Ideagen PLC announced that David Hornsby, executive chairman, has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the Group in May 2021 with the announcement of the Group's trading update for the year ending 30 April 2021. David will be succeeded as chairman, in a non-executive capacity, by Richard Longdon. Richard is currently the Company's senior independent director. Prior to joining the Group in November 2019, Richard spent 33 years at Aveva Group plc, including 17 years as CEO. During this time, that business grew from a £7 million management buyout to a £42 million public listing and was valued at £1.4 billion on his retirement in 2016. David's executive responsibilities will move over to Ben Dorks, the Group's Chief Executive Officer since 2018, and to Emma Hayes, Chief Finance Officer, who brings extensive M&A experience from her role in Corporate Finance for Deloitte for 10 years.