Huddled Group PLC
HUD:LN
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Following the sale of Let’s Explore Group PLC’s location-based entertainment VR business, the Company is looking for acquisition opportunities.
The Company continues to offer the home-based entertainment VR products: Let’s Explore Oceans and Vodiac.
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Martin Higginson
Chief Executive Officer
Martin is a seasoned Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) entrepreneur with extensive PLC experience; who has set up, sold and listed multiple businesses. His first business, a BMX magazine, was sold to IPC Magazines in 1982. Following three-years with IPC, he left to set up a publishing and telecoms business, Megafone. This was subsequently sold to Scottish Power plc. During his time with Scottish Power, he joined its subsidiary, Scottish Telecom as Managing Director of the Internet and Interactive division, including the UK's first Internet ISP – Demon Internet. Following the flotation of Thus plc (formerly Scottish Telecom), Martin moved on to establish Monstermob Group plc, a mobile content business which listed on AIM in 2003. Over three years, it grew to become a Top 50 AIM listed business with a market capitalisation of £192m, operating in 31 countries around the world and employing 1,200 staff. This business was sold to Zed Worldwide in late 2006. Martin subsequently founded and listed a range of businesses, including Cityblock plc, a luxury student accommodation business which was privatised and sold to management in 2009; NetPlayTV plc, an interactive TV gaming business which boasted exclusive partnerships with Virgin Media, Channel Five, and ITV; and Digitalbox plc, a ‘mobile-first’ digital media business operating popular sites such as Entertainment Daily – a celebrity news and gossip site, and The Daily Mash – the UK’s leading satirical news site with a spin-off TV show on BBC2 (The Mash Report). Digitalbox was featured in The FastTrack 100 fastest growing UK tech companies in 2016 and 2017. Martin is the co-founder and current CEO of Immotion Group plc, an immersive virtual reality business specialising in experiences. for high-footfall visitor destinations around the world such as Legoland, Sealife, Madame Tussauds, The O2 Arena and Shedd Aquarium. Additionally, he holds the position of Chairman of M Capital Investment Partners, a UK based HNW real estate investment fund which he founded in 2012; and is Trustee of The Lune Scholarship Fund, a charity that he jointly established in 2003 with his former school – the Lancaster Royal Grammar, to support equal opportunities for underprivileged children. Martin has held Non-Executive Director positions with Legend plc, Cupid plc and CMG Media.
David Marks
Group Finance Director
David began his career with Arthur Andersen in its corporate recovery & restructuring department, during which time he was involved in some of the largest and most complex restructuring assignments in the UK at the time.David then pursued a career in corporate finance and M&A, initially with UBS and latterly with Deutsche Bank. In 2001 David was appointed as a Partner and was responsible for making private equity investment at Nikko Principal Investments Limited, the European Principal Finance arm of Nikko Cordial, one of Japan’s largest securities businesses. David subsequently joined Monstermob Group plc, initially as a Non-Executive Director and subsequently as Group Finance Director. He steered the Company as it rapidly expanded internationally across Europe, USA and Asia. David has an honours degree in Law from the University of Glasgow and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Sir Robin Miller
Non-Executive Chairman
Robin has extensive PLC experience spanning many years, particularly in the media sector. He was formerly Chief Executive (1985-1998 and 2001-2003) and Chairman (1998-2001) of Emap Plc, a leading international media group in consumer and trade publishing, commercial radio, music TV channels and events. Robin is currently Non-Executive Chairman of DigitalBox plc and Non-Executive Director of Edge VCT, Premier Sports Holdings plc, Dennis Maps Ltd and Crash Media Group Ltd.
Nicholas Lee
Independent Non-Executive Director
Nicholas has extensive capital markets experience and is actively involved in AIM.Having read Engineering at St. John’s College, Cambridge, he commenced his career at Coopers & Lybrand where he qualified as a chartered accountant. He joined Dresdner Kleinwort, where he worked in the corporate finance department advising a range of companies across a number of different sectors. When he left in 2009, he was a Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking for Dresdner Kleinwort’s hedge fund/alternative asset manager clients. He now holds a number of directorships of public companies.
Dan Wortley
Group Finance Director & Company Secretary
Prior to joining the board as Group Finance Director, Dan held the position of Group Head of Finance with Let's Explore Group PLC. He has been a key part of the group's management team since its inception and was instrumental in the acquisitions which led to the formation of the group and the group's subsequent IPO in July 2018 Dan Qualified as a Charted Management Accountant in 2007