Be Heard Group PLC announced the successful pricing of its conditional placing of new ordinary shares ahead of the admission of its ordinary shares to AIM and completion of the proposed acquisition of Agenda 21 Digital Holding Limited. Immediately following Admission, Peter Scott will be appointed to the board as executive chairman. He will be joined on the board by Robin Price as Group Finance Director and Ian Maude as Group Development Director.

The company also announced the appointments of David Wilkinson and Rakhi Parekh as non-executive directors with immediate effect. Tom Pridmore and Peter Redmond have stepped down from the board at the same time; Tom and Peter were involved in the founding of Mithril as an investment vehicle and its initial flotation in November 2014, and with the acquisition of Agenda 21, their responsibilities have been fulfilled. Peter Scott served as Chairman and then CEO of Engine Group for 10 years.

Robin Price has since held roles as Chief Operating Officer (UK & Ireland) of McCann Erickson (part of the Interpublic Group). Ian Maude, prior to joining the company served as Director of Digital Media & Technology at Enders Analysis. David Wilkinson as an audit partner at EY LLP from 1991 to 2015 he held positions as the Head of UK Entrepreneurial Services.

Rakhi Parekh, from 2002 to 2014, Rakhi held various roles within Amazon becoming Director of UK Media where she was a member of the UK Executive team with P&L responsibility for £1.8 billion of media business. Rodger is a Non-Executive Director of Audioboom Group plc and non-executive director of Satellite Solutions Worldwide plc.