Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

1 September 2022

Dotdigital Group plc

( "Dotdigital" or the "Group")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Dotdigital Group plc  (AIM: DOTD), the leading 'SaaS' provider of an omnichannel marketing automation and customer engagement platform, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alistair Gurney as Chief Financial Officer and to the Board of Directors, effective 19^th September 2022.

Alistair brings significant experience in private equity backed technology businesses. He joins the Group from Unit4, a global SaaS ERP vendor, where he was Director of Financial Planning & Analysis. Prior to Unit4, he was Director of Commercial Finance at IRIS Software, one of the UK's largest Private software companies, providing mission critical administrative software to the Accountancy and Education markets in particular.

Alistair qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Deloitte. In his career to date, Alistair has been responsible for the P&L of several companies, was central in the appraisal and execution of M&A, and played a leading role in two substantial exits. He has an established track record of driving both efficiency and productivity across all business functions and improving business information for all stakeholders.  

Milan Patel, CEO of Dotdigital, commented:  "We are delighted to welcome Alistair to Dotdigital. His significant finance experience within technology businesses will be a valuable attribute as we work to realise our long-term growth ambitions. I look forward to working with Alistair to drive the business forward ."

Alistair Gurney, incoming CFO, commented : "I am thrilled to be joining Dotdigital and look forward to working with the team to help deliver the next phase of growth. Dotdigital has huge potential and I am excited to be joining at this stage of its journey."  

The following information on Alistair Timothy Ravenscroft Gurney, aged 39, is provided in accordance with Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Mr Gurney holds or has held the following directorships/partnerships in the past five years:

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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