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RWS Holdings PLC
14 December 2023
14 December 2023
RWS Holdings plc
Appointment of Non-executive Directors
RWS Holdings plc ("RWS" or "the Group"), a unique world-leading
provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual
property services, today announces the appointment of Paul Abbott
and Graham Cooke as independent Non-executive Directors with effect
from 1 January 2024.
Paul Abbott is Chief Executive Officer of American Express
Global Business Travel ("Amex GBT"), which is the leading global
software and services company for travel and expense for more than
20,000 businesses around the world. Since joining in 2019, Paul has
led Amex GBT through several strategic acquisitions, transforming
the company's product and technology solutions and driving
significant growth with SME customers. After initially leading the
business as a private equity-backed joint venture, Paul took Amex
GBT public on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2022. Paul also
chairs the Global Business Travel Association Foundation,
spearheading its strategy to drive a more sustainable and diverse
future for the industry. Before Amex GBT, Paul was Chief Commercial
Officer at American Express. In his twenty-four years at American
Express, he served in a variety of senior roles across the
business.
Graham Cooke is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer
of Qubit, a leading SaaS company in the e-commerce space, providing
AI-personalised shopping recommendations to more than 1 billion
shoppers per month. He oversaw the sale of Qubit to Coveo Solutions
in 2021 followed by a listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and he
remained an advisor to the company until 2023. Prior to Qubit,
Graham was one of the first European employees at Google, working
on its Ad Platform and Google Analytics products. Graham joined the
board of ITV PLC as a Non-executive Director in 2020 where he sits
on the Audit Committee and regularly contributes to ITV's digital
strategy, including ITVX. Graham continues to focus on founding and
developing new technologies and is a published author and speaker
around technology shifts and how they will impact business
strategy.
Paul and Graham will both join the Nomination Committee and each
will be invited to join one of the other committees of the Board in
due course. They will both stand for election by the shareholders
of the Company at the Annual General Meeting on 22 February
2024.
Julie Southern, Chairman of RWS, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome both Paul and Graham to the Board
of RWS following an extensive search process. Their combined
breadth of experience in technology platforms and solutions,
implementing organisational change and driving business growth in
customer-focused, international organisations further strengthens
the Group's highly experienced Board. Their appointment will be of
great value as the Group capitalises on its unique platform to
drive accelerated, sustainable organic growth, complemented by
acquisitions. I look forward to working with them both."
Directorships
Other than the directorships listed below, there is no further
information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of
Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to either
Paul Abbott's or Graham Cooke's appointments to the Board.
Paul and Graham hold or have held directorships in the five
years preceding their appointment at RWS as follows:
Current appointments:
Paul Abbott:
Global Business Travel Inc.
Global Business Travel Association Foundation
Graham Cooke:
ITV PLC
Web3 Book Ltd
Imagine Workshop Ltd
Federated Labs Ltd
Roystar
Appointments held in the past five years:
Paul Abbott:
None
Graham Cooke:
Qubit Digital Limited
Qubit Inc.
For further information, please contact:
RWS Holdings plc
Julie Southern, Chairman
Ian El-Mokadem, Chief Executive Officer 01753 480200
MHP (Financial PR advisor) rws@mhpgroup.com
Katie Hunt / Eleni Menikou / Catherine Chapman 020 3128 8100
07884 494112
Numis (Nomad & Joint Broker)
Stuart Skinner / Will Baunton 020 7260 1000
Berenberg (Joint Broker)
Ben Wright / Toby Flaux / Milo Bonser 020 3207 7800
About RWS:
RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of
technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property
services. Through content transformation and multilingual data
analysis, our combination of AI-enabled technology and human
expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood
anywhere, in any language.
Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining
cultural understanding, client understanding and technical
understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to
acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences,
maintain compliance and gain actionable insights into their data
and content.
Over the past 20 years we've been evolving our own AI solutions
as well as helping clients to explore, build and use multilingual
AI applications. With 40+ AI-related patents and more than 100
peer-reviewed papers, we have the experience and expertise to
support clients on their AI journey.
We work with over 80% of the world's top 100 brands, more than
three-quarters of Fortune's 20 'Most Admired Companies' and almost
all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law
firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia
Pacific, Africa and North and South America. Our 65+ global
locations across five continents service clients in the automotive,
chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and
telecommunications sectors.
Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly
listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market
(RWS.L).
For further information, please visit: www.rws.com .
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