K3 Business Technology Group appoints Marco Vergani as group CEO

– UK, Manchester –  K3 Business Technology Group PLC (LON: KBT), which provides mission‐critical business software and cloud solutions, today announced the appointment of Marco Vergani as group CEO, effective immediately.

Chairman, Tom Crawford, who had assumed the role of interim CEO on 5 March 2021 during the recruitment process, relinquishes this position with Marco’s appointment.

“We are very pleased to welcome Marco as K3’s new CEO. Marco has a strong commercial track record, and extensive omni-channel experience. In particular, he understands digital transformation and the SaaS business model in our markets. He is well-qualified to lead K3 and drive the next stage of its development.” said Board Chairman, Tom Crawford.

About Marco Vergani

Marco Vergani has over 30 years’ experience in the technology industry and has served in international executive and leadership roles across UK, Europe, the US, and Asia. The major part of his career has been in commercial sales, and he has extensive experience in retail and direct-to-consumer sectors.

Marco Vergani worked in senior executive sales roles at IBM for 26 years, latterly as VP of EMEA sales for Global Process Services. More recently he was COO at Qubit, a global leader in e-commerce personalization, serving global luxury, cosmetics, and fashion brands. Before Qubit, he was Global SVP, Sales and Account Management at Digital River, the provider of SaaS-based e-commerce, payments, and marketing solutions globally, which also operated as an authorized reseller to consumers.

Marco Vergani, Chief Executive Officer, said, “I am delighted to be joining K3. The Company has developed several market-leading software solutions, and I believe there is a significant opportunity to sharpen its existing strategy to grow own-IP sales, and in particular the K3|imagine solution. My background in commercial sales and the retail and direct-to-consumer sectors is directly relevant, and I look forward to working with colleagues, clients, and strategic partners to continue to innovate and drive long-term, high-quality, subscription-based earnings.”

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