Richard Segal Appointed Chairman of Group IMD

Group IMD, the holding company of IMD and Honeycomb, today announces the appointment of Richard Segal as Chairman of the Board. Richard, who is known for accelerating the growth of digital businesses is also currently chairman of Encore Tickets, Racing Post and Direct Ferries. He was formerly chairman of On the Beach and Hostelworld as well as chief executive of PartyGaming and Odeon Cinemas.

Richard Segal said: “I am delighted to be joining Group IMD at such an exciting time. I was attracted by its resolve to innovate and remain ahead of evolving technology. The ambition of the team to significantly grow the business organically both internationally and through product extension is a testament to the quality and user-experience focus of Simon Cox’s global team.”

Simon Cox, CEO, comments: “Richard’s extensive experience and success in growing digital businesses makes him well positioned to help support our ambitions. We’re delighted to have him Chairing the board.”