Management Changes

31 March 2026

Cirata plc

("Cirata" or the "Company")

Management Changes

Cirata (LSE: CRTA), announces that following the completion of the audit for the year ended 31 December 2025, Ricardo Moura CFO who joined Cirata 30 September 2024 on a fixed term contract will be leaving Cirata 31 May 2026. Ed Kee, who joined Cirata in December 2024 in Belfast and currently serves as the Group's financial controller, has been appointed as Finance Director with immediate effect and will work with Ricardo during the handover period to ensure a smooth transition.

Ed qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Ernst & Young and has over 10 years' experience working as a financial controller. Ed with Ricardo, helped lead the relocation of our finance operations to Belfast, and his immediate appointment ensures total continuity.

The company acknowledges the work undertaken by Ricardo on the Company's restructuring, its divestment of Dev Ops and the transition of the Finance team from Newcastle to Belfast and wishes him well for the future.

Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"I am delighted to appoint Ed Kee as Finance Director. Since joining us in Belfast, Ed has been instrumental in the seamless transition of our finance function and has demonstrated the financial oversight required for our next phase of growth. With the Dev Ops divestment and our core restructuring now complete, Ed is well placed to help lead our finances as we focus on the scaling of our Data Integration business. We thank Ricardo for his contribution during a pivotal time for Cirata and wish him well in his next step."

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About Cirata 

Cirata, accelerates data-driven revenue growth by automating data transfer and integration to modern cloud analytics and AI platforms without downtime or disruption. With Cirata, data leaders can leverage the power of AI and analytics across their entire enterprise data estate to freely choose analytics technologies, avoid vendor, platform, or cloud lock-in while making AI and analytics faster, cheaper, and more flexible. Cirata's portfolio of products and technology solutions make strategic adoption of modern data analytics efficient and automated.

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