Ebiquity plc announced the appointment of Nick Waters as its Group Chief Executive Officer. Nick will join the Company on 1st July 2020 and be appointed as an executive Director of the Board. Alan Newman, currently Interim Chief Executive Officer, will resume his role as Chief Financial and Operating Officer with effect from 1st July 2020.

Nick brings more than 20 years' experience in senior executive roles at leading international media, digital and advertising businesses. He joins Ebiquity from Dentsu Aegis Network (formerly Aegis Group plc), a multinational media and digital marketing group, where he worked for 10 years. He was most recently Executive Chairman, UK & Ireland, having previously been CEO of Asia Pacific for nine years.

Prior to Dentsu Aegis Network, Nick held a number of senior roles at global media agency Mindshare over more than 10 years, which he joined from international advertising and marketing agency, Ogilvy & Mather. At Mindshare he progressed to become CEO of EMEA having been CEO of Asia Pacific and previously CEO of Southeast Asia. Nick Waters is a director of Zhihuitong Advertising (Tianjin) Co.

Ltd. (China), Beijing Xin Lan Shi Ji Advertising Co. Ltd. (China) and Beijing Wonderad Advertising Co. Ltd. (China) and these businesses were placed into administration.

These directorships were held pursuant to Mr. Waters' role at Dentsu Aegis and he is seeking his removal from the board of directors of these companies which is subject to local administrative processes.