RCS - Kape Technologies - Appointment of Chief Product Officer
06/10/2022 07:00
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RNS Number : 9529B Kape Technologies PLC 06 October 2022
6 October 2022
Kape Technologies plc
("Kape," the "Company," or the "Group")
Appointment of Chief Product Officer to Kape's Digital Privacy Division
Kape (AIM: KAPE), the digital security and privacy software business,
announces the appointment of Mike Truong as Chief Product Officer of its
Digital Privacy division with immediate effect. In the role, Mike will lead
product strategy for the division's flagship brand ExpressVPN, as well as
CyberGhost and Private Internet Access.
Mike brings an incredible depth of experience as a product leader. Most
recently, he was Group Head of Product & Analytics at Grab, one of Asia's
largest and most successful technology companies whose super-app has over 32
million monthly users. Prior to Grab, he was Head of Product at Uber, where he
worked across multiple verticals.
Ido Erlichman, Chief Executive Officer of Kape, commented:
"Mike's diverse experience in consumer product leadership roles at
multinational corporations will undoubtedly benefit the Group. We look forward
to him helping us capitalise on a number of exciting growth opportunities in
the fast-expanding digital privacy arena.
With his proven track record of developing innovative solutions that augment
consumer experiences, Mike has invaluable skills that will help continue the
strong development of our Privacy division".
Mike Truong, Chief Product Officer, Digital Privacy division, added:
"Digital privacy and security dominate the headlines every day. Empowering
people to have control of their online presence is one of the major challenges
of our current tech age. Kape's leading privacy brands mean that it is in an
excellent position to serve the massive growth in need for such protection.
It's an incredibly exciting time to join Kape and make an impact in this
booming space."
Enquiries:
Kape Technologies plc via Vigo Consulting
Ido Erlichman, Chief Executive Officer
Oded Baskind, Chief Financial Officer
Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser & Broker) +44 (0)20 7408 4090
Toby Gibbs / Mark Percy / James Thomas / Iain Sexton
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7710 7600
Alex Price / Brad Topchik / Alain Dobkin / Richard Short
Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations) +44 (0)20 7390 0237
Jeremy Garcia / Kendall Hill
kape@vigoconsulting.com
About Kape
Kape is a leading 'privacy-first' digital security software provider to
consumers. Through its range of privacy and security products, Kape focusses
on protecting consumers and their personal data as they go about their daily
digital lives.
Kape has over 7 million paying subscribers, supported by a team of over 1000
people across ten locations worldwide. Kape has a proven track record of
revenue and EBITDA growth, underpinned by a strong business model which
leverages our digital marketing expertise.
Through its subscription-based platform, Kape has fast established a highly
scalable SaaS-based operating model, geared towards capitalising on the vast
global consumer digital privacy market.
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