The board of Ideagen plc announced the appointment of Barnaby (Barney) Kent, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Ben Dorks, Chief Customer Officer (CCO) as Directors of the board of the company with immediate effect. Barney Kent (aged 40) was the Group Operations Director of the company from January 2013, to January 2015 before promotion to Group COO. Previously Barney was the Chief Executive Officer of Plumtree Group which was acquired by the company in 2013. As Group COO Barney's responsibilities cover R&D, HR, IT, Quality and Customer Support. Ben Dorks was the Group Sales and Marketing Director of the company from January 2013 to January 2015 before promotion to Group CCO. Previously Ben was Sales and Marketing Director of Plumtree Group.