First Derivatives PLC Directorate Change (0432Z)
16 Settembre 2020 - 8:00AM
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First Derivatives PLC
16 September 2020
16 September 2020
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Group")
Directorate Change
FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces the
appointment of Steve Fisher as a Non-Executive Director of the
Group with effect from 15 September 2020.
Steve brings an extensive array of product development
experience in technology and software ranging from telecoms to
enterprise software and online transaction platforms. Steve was
formerly Chief Technology Officer of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY),
where he led the core product and technology team responsible for
eBay marketplace, eBay's Global Payments Business and its
multi-channel marketing platform and operations team. Prior to that
he spent 10 years at salesforce.com in software engineering and
product management leadership roles, culminating in leading the
technology team responsible for the development, quality, service
delivery and operations of its Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) and collaborations software and the force.com cloud
platform.
Steve has also held senior technology development positions
within telecoms and networking, including at Apple and AT&T
Labs. His combination of enterprise technology development and
leadership expertise in software platforms, software as a service
and cloud is highly relevant to FD's growth strategy. In
particular, Steve's expertise in the development and scaling of
market-leading enterprise software will assist the expansion of the
Kx streaming analytics platform into other industries adjacent to
and outside of its capital markets heritage. He is a named inventor
on 21 patents and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
Mathematical and Computational Science and a Master of Science
degree in Computer Science, both from Stanford University.
Commenting on his appointment, Steve Fisher said: "As the pace
of digital transformation across industries continues to
accelerate, the capture and analysis of real-time data at scale to
drive decisions has become a top priority for businesses. I see
significant opportunities for Kx to underpin the data management
and analysis infrastructure businesses require to extract the full
value of their data. I am delighted to join the FD Board as a
Non-Executive Director and look forward to contributing to the
Group's success."
Donna Troy, Chairman of FD, commented: "Our Board comprises
outstanding industry leaders across the technology and software
space with the experience and skills to support our vision and high
growth potential. Steve's technology development experience, gained
at innovative, world-class companies, will enable him to make a
significant contribution to our development. I am delighted to
welcome him to the Board."
Steve Fisher (56) currently holds or has held the following
directorships or partnerships in the past five years:
Current directorships Previous directorships
Vonage Holdings Corp. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
Copart, Inc.
Steve Fisher was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of
NotifyMe Networks Inc. which went into administration and was
dissolved in July 2005.
The Board confirms that no further disclosures are required
pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies in respect of the appointment of Steve Fisher to the
Board of FD.
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
First Derivatives plc +44(0)28 3025 2242
Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer www.firstderivatives.com
Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer
Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser
and Broker)
Andrew Pinder
Carlton Nelson
Sebastian Lawrence +44 (0) 20 7597 5970
Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and
Broker)
David Kearney
Don Harrington
Finbarr Griffin +353 (0)1 667 0420
FTI Consulting
Matt Dixon
Dwight Burden
Darius Alexander +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
About FD
FD is a global technology provider with more than 20 years of
experience working with some of the world's largest finance,
technology, automotive, manufacturing and energy institutions. The
Group's Kx technology, incorporating the kdb+ time-series database,
is a leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming
analytics and operational intelligence. Kx delivers the best
possible performance and flexibility for high-volume,
data-intensive analytics and applications across multiple
industries. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North
America and Asia Pacific, including its headquarters in Newry, and
employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.
For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com
and www.kx.com
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