Ubisense Group Plc announced that Peter Harverson, appointed Deputy Chairman of the company in May 2016, has been appointed Chairman, effective from Jan. 1, 2016. He will succeed Andy Hopper CBE, who gave notice on October 9, 2015 that he intends to stand down as Chairman and Director of the company on December 31, 2015.

Peter's current roles include Senior Non- Executive Director, Brady plc; Non- Executive Director, CRFS Ltd. and Non- Executive Chairman, eoSemi Ltd. and enModus Ltd. Previously he has held senior positions within the software sector, including Regional Director, Intel Corporation; Vice President, Europe Cadence Design Systems and Director, Sun Microsystems EMEA.