman

dotdigital Group Plc (AIM:DOTD), the leading 'SaaS' provider of an omnichannel marketing automation and customer engagement platform, announces that it has appointed Michael (Mike) O'Leary to the Board as Non-Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Current Interim Chairman Ian (Tink) Taylor, who assumed the role until a full-time appointment could be made, will step down from the Board and will remain fully committed in his brand ambassadorial role and continue to focus on dotdigital's strategic partnerships.

The appointment of Mike brings to the Board a wealth of leadership and PLC experience. His career spans over 30 years serving on AIM listed, FTSE 250 and FTSE 100 companies, with a focus on the technology sector. Mike is a Non-Executive Director of Epwin Group plc, and due to retire from his role as Non-Executive Chairman of EMIS Group plc in May 2020, following a nine-year tenure. Mike will also chair the Nomination and Risk Committees.

As announced last year, the Board undertook a review of its composition in line with the QCA Corporate Governance Code (the "Code"). Following the appointment of Mike, the Board will consist of two independent Non-Executive Directors which meets the Board's independence criteria as defined by the Code. The Company will continue the search for another independent Non-Executive Director to join the Board, with the intention that they will chair the Audit Committee.

Milan Patel, CEO of dotdigital, commented: "On behalf of the team at dotdigital, I would like to welcome Mike to the Board. Mike has extensive experience running global operations across a range of disciplines and his deep understanding of public company governance will be a great asset to the Company. We look forward to his counsel as we continue to execute our growth strategy."

Mike O'Leary, incoming Chairman, commented: "I look forward to taking on the role of Chairman at dotdigital and am enthusiastic about the huge potential for the business. Notwithstanding dotdigital's strong fundamentals, it is the Group's ongoing innovation in the marketing automation space, geographic expansion ambitions and talented team that attracted me to the business."

The following information on Michael Kevin O'Leary, aged 67, is provided in accordance with rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 
 Current          Former Directorships held 
  Directorships    in the past 5 years 
 Epwin            Alycidon Limited 
  Group            Oxford United Football Club 
  plc              Limited 
  Emis 
  Group 
  plc 
                 ----------------------------- 
 

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further enquiries please contact:

 
 dotdigital Group Plc                                Tel: 020 3953 3072 
  Milan Patel, CEO                                    InvestorRelations@dotdigital.com 
  Paraag Amin, CFO 
 
 Alma PR (Financial PR)                              Tel: 020 3405 0210 
  Hilary Buchanan                                     dotdigital@almapr.co.uk 
  Josh Royston 
  David Ison 
 
 Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Advisor                Tel: 020 7523 8000 
  and Joint Broker) 
  Bobbie Hilliam 
  Georgina McCooke 
  Jonathan Barr, Sales 
 
 finnCap (Joint Broker)                              Tel: 020 7496 3000 
  Stuart Andrews, Corporate Finance 
  Rhys Williams, Sales 
 
 N+1 Singer (Joint Broker)                           Tel: 020 7220 0500 
  Shaun Dobson, Head of Corporate 
  Finance 
  Alex Bond, Corporate Finance 
 

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