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Digitalbox plc announced on April 25, 2023, that Martin Higginson, a Non-Executive Director, has resigned from the Board with immediate effect. Mr. Higginson had joined the plc Board in February 2019 and served as a member of the Company's Audit, Remuneration, Nomination, and Disclosure Committees.
| Date | 25 Apr 2023 |
| Time | 07:00:12 |
| Category | Board changes |
| ID | 2796X |
25 April 2023
Digitalbox plc
("Digitalbox", the "Group" or the "Company")
Resignation of Non-Executive Director
Digitalbox plc, (AIM:DBOX) the mobile-first digital media business, which owns leading websites Entertainment Daily, The Daily Mash, The Poke and The Tab, announces that Martin Higginson, Non-Executive Director, has resigned from the Board of the Company with immediate effect to concentrate on his other business interests.
Martin joined the plc Board in February 2019 having founded the Digitalbox Publishing business some years earlier. He was a member of the Company's Audit, Remuneration, Nomination and Disclosure Committees.
The Company will now start the process of recruiting a replacement Non Executive Director.
James Carter, CEO, Digitalbox plc, commented:
"I would like to thank Martin for his significant contribution to Digitalbox over the years. He has been a very important member of the Board and we wish Martin all the best going forward."
Enquiries:
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Digitalbox |
c/o SEC Newgate |
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James Carter, CEO |
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Panmure Gordon (Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker ) |
Tel: 020 7886 2500 |
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James Sinclair-Ford |
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Rupert Dearden |
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Leander Capital Partners (Joint Broker) |
Tel: 07786150915 |
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Alex Davies |
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SEC Newgate (Financial PR) |
Tel: 07540 106 366 |
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Robin Tozer / Molly Gretton |
About Digitalbox plc
Based in the UK, Digitalbox is a 'pure-play' digital media business with the aim of profitable publishing at scale on mobile platforms.
Digitalbox operates the following trading brands, "Entertainment Daily", "The Daily Mash", "The Tab", and "The Poke". Entertainment Daily produces and publishes online UK entertainment news covering TV, showbiz and celebrity news. The Daily Mash produces and publishes satirical news content. The Tab is the UK's biggest youth culture site fuelled by students. The Poke expertly curates and editorialises the funniest content from around the web and social media.
Digitalbox primarily generates revenue from the sale of advertising in and around the content it publishes. The Group's optimisation for mobile enables it to achieve revenues per session significantly ahead of market norms for publishers on mobile.