26 September 2019

Kainos Group plc

("Kainos" or the "Company") 

                                       Chairman Appointment & Committee Membership change

Mr Tom Burnet, currently an independent non-executive Director of the Company, chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee, has today been appointed Chairman of Kainos Group plc and chair of the Nominations Committee. Tom will be taking over these roles from Dr John Lillywhite, the current Chairman, who retires today. Tom will continue to chair the Remuneration Committee for a short time until a successor is appointed.  

Tom was previously CEO and Executive Chairman of AIM company accesso Technology Group plc ("accesso") and following his retirement from these positions, continues to serve on the accesso board. Tom is also: non-executive Chairman of PCMS Group; non-executive Chairman of The Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc; and non-executive Chairman of Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) Limited.

Commenting on today's announcement, Brendan Mooney, Kainos' CEO said:

"I'd like to extend my congratulations to Tom on his appointment and to reiterate my thanks to John, on behalf of the Board, for the knowledge and leadership which he brought to his role as Chairman. We remain grateful for the support John offered both to Kainos and to all those he worked closely with."

This notification is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11R.

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For further information, please contact:

Kainos                                                                                         via FTI Consulting LLP

Brendan Mooney, Chief Executive Officer

Richard McCann, Chief Financial Officer

Investec Bank plc                                                                               +44 20 7597 5970

Patrick Robb / Sebastian Lawrence

Canaccord Genuity                                                                            +44 20 7523 4606

Simon Bridges

FTI Consulting LLP                                                                            +44 20 3727 1000

Matt Dixon / Kwaku Aning / Leah Dudley

About Kainos

Kainos Group plc is a UK-headquartered provider of Digital Services and Digital Platforms. 

The Group's Digital Services include full lifecycle development and support of customised Digital Services for government and commercial customers. Kainos is also the leading European partner for Workday, Inc. ('Workday'), responsible for implementing Workday's innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform for enterprise and, now, government customers. 

The Group's Digital Platforms comprise specialised digital platforms in the mobile healthcare and automated testing arenas. Smart is an automated testing platform for Workday customers; Evolve Electronic Medical Records ('EMR') is the market-leading product for the digitisation of patient notes in the Acute sector of the NHS.

Kainos has over 1,470 people across 12 offices in Europe and North America. 

Kainos is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: KNOS). For further information, please visit www.kainos.com.