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Director Change & Appointment of Non-Exec Chairman
Director Change & Appointment of Non-Exec Chairman.
About this update from Oxford Metrics Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 5517C OMG PLC 29 June 2016 \n\n29 June 2016 \nOMG plc\n(\"Oxford Metrics\" or the \"Group\")\nDirectorate Change and\nAppointment of Non-Executive Chairman\nOMG plc (LSE: OMG), the technology group providing Computer Vision products and services for the entertainment, life science, engineering industries and consumer electronics markets today announces that, following a thorough search process, it has appointed Roger Parry to join the Board as Non-Executive Chairman with immediate effect to succeed Anthony Simonds-Gooding (Non-Executive Chairman) on his retirement.\nAs part of an orderly transition, Anthony Simonds-Gooding, will retire from the Board and his role as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company with immediate effect. \nRoger Parry is currently Chairman of two AIM listed companies, YouGov plc and Mobile Streams plc and is Chairman of a number of other private companies. Roger has held a variety of Chairman roles including Johnston Press plc (2001-09), Future plc (1999-2011) and Shakespeare's Globe (2005-13). Previously he was CEO of both Clear Channel International and of More Group plc. He spent three years with McKinsey, the international consulting firm, and prior to that was a TV and radio journalist with the BBC and ITV. \nNick Bolton, Chief Executive Office, Oxford Metrics, said:\n\"On behalf of the Board and our employees, I would like to thank Anthony for his tremendous contribution to Oxford Metrics during his 14 year tenure. He has chaired the business through an exciting period of positive transformation, generating significant shareholder value by taking world-class IP and monetizing it through commercial sales. His leadership and insight have been invaluable, and he has been a loyal supporter of our founding ambition. We wish him well in his future endeavours.\"\n\"We are pleased to welcome Roger to the Board. He is an excellent fit for us as he brings a wealth of business leadership experience having also chaired several successful tech-enabled companies. The Board and I look forward to working with Roger as we embark on the next stage of the Group's growth and development.\"\nAnthony Simonds-Gooding, Chairman of Oxford Metrics, added:\n\"The shape of the Group has changed considerably in recent years, the quality of earnings continues to improve and the Group...