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Michael Greenlees
Chief Executive Officer
Michael was one of the original-founding partners of Gold Greenlees Trott which, from its launch in 1980, grew to become one of the great names in British advertising. Under Michael's guidance GGT grew into an international advertising and marketing group providing services in advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing and media buying and planning. GGT plc. was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1986 at which time Michael became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, a role he occupied for over 10 years until the sale to Omnicom in 1998 when he joined the Board of Omnicom and served as President & Chief Executive of TBWA Worldwide. In 2001 he was made Executive Vice-President of Omnicom.
Nick Manning
President, International
Nick has spent 27 years in the Media Agency world, principally having co-founded Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) in 1990. MGM became one of the most highly respected and fastest growing of Media Specialist agencies before becoming part of Omnicom in 1997. His most recent position was CEO of OMD's operations in the UK, heading up £800m of billings and 500 people. Nick also co-founded OPera, the media negotiation arm for OMD and PHD, with billings of £1bn. Nick has a wealth of operational experience and media insight.
Morag Blazey
CEO, UK
Morag spent more than 20 years in ad agencies as a TV buyer, planner and account director. She became Managing Director of PHD in 1999 and CEO in 2006. After resigning in 2008 she assisted PwC and Fishburn Hedges in the development of a communications strategy for the pensions reform bill, and worked with the Olympic Delivery Authority. A fellow of the IPA, Morag joined Ebiquity in 2009.
Andrew Beach
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew qualified at pwc, and worked within their Assurance business for 9 years until 2007. For the last 6 years he specialised in Entertainment and Media clients and headed up the firm's Publishing knowledge network. He joined Ebiquity as Group Financial Controller in March 2007 and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in April 2008.
Paul Adams
Chief Operations Officer
A graduate in Computation from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Paul joined the Wellcome Foundation in 1989 as a systems analyst and programmer. During 1995 and 1997 he provided systems development services for Mintel International Group Limited in the capacity of Chief Systems Developer building their then ground breaking CD ROM database offering. Working with the Company from inception and becoming IT Director in 1999, Paul developed the Group's technology platforms including all data capture and website systems.
Andrew Watkins
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Andrew joined Ebiquity in 2011 as its first General Counsel. Prior to joining Ebiquity Andrew was General Counsel at Adapt Services, a fast growing IT and cloud computing provider, where Andrew led the exit for the company's management and institutional shareholders. Prior to moving in-house, Andrew was a partner at City and international law firm Trowers & Hamlins where he specialised in corporate and commercial transactions including listings, takeovers and M&A.
Phil Bevan
HR Director
Phil joined Ebiquity in 2010 as Global Head of Human Resources. He has over 15 years experience of implementing strategies to improve organisational performance and develop people in a range of corporate settings, most recently as European HR Director of Celerant Consulting Holdings Ltd. He has extensive international business know-how, having worked on assignment in North America, Asia and Europe for companies including Ahlstrom, Aker Kvaerner, Equinox, IBM Global Services, ICI, and various UK government departments. He gained an MSc in Human Resources Management from the University of Surrey in 2008.
Michael Higgins
Non-Executive Chairman
Michael joined the Board on 1 May 2006. Spending the previous 10
years as a Partner at KPMG following 12 years at Charterhouse Bank
(the last 8 as a Director) Michael works with a number of private
media and technology companies and is Deputy Chairman of the Quoted
Companies Alliance. In addition to chairing the Ebiquity Board,
Michael chairs the Remuneration Comitee and sits on the Audit
Committee.
Michael Greenlees
Chief Executive
Michael was one of the original-founding partners of Gold
Greenlees Trott which, from its launch in 1980, grew to become one
of the great names in British advertising. Under Michael's guidance
GGT grew into an international advertising and marketing group
providing services in advertising, sales promotion, direct
marketing and media buying and planning. GGT plc. was listed on the
London Stock Exchange in 1986 at which time Michael became Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, a role he occupied for over 10 years
until the sale to Omnicom in 1998 when he joined the Board of
Omnicom and served as President & Chief Executive of TBWA
Worldwide. In 2001 he was made Executive Vice-President of Omnicom
Inc.
Nick Manning
Managing Director, Business Development
Nick has spent 27 years in the Media Agency world, principally
having co-founded Manning Gottlieb Media (MGM) in 1990. MGM became
one of the most highly respected and fastest growing of Media
Specialist agencies before becoming part of Omnicom in 1997. His
most recent position was CEO of OMD's operations in the UK, heading
up £800m of billings and 500 people. Nick also co-founded OPera,
the media negotiation arm for OMD and PHD, with billings of £1bn.
Nick has a wealth of operational experience and media insight.
Paul Adams
Managing Director, Operations
A graduate in Computation from the University of Manchester
Institute of Science and Technology Paul joined the Wellcome
Foundation in 1989 as a systems analyst and programmer. During 1995
and 1997 he provided systems development services for Mintel
International Group Limited in the capacity of Chief Systems
Developer building their then ground breaking CD ROM database
offering. Working with the Company from inception and becoming IT
Director in 1999, Paul developed the Group's technology platforms
including all data capture and website systems. Now Chief
Information Officer with responsibility for software development,
infrastructure, data capture and QA he oversees much of Billetts
Media Monitoring operations.
