EMIS Group announced the planned retirement of Mike O'Leary and announced the appointment of Patrick Jean-Marie De Smedt to the Board as an independent Non-executive Director and Chairman designate. Mike will retire at the conclusion of the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 6 May 2020, after nine years of service with EMIS Group as Chairman of the Board and of its nomination committee. Patrick De Smedt will be formally appointed as an independent Non-executive Director on 1 January 2020 and will take over as Chairman of the Board and of its nomination committee on Mike's retirement. Patrick Current Directorships: Divitias HoldCo Ltd. appointed 15 May 2018; PageGroup plc appointed 1 August 2015; Kodak Alaris Holdings Ltd. appointed 1 June 2014; The Chancellery Residents Company Ltd. appointed 24 November 2009; and 18 St. James Management Company Ltd. appointed 4 November 2009.