LONDON, UK: YouGov Plc, the international research and data analytics group, announced the appointment of Steve Hatch as Chief Executive Officer.

Steve Hatch will join the Company on 1 August 2023, succeeding Stephan Shakespeare who will assume the role of Non-Executive Chair, as previously announced. Stephan will work closely with Steve in the initial months of his appointment to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities at the Group.

Roger Parry will therefore be standing down from the role of Non-Executive Chair on 31 July 2023, in line with the previously disclosed Board succession plan. Nick Prettejohn will take on the role of Senior Independent Director on 1 August 2023, taking over the role from Rosemary Leith who will stay on the Board following this planned transition and will continue as Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

Steve has over 30 years’ experience leading high growth marketing, media, and technology companies. He was appointed as Facebook’s first Regional Director for the UK in 2014, overseeing a fundamental evolution of the platform. In 2016, Steve became Meta’s Vice President for Northern Europe managing all business operations and strategy for the region, driving the introduction of Meta’s e-commerce products and development of the company’s insight tools.

Prior to joining Facebook, Steve spent 15 years at WPP, his final role being CEO of media agency, MEC, which he led to become Agency of the Decade in 2013. Before joining WPP, Steve worked in strategy roles at Omnicom and Y&R.

Steve is currently a Non-Executive Director at Reach plc, a position he has held since 2015. Steve will be stepping down from this role before he joins YouGov.

Steve Hatch said: “YouGov is a business I have closely followed and admired for some time. The company is in a strong position with a clear strategic direction and significant investment in technology and international reach driving robust client demand and consistent top line growth performance in recent years. I look forward to working closely with Stephan, the wider Board and the full YouGov team on the great opportunities ahead in the third strategic growth plan as we look to create further value for customers, partners, shareholders, and colleagues.”

Stephan Shakespeare, Chief Executive Officer and Non-Executive Chair Designate, said: “It is a pleasure to welcome Steve to YouGov. I am confident that I will be handing over the reins with YouGov in its strongest ever position and with a clear strategy to realising our vision of building the world’s leading marketing data and research platform. It will be an honour to step into the role of Non-Executive Chair in August and continue my journey with the Company. I am hugely excited for what the future holds for YouGov.”

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