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Blancco Technology Group PLC
13 July 2016
Blancco Technology Group PLC
("Blancco", or the "Group")
TWO SENIOR EXECUTIVES APPOINTED TO BLANCCO TECHNOLOGY GROUP
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Blancco Technology Group (LON: BLTG), a leading global provider
of mobile device diagnostics and secure data erasure solutions,
today announces the appointment of two senior executives to its
leadership team.
Richard Stiennon has been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer
with effect from 1 July 2016. Reporting into CEO Pat Clawson, he
will be responsible for leading the company's overall corporate
strategy, including long-term strategic planning, product
positioning, public affairs, industry analyst relations, joint
ventures and industry partnerships.
Richard is an experienced IT security and data privacy
professional, who was previously Chief Marketing Officer for
unified threat management solutions provider Fortinet (NASDAQ:
FTNT) and VP of Threat Research at Webroot Inc. Between 2000 and
2004, he was Vice President of Research at Gartner, the leading
information technology research and advisory company, before
founding IT-Harvest, a cyber security research organization.
Richard has written three books on cyber security and its
implications on businesses, with There Will Be Cyberwar named a
Washington Post bestseller in 2016.
Steve Holton has been appointed President and Chief Revenue
Officer with effect from 25 July 2016. In this role, he will be
responsible for building and scaling the company's global sales and
revenue growth, inclusive of direct and channel sales, and will
report directly to CEO Pat Clawson.
Steve is an experienced software industry veteran and has 20
years of experience selling B2B software solutions. Most recently,
he was SVP of Worldwide Sales and Customer Success for mobile
enterprise security company, Good Technologies, which he grew from
a $200 million organization into a highly valued company that was
acquired by BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY) for $425 million in September
2015.
Patrick Clawson, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"I am delighted to welcome Richard and Steve to the Blancco
Technology Group leadership team. Their appointments reflect our
ambitions to further build on our position as the world's leading
provider of mobile device diagnostics and secure data erasure
solutions. Both Richard and Steve have significant industry
experience that will be of great benefit to the Group and I look
forward to working closely with them."
Enquiries:
Blancco Technology Group Plc +44 (0) 20 3657 7000
Patrick Clawson, Chief Executive Officer
Jog Dhody, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Richard Kauffer
Euan Brown
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7886 2500
Dominic Morley, Corporate Finance
Charles Leigh Pemberton, Corporate Broking
Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 20 7353 4200
Tom Murray
About Blancco Technology Group
Blancco Technology Group is a leading global provider of mobile
device diagnostics and secure data erasure solutions. For more
information, please visit www.blanccotechnologygroup.com.
Cautionary statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are
based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions
about future events. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical
or current facts. Forward-looking statements often use words such
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believe, will, may, should, would, could, is confident, or other
words of similar meaning. Undue reliance should not be placed on
any such statements because they speak only as at the date of this
document and, by their very nature, they are subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties and can be affected by other
factors that could cause actual results, and Blancco's plans and
objectives, to differ materially from those expressed or implied in
the forward-looking statements.
There are a number of factors which could cause actual results
to differ materially from those expressed or implied in
forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in the
forward-looking statements are; increased competition, the loss of
or damage to one or more key customer relationships, the outcome of
business or industry restructuring, changes in economic conditions,
currency fluctuations, changes in laws, regulations or regulatory
policies, developments in legal or public policy doctrines,
technological developments, the failure to retain key management,
or the key timing and success of future acquisition opportunities
or major investment projects.
Blancco undertakes no obligation to revise or update any
forward-looking statement contained within this announcement,
regardless of whether those statements are affected as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, save as required by
law and regulations.
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