S4 Capital plc announced Jean-Benoit Berty, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Committee with immediate effect. Prior to joining the Company, Jean-Benoit was a Senior Partner at Ernst & Young for approximately 18 years, where he held various leadership roles, including being the Technology, Media & Telecommunications Leader, Head of Industries and part of the original management team to build the Consulting practice. Jean-Benoit has also spent the past 12 years advising boards and management teams in the advertising and media industry on strategic and operational initiatives.

His experience spans across strategic growth; commercial, organisational and operational effectiveness; margin improvement and enterprise-wide transformation. His previous roles include being Vice President at Capgemini Consulting and Managing Director at CRM consultancies. Christopher S Martin will now be able to focus 100% on leading the Data&Digital Media practice.

Following last year's Board effectiveness review, the Board decided to develop a more traditional, streamlined Board structure, where Directors are primarily non-executive. As a result, Christopher S. Martin, Victor Knaap, Wes ter Haar and Scott Spirit have all agreed to retire from the Board at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting. Each of the retiring executive directors will retain their current roles within the Company and, as now, their involvement in the Executive Committee, where they will be joined by Jean-Benoit Berty.

Finally, Wes ter Haar will become a Board Observer, as an example of founder/management ownership approach and to support input into strategy, such as the focus on AI.