Blancco Technology Group announced that Catherine Michel will join the Company on 1 January 2020 as an independent Non-Executive Director. She will also be a member of the audit, remuneration and nomination committees. Catherine is currently Chief Technology Officer ('CTO') for life-saving technology company Halma plc ('Halma'), where she has global responsibility for the group's data and IT strategy. She is ablso a member of Halma's Executive Management Board. Previously, Catherine was CTO for Sigma Systems following its acquisition of Tribold Limited in 2013, a business she founded and, as CTO, was principal architect of the company's products and solutions portfolio.