Gresham Technologies plc announced the appointment of Peter Anthony Simmonds as Non-Executive Director and Chairman designate effective from 1 August 2020. Ken Archer will continue in his role as Non-Executive Director and Chairman in the transition period until 1 October 2020. Peter Simmonds was Chief Executive Officer of dotDigital Group plc for eight years and a major contributor to dotDigital's success. Following his retirement in June 2015, he stepped into the role of Non-Executive Director. Peter commenced his career in 1976 as a trainee accountant with Unilever Plc and has over 35 years of experience at senior management and board level, principally in the areas of software, banking, insurance, finance and outsourcing. He has considerable business entrepreneurial experience having been involved at start up or early stage of a number of companies in various industry sectors including consultancy services, computer software and internet solutions sectors. Peter also has experience of business acquisition and post-acquisition integration.