Pinnacle Technology Group plc announced the appointment of Mr. Simon Duckworth as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Simon Duckworth holds a number of non-executive positions in the public and private sectors and is currently Chairman of Barings Targeted Return Fund and the senior non-executive Board Member at the Serious Fraud Office. He was a non-executive Director of Fidelity's European Investment Trust, Fidelity European Values plc, for a decade, and has sat on the Boards of a number of AIM listed companies as a non-executive director.

Mr. Duckworth was also a non-executive director of Accumuli plc from September 29, 2010 until its sale to NCC plc earlier 2015. Simon has worked closely with the Home Office and is a non-executive director of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners.