BML appoints Charlie Cannell as Chair

Value creation specialists BML today announced the appointment of private equity and technology luminary, Charlie Cannell, as Chair of the BML Board.

Charlie co-founded hybrid work platform chargifi (now Kadence) and was executive chair of AI solution TriloDocs and digital director at private equity firm Inflexion. He is also non-executive director and senior advisor to Bookinglive, Newsflare and Armstrong.  He joins BML following the appointment of Christel Wolthoorn as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Ben Johnson, CEO of BML said: “Charlie has an incredible track record, from groundbreaking work integrating digital technologies into ad agencies, to developing the broadband portfolio at BT and time as the digital driving force within leading PE firm Inflexion.  We are incredibly excited to have him on board to help power the next stage in the growth of BML.”

Commenting on the appointment, Charlie Cannell, chairman of BML said: “Private equity now understands that digital transformation is a major lever for value creation. The changes to operational efficiency from comprehensive, mature and sustainable implementations of technology, can accelerate scaling strategies, even amidst challenging markets.  That technology spans everything from the explosion of AI, to established solutions. The core objective is to digitally transform, to make companies more valuable and that is precisely what BML does so well.  Over the next three months we will build on our credentials to expand into the UK PE community, demonstrating how strategic investment in technology creates value in private equity backed businesses.”