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Jon Hauck CFO & COO and Bertrand Bodson CEO of Keywords Studios

The Board

The Board is responsible for the overall management of Keywords, our strategy and long-term objectives. It provides leadership to Keywords having regard to the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.

The Board

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Don Robert

Chair of the Board and Chair of the Nominations Committee
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Don Robert

Chair of the Board and Chair of the Nominations Committee

Skills and experience  

Don brings a strong track record of building and leading international businesses, including through acquisitions, and a deep understanding of technology, data and analytics. He was CEO of Experian plc, the global information and analytics group, for 9 years, during which time he more than doubled operating profits and scaled the business into a global market leader. He subsequently became Chair of Experian between 2014-2019. He has also served as a non-executive Director of Court for the Bank of England, Senior Independent Director of Compass Group. Prior to joining Experian, Don held executive positions with First American Financial Corp. and U.S. Bank.

External appointments 

Don currently serves as Chair of the London Stock Exchange Group plc, where he has overseen its transformation into a leading global financial markets infrastructure business. He is also involved in several private technology focused businesses and holds a variety of private equity roles.

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Bertrand Bodson

Chief Executive Officer
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Bertrand Bodson

Chief Executive Officer

Skills and experience  

Bertrand brings deep experience in developing and executing growth strategies for international businesses. He brings exceptional leadership and business expertise to the Board with 23-year career in establishing new business models and innovative platforms, developing strategic partnerships, international expansion and digital transformation. Previously Chief Digital Officer for Novartis, he subsequently served as Chief Digital and Chief Marketing Officer at Sainsbury’s Argos, leading the integration of Argos into the Sainsbury’s store network. Bertrand’s earlier experience includes senior content creation and entertainment roles at EMI Group, Bragster (which he co-founded) and Amazon.

External appointments 

Bertrand currently serves as a non-executive director of Tesco plc.

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Marion Sears

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee
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Marion Sears

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Marion had an extensive career in the City as an analyst and subsequently in investment banking and international M&A. Over the last 20 years she has served on a number of private and public company boards as a Non-Executive Director. She has acted as a Senior Independent Director and has chaired Remuneration, Nomination and Corporate Responsibility committees during this time, giving her long-standing PLC experience and stakeholder understanding.

External appointments

Marion is currently a Non-Executive Director at Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company plc and at Dunelm Group plc, where she has designated responsibility for workforce engagement.

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Charlotta Ginman

Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee
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Charlotta Ginman

Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee

Skills and experience 

Charlotta qualified as a Chartered Accountant before spending a career in investment banking and commercial organisations, principally in technology-related businesses. Charlotta has held roles at Ernst & Young, UBS, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan both in London and Singapore, where she gained considerable M&A transactional experience. Charlotta has also held senior roles within Nokia Corporation, including acting as Chief Financial Officer of its luxury mobile phone division Vertu Corporation Limited. 

External appointments 

Charlotta is a highly experienced non-executive director, currently serving as a non-executive director of JPMorgan Indian Investment Trust plc, Gamma Communications plc, Polar Capital Technology Trust plc, Unicorn AIM VCT plc and Boku Inc.

As three of Charlotta’s roles are with investment companies that require less time to be dedicated throughout the year, and the rest are AIM listed entities with less regulatory burden than a company listed on the main market, the Board are confident that Charlotta has sufficient time to devote to each of her roles.

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Georges Fornay

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the ESG Committee
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Georges Fornay

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the ESG Committee

Skills and experience 

Georges has over 30 years’ experience in the technology and video games sectors and is currently Deputy CEO of Qobuz, the French high quality music streaming service. Georges worked in senior management at Sony Computer Entertainment including as CEO of the French and Swiss divisions, culminating as Senior Vice President from 2004 to 2011. Georges has also held significant industry-wide roles including four years on the on the Board of France’s second largest independent games publisher, Focus Home Interactive, which is listed on the Alternex, as well as President of SELL, France’s Union of Entertainment Software Publishers.

External appointments 

Georges does not currently hold any external appointments.

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Neil Thompson

Non-Executive Director
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Neil Thompson

Non-Executive Director

Skills and experience 

Neil has over 25 years’ experience in the technology sector, holding a number of senior positions within Microsoft Corporation. He was part of the management team that launched Xbox into Europe and for a number of years ran Microsoft’s Consumer and Devices business across EMEA. He has extensive experience of scaling new businesses across international territories and building resilient organisations in constantly changing environments. 

External appointments

Neil currently serves as a non-executive director at E.P. Barrus Ltd. and acts as a board advisor to start-up SaaS businesses.

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Jon Hauck

Chief Operating Officer
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Jon Hauck

Chief Operating Officer

Skills and experience 

Jon has a wealth of finance, change management and M&A experience garnered over many years in a variety of roles at Rentokil Initial plc. As CFO in North America, he was responsible for leading a substantial integration programme, and from 2015 he held the role of Group Financial Controller and Treasurer. Prior to moving to Rentokil, Jon worked in PwC’s Assurance practice. Jon is a Fellow of the ICAEW.

External appointments 

Jon does not currently hold any external appointments.

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Rob Kingston

Chief Financial Officer
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Rob Kingston

Chief Financial Officer

Skills and experience 

Rob brings a strong track record of delivery across international and acquisitive technology and media companies and prior to joining Keywords was CFO at the UK&I Division of Flutter Entertainment plc. Having joined Sky plc as a graduate, he spent 25 years in a variety of progressively senior finance and operational roles across the business (including Finance Director for the Content Division, Group Director of IR, and Executive Director to the Group CEO). He held positions on a variety of boards as well as a member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee of the National Film and Television School. Rob holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

External appointments 

Rob does not currently hold any external appointments.

The Group's Corporate Governance Arrangements:

The Board is committed to high standards of corporate governance and has chosen to comply with the QCA Corporate Governance Code (the Code). We have based our corporate governance framework on its main principles. The Chair’s Statement on Corporate Governance is outlined below and outlines our compliance with the Code. We review our corporate governance arrangements regularly.

The Board

The Board is comprised of three Executive and five Non-Executive Directors. The Board considers that Don Robert, Charlotta Ginman, Georges Fornay, Marion Sears, and Neil Thompson are independent in character and judgement and that there are no relationships or circumstances which are likely to affect their independent judgement. The Board is responsible for the overall management of Keywords, our strategy and long-term objectives. It provides leadership to Keywords having regard to the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders.

The Board has adopted a schedule of matters reserved for its decision. These include:

  • Strategy and Management
  • Approval of major capital expenditure
  • Financial reporting, Risk Management and Internal controls
  • Contracts, including potential acquisitions
  • Corporate Governance
  • Approval of annual budgets
  • Approval of annual reports
  • Dividend recommendations and policy

There is a clear division of responsibilities between the Chair and the Chief Executive. The Chair is responsible for leading the Board, setting its agenda and monitoring its effectiveness. He meets regularly and separately with the Chief Executive and the other Non-Executive Directors.

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Keywords Studios plc is a public limited company
Registered in England No. 08548351
Country of Incorporation: England & Wales
Registered Office: 4th Floor, 110 High Holborn, London WC1V 6JS, United Kingdom.

Principal place of business: Keywords International Limited, Whelan House, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18, Dublin Ireland