Pinnacle Technology Group plc announced the appointment of Gavin Lyons as Executive Chairman, effective immediately. Gavin joins to help the board of directors drive the strategy of the business and support the executive management team in achieving its desired buy and build objectives. Dr. James Dodd, non-executive Chairman, will remain on the Board as a non-executive director until the company's annual general meeting to be held in March 2016 while he transitions his responsibilities to Gavin.

Gavin has had a distinguished career in the TMT sector, most recently as CEO of Accumuli PLC.