REG - B90 Holdings PLC - Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

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26/09/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 5180A  B90 Holdings PLC  26 September 2022

For release: 26(th) September 2022

B90 Holdings plc

("B90", the "Company" or "Group")

Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director

B90 Holdings plc (AIM: B90), the online marketing and operating company for
the gaming industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Eastwood
as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Nigel has been involved with a host of successful digital businesses,
including ThinkShield Limited, a technology platform with subsidiaries in
Singapore, Vietnam, and India and D-Frame Foundation, a blockchain based
advertising platform established in the Netherlands.  Customer acquisition
has been squarely within his ambit, and the Group looks forward to benefitting
from Nigel's knowledge of driving online engagement.

Nigel has also worked closely with a large betting company, and assisted that
company with its entry into India, a key future market for the Group.  Also,
of particular relevance to the Group, Nigel has worked with payments
businesses, not least having helped a fintech unicorn digital bank to set up
in the Indian market.

Nigel is a respected and regular speaker at leading tech industry events such
as the ET Digital India Economic and Financial Challenges Summit and the
Bloomberg TV panel discussion series, Driving the Digital Transformation.  He
is also a regular contributor to publications including the Economic Times,
Huffington Post, and Business Insider, and frequently appears on Bloomberg,
Times Now, NDTV and BBC World.

Nigel also brings extensive mergers and acquisitions experience to the table,
which will also benefit the Group as it looks to grow further through
acquisitions.   This experience includes the acquisition of Nimbuzz, an
instant messaging platform which had a user base of 150 million.  As its
founder, Nigel directed New Call Telecom Limited to become a leading fixed
line voice and broadband telecommunications businesses in the UK before its
successful sale to a major UK incumbent.  As the former Group Chief Executive
Officer of New Call Telecom Holdings BV, he directed it to become a
significant pan-Indian market leader before its sale in 2016.

Nigel has an advisory role within IndusBridge Capital Partners, which advises
a diversified client base of institutional and private investors.

Nigel holds an MBA in Strategic Management and Corporate Reputation from
Lancashire Business School.

With Nigel's assistance, B90 will continue to seek to identify and recruit one
or more additional independent Directors to further enhance the Board's
experience and expertise as B90 completes its turnaround and pursues its
growth strategy.

Karim Peer, Executive Chairman of B90, said:

"We have been working hard to strengthen our Board and are delighted that
Nigel has decided to join B90 as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Nigel has been instrumental in the success of various businesses over the last
two decades, and has an expansive knowledge of the digital environment and the
use of technology to attract new customers, which will complement the gaming
expertise already within the Group. His experience of mergers and acquisitions
will also help the Board execute its strategy of expansion and we are certain
that Nigel's knowledge and expertise, including his focus on technology and
his experience in emerging markets, will be of great strategic value to B90."

Additional Information

In accordance with the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed in
relation to Nigel Anthony Eastwood (aged 55):

 Current Directorships/Partnerships                Directorships/Partnerships held within the past five years
 Asia Pacific Health Technologies Private Limited  Newcall Telecom Private Limited

 Criblife Lifestyle Management Private Limited

 Luxury Lovers Limited

 ThinkShield India Private Limited

 Vintage Hunters Private Limited

 Yourkamaan Legal Solutions Private Limited

 

Mr Eastwood currently has no interest in ordinary shares or options in the
Company.

Other than the information disclosed above, there is no further information in
respect of the above appointment required to be disclosed under Schedule 2
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to
constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(EU) no. 596/2014, as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended. On the publication of this
announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is
now considered to be in the public domain.

 

For further information please contact:

 B90 Holdings plc
 
+44 (0)1624 605 764

Karim Peer, Executive Chairman

Marcel Noordeloos, Chief Financial Officer

Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated
Adviser)
     +44 (0)20 7409 3494

James Harris / Richard Johnson / Rob Patrick

Arden Partners plc (Broker)
                                  +44 (0)20 7614 5900

Ruari McGirr

Belvedere (Financial PR & IR)
                                    +44 (0)20
3008 6864

John West / Llewellyn Angus

 

About B90 Holdings plc

B90 Holdings plc is a group of companies focused on the operation of its own
online Sportsbook and Casino product as well as marketing activities for other
online gaming companies.

www.b90holdings.com (http://www.b90holdings.com/)

 

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