ibex adds Gerard Kleisterlee to its Board as Independent Director alongside CEO Bob Dechant also joining as Board Member

– USA, DC –  ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX) today announced the appointments to its Board of Directors of Gerard Kleisterlee as an independent non-executive director alongside CEO Bob Dechant, effective on January 8, 2021, increasing the size of the board from six to eight directors.

“We are delighted Gerard has joined the ibex board,” said CEO, Bob Dechant. “He has been working with our team in an advisory capacity since 2012, and his perspective and expertise have proven invaluable. Gerard is committed to our BPO 2.0 vision of reshaping the customer engagement landscape, and we’re excited to have Gerard shoulder to shoulder with us as we continue to build truly transformational customer experiences for the world’s leading brands.”

About Gerard Kleisterlee

Gerard Kleisterlee was the chairman of Vodafone Group plc from 2011 through 2020 and non-executive director and vice-chairman of Royal Dutch Shell plc. He was a member of the supervisory board of Daimler AG until 2014, and a member of the board of directors of Dell Inc. from 2010 through 2013.

He also served on the supervisory board of the Dutch Central Bank from 2006 until 2012. Mr. Kleisterlee was also president and CEO of Royal Philips Electronics from 2001 to 2011. During his ten years as at Royal Philips Electronics, Mr. Kleisterlee was a member and vice-chairman of the European Round Table of Industrialists and chairman of the supervisory board of the Eindhoven Technical University, and he served in two successive Dutch Innovation Councils chaired by the prime minister. He also served on the supervisory board of the Dutch Central Bank from 2006 until 2012. In 2006, he was named European Businessman of the Year by Fortune Magazine.

“I look forward to making a significant contribution on the ibex board,” said Kleisterlee. “The company has just completed a remarkably successful year and I look forward to working alongside my fellow board members to help guide the company in the coming years.”

Gerard Kleisterlee has an Engineering (MSc) degree from Eindhoven Technical University and an honorary doctorate from Leuven Catholic University.

About ibex

With services ranging from customer service, technical support, inbound/outbound sales, business intelligence & analytics, digital demand generation, and CX surveys & feedback analytics, ibex helps brands accelerate growth, decrease costs, and ignite valuable brand interactions anywhere along the customer lifecycle.

For more information: https://ibex.co/

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