ATTRAQT Group plc (LON:ATQT) has confirmed that its new chief executive (CEO), Luke McKeever, has today joined the company board.
The AIM-listed online merchandising, onsite search and eCommerce personalisation provider said McKeever will replace interim executive chairman Nick Habgood, who will revert to his former non-executive role.
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Announcing the appointment on May 1, the company said McKeever has a strong track record in growing successful international technology businesses, both listed and private.
McKeever joins ATTRAQT from Neighbourly.com, the SaaS platform that connects high profile brands with local communities, which he joined as executive chairman in June 2014, becoming CEO in September 2015, and of which he will remain a non-executive director.
He also served as CEO for three years at OB10, the SaaS global trading network acquired by Tungsten Corporation PLC for £101mln in 2013, and was CEO of Portrait Software, an AIM-listed customer interaction optimisation specialist.
When McKeever was first announced as the new company CEO on May 1, the company saw its shares rise almost 22% compared to the close on April 30, jumping from 31.1p to 38p.
As of last close on May 18, ATTRQT shares were trading at 37p.