Rezolve, a leader in mobile commerce and engagement, today
announced the expansion of its board of directors with the addition
of two new members, Dr. Stephen Perry and Dr. Derek Smith, who add
depth and experience in the areas of payments and e-commerce.
On December 17, 2021, Rezolve announced that it had entered into
a definitive business combination agreement with Armada Acquisition
Corp. I (NASDAQ: AACI), a publicly traded special purpose
acquisition company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined
company’s shares are expected to trade on the NASDAQ under the
ticker symbol “ZONE”.
“We are pleased to welcome Perry and Smith to the board,” said
Dan Wagner, Rezolve’s chairman and CEO. “Their expertise in
devising and implementing payments and e-commerce strategies across
both Europe and Asia will extend the Board’s breadth of knowledge
and experience, and will be a tremendous asset as we expand our
presence globally in the coming years.”
Perry currently serves as a Board member or advisor to a number
of disruptive companies in the payments and data analytics sectors,
and has served as a Senior Advisor to Rezolve since 2019. He spent
over 25 years at Visa Europe in a number of senior leadership
roles, including 15 years as a member of the European Leadership
Team.
“I am very excited to be joining the Board at Rezolve,” Perry
said. “When I advise disruptive new companies, I always focus on
what problem they are solving. It is very clear that Rezolve is
solving a major problem for retailers around losing relationships
with consumers. Rezolve is helping them to reengage with consumers
and to build relationships through a mobile platform. In the
constellation of fintech and mobile commerce businesses that I have
engaged with over the past 10 years, it is really clear to me that
Rezolve is the brightest emerging star.”
Smith brings a wealth of experience providing strategic advice
to a variety of international companies, from start-ups to large
enterprises. He began his career as an academic, with a BA and Phd
in Economics from the University of Nottingham. He then spent 16
years with The Economist in various leadership roles, including
President of Asia Pacific, and more recently Smith has served as a
consultant, advisor and board member for a number of small and
medium sized businesses.
“I was delighted when Dan approached me to join the board and I
am very excited to be working with him,” Smith said. “Markets in
Asia are very diverse and challenging, and I am impressed with
Rezolve’s go-to-market model using intermediaries to get access
both to the merchants and the final consumers. Rezolve’s approach
of growing revenue very rapidly through these partners is the right
strategy to win in the technology space, and I look forward to
helping with implementation of this approach.”
About Rezolve
Rezolve is taking retailing into a new era of customer
engagement with a proprietary mobile engagement platform. The
Rezolve Platform is a powerful set of mobile commerce and
engagement capabilities that provide mobile application vendors
with a range of valuable commercial opportunities that can be
realized without having to develop code, host operations or manage
security. The Rezolve Inside SDK allows mobile application vendors
to quickly deliver innovation for their consumers into existing or
new mobile apps. Rezolve was founded in 2016, is headquartered in
London, UK and has offices in China, India, Taiwan, Germany, Spain
and Mexico. (www.rezolve.com).
About Armada Acquisition Corp. I
Armada Acquisition Corp. I is a blank check company whose
business purpose is to effect a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination with one or more businesses. Armada was
founded on November 5, 2020 and is headquartered in Philadelphia,
PA.
Important Information About the Proposed Transaction
with Armada Acquisition Corp. I and Where to
Find It
On December 17, 2021, Rezolve Limited, a private limited
liability company registered under the laws of England and Wales
(“Rezolve”), entered into a business combination agreement, dated
as of December 17, 2021, with Armada Acquisition Corp. I, a
Delaware corporation (“Armada”), Rezolve Group Limited, a Cayman
Islands exempted company (“Cayman NewCo”), and Rezolve Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Rezolve Merger Sub”).
This communication relates to the proposed business combination
transaction among Armada, Rezolve, Cayman NewCo, and Cayman Merger
Sub, Inc. A full description of the terms of the transaction will
be provided in a registration statement on Form F-4 that Armada
intends to file with the SEC that will include a prospectus of
Cayman NewCo with respect to the securities to be issued in
connection with the proposed business combination and a proxy
statement of Armada with respect to the solicitation proxies for
the special meeting of stockholders of Armada to vote on the
proposed business combination. Armada urges its investors,
stockholders and other interested persons to read, when available,
the preliminary proxy statement/ prospectus as well as other
documents filed with the SEC because these documents will contain
important information about Armada, Rezolve, Cayman NewCo and the
transaction. After the registration statement is declared
effective, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included
in the registration statement will be mailed to shareholders of
Armada as of a record date to be established for voting on the
proposed business combination. Once available, shareholders will
also be able to obtain a copy of the Registration Statement on Form
F-4, including the proxy statement/prospectus included therein, and
other documents filed with the SEC without charge, by directing a
request to: Armada Acquisition Corp. I, 2005 Market Street, Suite
3120, Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA; (215) 543-6886. The preliminary
and definitive proxy statement/prospectus to be included in the
registration statement, once available, can also be obtained,
without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). This
communication does not contain all the information that should be
considered concerning the proposed business combination and is not
intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other
decision in respect of the business combination. Before making any
voting or investment decision, investors and security holders are
urged to read the registration statement, the proxy
statement/prospectus and all other relevant documents filed or that
will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed business
combination as they become available because they will contain
important information about the proposed transaction.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is for informational purposes only and does
not constitute an offer or for a solicitation of an offer to buy or
sell securities, assets or the business described herein or a
commitment to Armada or Rezolve, nor is it a solicitation of any
vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to or in
connection with the proposed business combination or otherwise, nor
shall there be any offer, sale, issuance or transfer of securities
in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law.
Participants in Solicitation
Armada, Cayman NewCo and Rezolve, and their respective directors
and executive officers, may be deemed participants in the
solicitation of proxies of Armada’s stockholders in respect of the
proposed business combination. Information about the directors and
executive officers of Armada is set forth in Armada’s final
prospectus relating to its initial public offering, dated August
12, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 and is
available free of charge at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
Information about the directors and executive officers of Cayman
NewCo and Rezolve and more detailed information regarding the
identity of all potential participants, and their direct and
indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise, will be set
forth in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus for the proposed
business combination when available. Additional information
regarding the identity of all potential participants in the
solicitation of proxies to Armada’s stockholders in connection with
the proposed business combination and other matters to be voted
upon at the special meeting, and their direct and indirect
interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be included in
the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes
available.
ContactsFor Rezolve:
Investor Contact:Kevin HuntRezolveIR@icrinc.com
Media Contact:Urmee Khanurmeekhan@rezolve.com44-7576-094-040
Media Contact:Edmond LococoICR Inc.RezolvePR@icrinc.com
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