Map Impact appoint Dan Montagnani as Executive Chair

Map Impact, the UK based biodiversity and climate risk analytics business, is delighted to announce the appointment of Dan Montagnani as Executive Chair.

Over a 30 year career Dan has been at the forefront of developing innovative solutions in the PropTech and Geospatial Data sectors as an industry leader, with a proven record of achieving sustainable growth in these markets.  Recognised for his thought leadership, he has paved the way in embracing new technologies and approaches to increasing effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of environmental hazard insight; this is especially the case in the latest impacts of climate change physical risks.  With his background and Map Impact’s data products, which range from biodiversity performance through to climate change related risks, Dan is ideally placed to help steer the business into its planned high-growth stage by advising on corporate strategy and leading the board of directors.

Commenting on his appointment, Dan Montagnani said ‘I am excited to be joining the Map Impact team and believe that I can help them achieve their goals.  They have developed a set of novel data products, which provide essential insight and information to key decision-makers in a range of market sectors – it is crucial that this data gets to market in a timely way if the global issue of climate change is to be tackled effectively’.

Richard Flemmings, Map Impact CEO, added ‘I am delighted that Dan is joining us as our chair, and am looking forward to working with him to shape and deliver our business strategy and growth plans. Map Impact is barely two years old and, whilst we have demonstrated some early credentials and traction, the real growth opportunity is ahead of us and Dan will play an integral part in this journey’.