Houghton to chair Unity5 board

Unity5, parent company of ZatPark, has appointed Richard Houghton as its non-executive chairman.

Houghton is an experienced chairman who has worked in private equity backed businesses for more than 20 years. Prior to embarking on his non-executive career, Houghton co-founded Xchanging, a technology outsourcing business which he helped grow to a FTSE 250 business operating in nine countries.

Houghton has an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard.

With experience including senior roles at companies such as Caradon, McKinsey & Co and Esso, he has spent much of his career working with private equity backed software businesses.

Dave Herbert, chief executive and founder of Unity5, said: “We are delighted to announce Richard Houghton’s appointment as our first chair. He has an enviable track record of success and we are confident that bringing someone of his calibre on board will reap great results for our company and the team.”

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