Aferian PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (8730K)
31 August 2023 - 8:01AM
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Aferian PLC
31 August 2023
31 August 2023
AFERIAN PLC
("Aferian", the "Company" or the "Group")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Aferian plc (LSE AIM: AFRN), the B2B video streaming solutions
company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Allen Broome to
the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.
Allen is a technical leader with a proven track record of
delivering innovative, reliable, scalable products and services. He
is currently Chief Executive Officer at MediaKind, a leading
provider of global media technology, having led its research and
development organisation for two years as Chief Technology Officer.
Allen has been at the forefront of pivotal technology change in the
media industry for over 25 years, pioneering major transformations
including VoIP, IP Video, Streaming Media and Cloud.
Since joining MediaKind in October 2019, Allen has helped
advance the company's teams in the industrialisation of
broadcast-quality internet streaming and reshaped its portfolio to
enable full-service solutions. Under his technology leadership,
MediaKind's 11-time Emmy-winning Engineering team has successfully
broken down the barriers of live video delivery.
Mark Wells, Non-Executive Chairman of Aferian, said: "On behalf
of the Board and our Aferian team, I would like to welcome Allen to
the business. With a background in software development and having
led pivotal technological change in the media industry, Allen
brings strong experience to the Board. We welcome Allen's
additional technical leadership and mentoring to Aferian which will
be hugely valuable as we continue in our strategic transition
toward a software and services product-led business."
Additional information
The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17
and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Gregory Allen Broome (49 years old) has been a director or
partner of the following companies during the five years preceding
the date of the announcement:
Current directorships and/or Past directorships and/or partnerships
partnerships
----------------------------- ---------------------------------------
Mediakind Inc Big Hope LLC
MK Systems USA Inc
For further information please contact:
Aferian plc +44 (0)1223 598197
Donald McGarva, Chief Executive Officer
Mark Carlisle, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0)20 7597
Investec plc (NOMAD and Broker) 5970
David Anderson / Patrick Robb / Nick Prowting
/ Cameron MacRitchie
+44 (0)20 3727
FTI Consulting LLP (Financial communications) 1000
Matt Dixon / Emma Hall / Tom Blundell / Aisha
Hamilton
About Aferian plc
Aferian plc (AIM: AFRN) is a B2B video streaming solutions
company. Our end-to-end solutions bring live and on-demand video to
every kind of screen. We create the forward-thinking solutions that
our customers need to drive subscriber engagement, audience
satisfaction, and revenue growth.
It is our belief that successful media companies and services
will be those that are most consumer-centric, data driven and
flexible to change. We focus on innovating technologies that enable
our customers stay ahead of evolving viewer demand by providing
smarter, more cost-effective ways of delivering end-to-end modern
TV and video experiences to consumers. By anticipating
technological and behavioural audience trends, our software
solutions empower our customers to heighten viewer enjoyment, drive
growth in audience share and ultimately, their profitability.
Aferian plc has two operating companies: 24i, which focusses on
streaming video experiences, and Amino, which connects Pay TV to
streaming services. Our two complementary companies combine their
products and services to create solutions which ensure that people
can consume TV and video how and when they want it. Our solutions
deliver modern TV and video experiences every day to millions of
viewers globally, via our growing global customer base of over 500
service providers.
Aferian plc is traded on the London Stock Exchange Alternative
Investment Market (AIM: symbol AFRN). Headquartered in Cambridge,
UK, the company has over 225 staff located in 11 offices, including
major European cities as Amsterdam, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Brno,
as well as in San Francisco and Hong Kong. For more information,
please visit www.aferian.com
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