Ideagen welcomes Richard Longdon to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, Ruddington –  Ideagen PLC (LON: IDEA), a leading supplier of integrated risk management software to highly regulated industries, today announced that Richard Longdon will be joining the Company as Non-Executive Director of the Group effective from November 1st, following the retirement of Jonathan Wearing, Non-executive Director, on November 31st 2019.

Richard will chair the nomination committee which will be formed on his appointment.

“Firstly, I thank Jonathan for his many years of commitment and service to Ideagen. His input and support over the years has been invaluable and it has been a great pleasure to work alongside him, we wish him well for the future,” said David Hornsby, Executive Chairman of Ideagen.

“The Board of Ideagen is pleased to welcome Richard, who brings a deep understanding of the technology sector and the public markets. We will benefit hugely from his guidance and insight as Ideagen continues to execute its global growth strategy” Executive Chairman David Hornsby, added.

About Richard Longdon

Richard has had a highly successful career in the technology sector, having spent 33 years with AVEVA Group plc, where he was Chief Executive Officer for 17 years until December 2016. During his time with AVEVA, the company grew from a £7m management-buyout to a £42 million public listing and was valued at £1.4bn when Richard retired from the board. AVEVA was a pioneer in the subscription-based sales model, its profitable and consistent growth was achieved both organically and through acquisitions through an extensive operation across EMEA, the USA and Asia

In the public markets, Richard has also previously held the position of senior independent non-executive director at listed Fidessa Plc until it was taken private in 2018 and Alfa Financial plc. Richard has also worked successfully with Private Equity backed businesses serving as a non-executive director at Prometheus Inc and non-executive Chairman at Process Systems Enterprise Ltd.

About Ideagen plc

Ideagen is a UK-headquartered, global technology company quoted on the London Stock Exchange AIM market (Ticker: IDEA.L).

The Group provides IRM software and services to organisations operating within highly regulated industries such as aviation, banking and finance and life science, with its main operational premises spread throughout the UK, EU, US, Middle East and SE Asia.

With an excellent portfolio of software products including Q-Pulse, Coruson, Pentana Audit and PleaseReview, Ideagen helps its clients reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, strengthen compliance and oversight and anticipate and manage every detail of risk.

Currently, more than 4,700 organisations use Ideagen’s products including seven of the top 10 UK accounting firms, all of the top aerospace and defence companies and 75% of the world’s leading pharmaceutical firms.

Ideagen’s diverse and varied customer base includes many well-known, global brands such as British Airways, Aggreko, BAE, Ryanair, US Navy, KLM, BBVA, Bank of New York, Commerzbank, Meggitt, Heineken, Johnson Matthey, Haeco Group and European Central Bank. As well as this, Ideagen counts 180 hospitals across the UK and US amongst its client base.

For more information: https://www.ideagen.com

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