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Chief Executive Officer Succession
Accesso Technology Group plc has announced a CEO succession, with Lee Cowie appointed Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, replacing Steve Brown who has stepped down. Cowie, who joined in January 2025 as Chief Operating Officer, brings extensive technology leadership experience from his previous role at Merlin Entertainments and has been instrumental in driving the company's commercial execution, payments business expansion, and AI strategy over the past year. The Board expressed confidence in Cowie's ability to lead the company into its next growth phase, while thanking Brown for his nearly two decades of contribution. Disclaimer*
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1 May 2026 accesso® Technology Group plc (the "Company") Chief Executive Officer Succession accesso Technology Group plc (AIM: ACSO), the premier technology solutions provider for attractions and venues worldwide, today announces that following a long-planned transition period, Lee Cowie has now been appointed Chief Executive Officer and as an Executive Director of the Company. Concurrently, Steve Brown has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of the Company. Lee joined accesso in January 2025 as Chief Operating Officer under a structured succession plan, with the clear intention that he would succeed Steve as Chief Executive Officer in due course. He brings significant technology leadership experience, including as Chief Technology Officer at Merlin Entertainments, where he provided technology leadership to more than 125 visitor attractions across 28 countries. Over the past year Lee has worked across all areas of the business, engaging deeply with the Group's teams, customers and operations, and taking direct responsibility for leading the operational execution of accesso's priorities for 2026. These include the ongoing transformation of the Group's commercial execution operation, the expansion of its payments business, and its AI strategy. The Board is confident that Lee's deep sector knowledge, technology credentials and thorough integration into the business position him well to lead accesso into its next phase of growth. Steve Brown will remain available to the Board and to Lee for a period following the transition. Lee Cowie, Chief Executive Officer, commented: "I am delighted to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer at accesso. Over the past year I have worked closely with Steve and the wider team, engaging directly with our customers and developing a deep understanding of our technology and markets. That experience has reinforced my conviction in the strength of accesso's platform, the quality of its people and the scale of the opportunity ahead. "Attractions and venues are under more pressure than ever to deliver exceptional guest experiences while operating efficiently by generating insight from their data. accesso is uniquely positioned to help them do exactly that, and the recent addition of accesso Intelligence represents an exciting new capability for our customers and for the business. I am looking forward to wor...
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