GB Group appoints new CEO

CHESTER-based identity specialist GB Group has appointed Chris Clark as its new chief executive.

Clark, who is expected to start on April 1 2017, is replacing Richard Law who is retiring from the board after 14 years as CEO.

Clark is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded business leader who, since early 2012, has gained experience in similar markets to GBG as MD, UK, Ireland and EMEA of Experian.

Before that he ran several large and small technology businesses varying from 30 to 3,000 people during his 20 years at BT.
 
He joined BT from university and was identified early in his account management career as a rising star, benefiting from their excellent management and senior executive programmes.

He has been based in Washington, Brussels, Amsterdam, New York and Dublin as well as the UK and has significant international experience. Business culture and staff engagement featured highly in his successful business leadership at BT, where he was in line to join the executive leadership team.

GBG chairman David Rasche said: “Chris has very significant business experience and expertise in growing and improving international technology based businesses with an emphasis on partnering and customer relationships.

“He is a people and customer centred individual with a strong history of creating highly engaged teams, which ideally suits him to GBG’s very strong culture.

“He has excellent business experience and the drive to help us take GBG to the next level of growth and development. I am personally very pleased that we have been able to attract someone with his calibre, track record and further potential. I look forward to working with him and the executive team over the next few years to continue the exceptional growth of our business.”

Law said: “I am very proud of the progress and results that the exceptional GBG team has achieved during my time as CEO. I feel that our team has created the foundations for a very substantial international business and I am very pleased that Chris Clark is to join the business as my successor to take the group to its next stage of growth and advancement.”

Clark added: “GBG is a fantastic business. With its deep pool of talent, strong customer base, and robust balance sheet I am really excited about having the opportunity to work with the team and lead the group into the next stage of its strategic development.”

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