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RNS Number : 8730K  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 partnerships  Past directorships and/or 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                               
                                                                      
 Investec plc (NOMAD and Broker)                                     +44 (0)20 7597 5970
 David Anderson / Patrick Robb / Nick Prowting / Cameron MacRitchie

 FTI Consulting LLP (Financial communications)                       +44 (0)20 3727 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
(http://www.aferian.com/)

 

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