Andrew Beach
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew qualified at pwc, and worked within their Assurance
business for 9 years until 2007. For the last 6 years he
specialised in Entertainment and Media clients and headed up the
firm's Publishing knowledge network. He joined Ebiquity as Group
Financial Controller in March 2007 and was promoted to Chief
Financial Officer in April 2008.
Steve Thomson
Non-Executive Director
With a background primarily in IT planning, development and
implementation, Steve has been responsible for the creation of much
of the company's in-house monitoring skills. Prior to founding
Thomson Intermedia, he was the IT Director at Mintel and
responsible for introducing technology solution to data delivery
significantly influencing the business model. It was the
application of technology to the media monitoring industry that was
central to the set-up of Thomson Intermedia. Stephen is the
co-founder and Director of childrens newspaper First News. He is
also the co-founder and Managing Director of Priority One IT.
Priority One IT is an IT business providing cutting-edge technology
and support services to businesses. Steve sits on Ebiquity's
Remuneration Committee.
Christopher Russell
Non-Executive Director
Chris is a Managing Director at VSS and is responsible for
originating, structuring and monitoring U.S and international
investments, and is also actively involved in all aspects of the
firm's investment process, fundraising, operations, and
administrative matters. Chris currently serves as a director of
Brand Connections, Advanstar Communications, Infobase Publishing
and Market Strategies, and previously served on the Boards of
Hanley Wood and ITE Group Plc. Chris sits on Ebiquity's Audit and
Remuneration Committees.
Sarah Jane Thomson
Non-Executive Director
Prior to founding Thomson Intermedia, Sarah Jane was manager of
the Business Development Unit within Valin Pollin financial
advertising and PR agency. From there, Sarah Jane moved to Mintel
International as Sales and Marketing Director, she was responsible
for all of the company's sales and marketing activities. During her
career at Mintel, Sarah Jane was the key influence on strategic New
Product Development. It was Sarah Jane's extensive knowledge of the
information world and the impact of new technologies that led her
to develop a new business model for media monitoring and so
established Thomson Intermedia. Sarah Jane is the co-founder and
Director of childrens newspaper First News and Priority One IT. She
is also shareholder and consultant to Addictive Interactive, a new
social networking site launched in June this year.
Richard Nichols
Non-Executive Director
Richard is currently Group Chief Executive of College Hill, the
international business communications consultancy. He is also a
member of the Advisory board of ADV Marketing Holding, a leading
marketing communications group in Russia & the CIS. Prior to
joining College Hill, Richard was Chief Executive of Huntsworth
plc, following the merger with Incepta Group plc where he was the
Chief Executive and formerly Group Finance Director. At Incepta
Richard led the team that grew the company into one of the world's
largest communications and marketing agencies. Richard qualified as
a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in London before
spending two years in Corporate Finance at British Gas in the mid
1990's. Richard chairs Ebiquity's Audit Comitee and sits the
Remuneration Committee.
Jeffrey Stevenson
Non-Executive Director
Jeffrey is the Managing Partner of Veronis Suhler Stevenson
(VSS), a private equity fund with $2.5 billion of capital
under management. VSS manages equity and Structured Capital funds
dedicated to companies engaged in the information, education,
media, business and marketing services industries. He joined the
firm in 1982 and has been the head of its private equity business
since its first investment in 1989. He serves as director to a
number of companies including Cambium and Advanstar.
Major Shareholders
Shareholders
|
Shares |
% |
| VSS |
15,109,549 |
25.0% |
| Sarah Jane
Thomson |
7,603,787 |
12.6% |
| Kabouter
Management |
5,907,468 |
9.8% |
| Artemis
Investment Management |
5,444,900 |
9.0% |
| Herald
Investment Management |
3,916,125 |
6.5% |
|
Blackrock |
3,420,898 |
5.7% |
| JO Hambro
Capital Management |
2,495,021 |
4.1% |
The number of shares in issue at 30 April 2013 is 60,358,849.
4,648,671 of these are held in a ESOP. The number of shares not in
public hands totals 29,316,311 (48.6%).
Company Information
| Auditors |
PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP
1 Embankment Place
London
WC2N 6RH |
Nominated
adviser and broker
|
Numis Securities
Limited
The London Stock Exchange Building
10 Paternoster Square
London EC4M 7LT |
| Solicitors |
Lewis Silkin
LLP
5 Chancery Lane
Clifford's Inn
London
EC4A 1BL
|
| Registrars |
Computershare
Investor Services PLC
PO Box 82
The Pavilions
Bridgwater Road
Bristol
BS99 7N |
| Registered
Office |
2nd Floor
The Registry
Royal Mint Court
London
EC3N 4QN |
Registered and incorporated in England & Wales
Registration Number - 3967525
