Dubai, United Arab Emirates – July 09, 2025 – Endava plc (NYSE: DAVA), a leading next-generation technology services provider, has announced changes to its executive team.John Cotterell, CEO, has assumed additional operational responsibilities for the sales and go-to-market strategy, reflecting a strategic move towards a more centralised leadership model. This followsthe retirement of Julian Bull, Endava’s Chief Operating Officer.As part of this broader leadership evolution, Alastair Lukies CBE has joined Endava as ChiefEngagement Officer, with a specific focus on further deepening stakeholder engagement, externallyand internally. Alastair is also responsible for chairing Endava’s recently announced Global AdvisoryBoard as the business focuses on AI driven growth. The Global Advisory Board’s members bring aplethora of experience across industries and regions, reflecting the breadth of the technology industrytoday.Returning to a senior leadership role, Rob Machin has been appointed Chief People and LocationsOfficer. Rob, a former COO of the company, will focus on building on Endava’s strong engineeringculture to continue to deliver significant value to the company’s clients in both complex programmes ofcore systems modernisation and by utilising productivity gains from use of AI technologies. Robsucceeds David Churchill, Chief People Officer, who has stepped down from the role and will leavethe company.John Cotterell commented: “These changes mark an exciting new chapter for Endava. I amdelighted to welcome Alastair Lukies as our Chief Engagement Officer—we expect his leadership andvision will be instrumental as we deepen our relationships with stakeholders and accelerate our AI-ledgrowth through the Global Advisory Board. I’m also very pleased to see Rob Machin return to theexecutive team in a role that reflects our ongoing commitment to our people and our engineeringexcellence. At the same time, I want to thank Julian Bull and David Churchill for their contributionsover the years. As we move forward, I’m energised by the strength of our leadership and theopportunities ahead.”- ENDS –About Endava PLC:We are a leading provider of next-generation technology services, dedicated to enabling our customers to drivereal impact and meaningful change. By combining world-class engineering, deep industry expertise and acustomer-centric mindset, we consult and partner with our customers to create technological solutions that fueltransformation and empower businesses to succeed in the AI-driven digital shift. From ideation to production, wesupport our customers with tailor-made solutions at every stage of their digital transformation, regardless ofindustry, region or scale.Endava’s clients span payments, insurance, finance and banking, technology, media, telecommunications,healthcare and life sciences, mobility, retail and consumer goods and more. As of March 31,2025, 11,365 Endavans are helping clients break new ground across locations in Europe, the Americas, AsiaPacific and the Middle East.For more information, visit www.endava.comForward-Looking Statements:This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities LitigationReform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terms and phrases suchas “believe,” “expect,” “intends,” “outlook,” “may,” “will,” and other similar terms and phrases. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the expected impacts of the announced leadership changes on
Endava’s growth, strategic direction and organizational structure. Forward-looking statements involve known andunknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the resultsanticipated by these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: Endava’s ability to achieve itsrevenue growth goals; Endava’s expectations of future operating results or financial performance; Endava’sability to accurately forecast and achieve its announced guidance; Endava’s ability to retain existing clients andattract new clients, including its ability to increase revenue from existing clients and diversify its revenueconcentration; Endava’s ability to attract and retain highly-skilled IT professionals at cost effective rates; Endava’sability to successfully identify acquisition targets, consummate acquisitions and successfully integrate acquiredbusinesses and personnel; Endava’s ability to penetrate new industry verticals and geographies and grow itsrevenue in current industry verticals and geographies; Endava’s ability to maintain favorable pricing andutilization rates to support its gross margin; the effects of increased competition as well as innovations by newand existing competitors in its market; the size of Endava’s addressable market and market trends; Endava’sability to adapt to technological change and industry trends and innovate solutions for its clients; Endava’s plansfor growth and future operations, including its ability to manage its growth; Endava’s ability to effectively manageits international operations, including Endava’s exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; Endava’sfuture financial performance, including trends in revenue, cost of sales, gross profit, selling, general andadministrative expenses, finance income and expense and taxes; the impact of unstable market and economicconditions, including as a result of actual or anticipated changes in interest rates, economic inflation and theresponses by central banking authorities to control such inflation, and the imposition of tariffs in the United Statesand abroad; and the impact of political instability, natural disaster, events of terrorism and wars, including themilitary conflict between Ukraine and Russia and related sanctions and ongoing conflict in the Middle East, aswell as other risks and uncertainties discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of Endava’s Annual Report on Form20-F for the year ended June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on September 19, 2024 and in other filings that Endavamakes from time to time with the SEC, including our Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on March 28,2025. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent Endava’s views andexpectations as of the date hereof and are based on information currently available to Endava. Endavaanticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change. Endava specificallydisclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements in this press release except as required by law.These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Endava’s views as of any datesubsequent to the date hereof.
Endava Strengthens Executive Team
