{"id":5058,"date":"2024-10-24T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apadmi.com\/insights\/apadmi-appoints-paul-brennan-as-chair\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:31:21","slug":"apadmi-appoints-paul-brennan-as-chair","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.apadmi.com\/en-nl\/insights\/apadmi-appoints-paul-brennan-as-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Apadmi appoints Paul Brennan as Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"overflow-x-clip text-on-background flow-root\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"wrap:grid wrap:grid-cols-[1fr_minmax(0,90rem)_1fr] *:col-2\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center-safe gap-18 md:gap-8 block-inset-x pt-64 pb-64\">\n\t<h1\t\tclass=\"uppercase text-36 md:text-64 leading-none font-black text-balance max-w-3xl text-center\"\n\t>\n\t\tApadmi appoints Paul Brennan as Chair\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"overflow-x-clip text-on-background flow-root\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"wrap:grid wrap:grid-cols-[1fr_minmax(0,90rem)_1fr] *:col-2\">\n\t\t<img\n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.apadmi.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/paul-brennan-chairman-apadmi.webp\"\n\talt=\"Paul Brennan, Chairman, Apadmi\"\n\tclass=\"object-cover rounded-16 bg-(--img-avg-color)\"\n\t\t\tdata-brightness=\"light\"\n\t\tstyle=\" --img-avg-color: #B9A486;\"\n\/>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"overflow-x-clip text-on-background flow-root\"\n\t\t>\n\t<div class=\"wrap:grid wrap:grid-cols-[1fr_minmax(0,90rem)_1fr] *:col-2\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-inset-x group\/bodyCopy flex flex-col mid:gap-y-16 max-w-xl box-content mid:mx-auto pt-64 mid:pt-72 pb-64 mid:pb-72\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"text-pretty w-fill font-bold text-16 leading-minimal sm:text-20 not-first:mt-24 mid:not-first:mt-32\">\n\t\t\tApadmi has appointed experienced business leader Paul Brennan as its Chair of the Board to support the leading digital product consultancy\u2019s continued growth into Europe.\t\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-y-24 w-fill mt-44 mid:mt-24\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"*:link:underline text-16 md:text-18 leading-minimal md:leading-[1.4] text-start\">\n\tThis is an exciting next step for Apadmi as it builds on its position as mobile experience partner to some of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadmi.com\/en-nl\/work\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"apadmi.com\/en-nl\/work\">Europe\u2019s leading brands<\/a>, including Asda, Co-op, Domino\u2019s, TalkTalk and the NHS.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"*:link:underline text-16 md:text-18 leading-minimal md:leading-[1.4] text-start\">\n\tPaul brings a proven track record in technology having started out at IBM, followed by sales and leadership roles in several software companies before overseeing numerous funding rounds, acquisitions and exits in more than 20 years of experience as a Chair.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"*:link:underline text-16 md:text-18 leading-minimal md:leading-[1.4] text-start\">\n\t&#8220;We are delighted to welcome Paul as our new Chair,\u201d said Apadmi CEO and Co-Founder Garry Partington. \u201cAs we continue our journey of expansion, Paul\u2019s depth of knowledge in steering organisations through organic and acquisition growth will be invaluable. The potential for mobile platforms and experiences continues to gather pace and we\u2019re excited about what comes next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"*:link:underline text-16 md:text-18 leading-minimal md:leading-[1.4] text-start\">\n\tApadmi\u2019s HQ is in Manchester\u2019s Media City with offices in Edinburgh and Amsterdam and having taken\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apadmi.com\/en-nl\/insight\/apadmi-secures-investment-from-cbpe-to-accelerate-european-growth\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"apadmi.com\/en-nl\/insight\/apadmi-secures-investment-from-cbpe-to-accelerate-european-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">investment from private equity firm CBPE<\/a>\u00a0last year, the company continues to build on its European presence and scale into new services and territories.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"*:link:underline text-16 md:text-18 leading-minimal md:leading-[1.4] text-start\">\n\t\u201cI am thrilled to be joining Apadmi at such a key time for the company,\u201d said Paul Brennan. \u201cThe team has done a fantastic job in creating a business which is leading the way in mobile. 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