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RNS Number : 7949W  Boku Inc  18 July 2024

18 July 2024

Boku Inc.

("Boku" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

 

Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer

 

Boku, a leading provider of global mobile payment solutions, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Rob Whittick as its new Chief Financial Officer
with immediate effect.

 

Rob, a Chartered Accountant, joins the Boku executive team and Board having
spent over 25 years at Natwest Group plc  (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland
Group plc) where he held a number of senior roles, including Finance Director
for Commercial and Private Banking from 2014 - 2019, which accounted for
£5.7bn annual revenues in 2019. More recently, he served as Group Chief of
Staff and a member of the Group Executive Committee reporting to the CEO. Rob
has also recently concluded a three-year term as a Non-Executive Director of
Motability Operations Group plc.

 

Stuart Neal, Boku's CEO, commented: "We are delighted that Rob has joined the
Boku team at what is a truly exciting time for the Company. He brings with him
a wealth of experience and knowledge, in particular financial and operational
expertise from within a large and complex organisation, invaluable as we
progress our own scaling journey. I am looking forward to working with Rob and
furthering Boku's position as the world leading global network for localised
payment solutions."

 

Rob Whittick, Boku's newly appointed CFO, commented: "I am excited to be
joining Boku at such an important time in the Company's development. I am
delighted to have the opportunity to leverage my domestic and international
financial services experience to help Boku continue to evolve to support its
customers across the globe. I look forward to working closely with Stuart and
the team to drive continued growth and innovation, and to contribute to Boku's
ongoing success."

Additional information

The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and paragraph
(g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Robert James Whittick, aged 56, has been a director or partner of the
following companies or partnerships during the five years preceding the date
of this announcement:

 Current directorships:    Past directorships (last five years)
 No current directorships  Motability Operations Group plc
                           Adam & Company Group Limited

Save as set out above there are no further disclosures required pursuant to
Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

 

Enquiries:

 Boku, Inc.                                          +44 (0)20 3934 6630

 Stuart Neal, Chief Executive Officer

 Rob Whittick, Chief Financial Officer

 Investec (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker)         +44 (0)20 7597 5970

 Edward Knight / Nick Prowting

 Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker)                        +44 (0)20 7418 8900

 Neil Patel / Ben Cryer / Kate Bannatyne

 IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR)            +44 (0)20 3934 6630

 Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler

Notes to Editors

Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile payment
solutions. Boku's mobile-first payments network, including mobile wallets,
direct carrier billing, and account to account/real-time payments schemes,
reaching over 7.5 billion mobile payment accounts through a single
integration.

 

Customers that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and
prevent fraud include global leaders such as Amazon, Meta Platforms, Google,
Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify and Tencent.

 

Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with
offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia,
Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and Vietnam.

 

To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com

 

 

 

 

 

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