Softcat plc announced the appointment of two independent non-executive Directors of the Company. Mayank Prakash will be appointed with effect from 1 September 2023 and Jacqui Ferguson will be appointed with effect from 1 January 2024. Mayank brings significant experience to the Board of Softcat through his current and prior senior positions in a cross-section of industries and as a highly experienced senior executive across the areas of operations, technology, and digital information and transformations.

He is currently the Group Chief Operations Officer of Evelyn Partners Group Limited, having previously acted as its Group Chief Technology Officer. He is also currently a non-executive director of Uber in the UK. Previous senior executive positions include Chief Consumer Digital and Information Officer of Centrica plc, Managing Director, Global Wealth & Investment Management Technology of Morgan Stanley, Chief Digital & Information Officer of DWP and the UK Chief Information Officer of Sage Group plc.

Jacqui offers a wealth of knowledge in the large scale, growth-oriented business-to-business technology environment. She has built significant experience in non-executive roles in various industry sectors and has extensive executive familiarity with Softcat's business ecosystem. Her current non-executive appointments include Croda International Plc as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Tesco Bank as Chair and John Wood Group PLC where she is chair of the Remuneration Committee.

Jacqui previously held several significant executive roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, including Senior Vice President and Managing Director. Prior to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Jacqui held executive roles at Electronic Data Systems, including Director of EMEA Strategic Business Planning. Mayank and Jacqui will each serve on the Audit, Remuneration, Nomination and Sustainability committees of the Board.