31 May 2016 07:00
31 May 2016
Amino Technologies plc
("Amino" or "the Company")
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
Amino Technologies plc (LSE: AMO), the Cambridge-based leader in digital entertainment solutions for IPTV, Internet TV and in-home multimedia distribution is pleased to announce the forthcoming appointment of Mark Carlisle as Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Mark will join Amino on 22 August 2016. Until this time Julian Sanders will continue as Interim CFO.
Mark has significant experience in the leadership of public company finance teams, having served over the past six years in senior finance roles at three publicly listed, international technology companies. In addition, Mark has ten years of audit experience, gained within the Technology Media and Telecommunications practice of Deloitte, where he served from 2000 to 2010, rising to become Senior Manager - TMT Audit.
Mark will join Amino from Crossrider plc, where he is currently serving as Chief Financial Officer. In that role, which he has held since August 2014, Mark formed a key part of the team which successfully raised $75 million as part of its IPO on AIM in September 2014. Prior to this, from April 2011 until August 2014, Mark served as Chief Financial Officer of FFastFill plc, a provider of Software-as-a-Service technology solutions to the financial derivatives trading industry. During a period in which FFastFill grew significantly, both organically and by acquisition, Mark was responsible for all aspects of FFastFill's financial reporting, as well as the diligence work associated with FFastFill's sale in 2013 to ION Group for £106 million. Mark's first public company finance role commenced in March 2010, when he became Group Financial Controller at Kewill Group plc. In this role, which he held until April 2011, Mark led numerous financial reporting workstreams, including various M&A execution and financing projects.
Commenting on the forthcoming appointment, Amino Non-Executive Chairman Keith Todd, CBE said:
"On behalf of the Board and the entire Company, I look forward to welcoming to Mark as he joins us at this exciting stage in our development. I have had the pleasure of working first-hand with Mark over a number of years and I am confident that his energy, rigour and considerable experience will make him an excellent fit with our existing executive and Board team."
Commenting on his forthcoming appointment, Mark Carlisle added:
"I am excited to be joining Amino, which has always stood out for me as an ambitious firm with a truly international outlook. I look forward to working with Donald, Keith, the Board and the entire Amino team to make my contribution to the Company's growth, its strategy and future success."
For further information please contact:
Amino Technologies PLC | +44 (0)1954 234100 |
Donald McGarva, Chief Executive Officer Julian Sanders, Interim Chief Financial Officer | |
finnCap Ltd (NOMAD and Joint Broker) |
+44 (0)207 220 0500 |
Matt Goode / Carl Homes (Corporate Finance)
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Joint Broker and Financial Adviser) Simon Bridges / James Craven / Emma Gabriel
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+44 (0)20 7532 8000 |
FTI Consulting LLP | +44 (0)20 3727 1000 |
Chris Lane / Alex Le May / Darius Alexander |
Additional Information in respect of the AIM Rules:
The following information regarding the appointment of Mark Andrew Russell Carlisle, aged 39, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Current directorships and/or partnerships: | Former directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five years): |
Crossrider Sport Limited | nil |
Crossrider UK Branch | |
Ffastfill Europe Limited | |
Ffastfill Limited | |
Ffastfill UK Limited | |
Ffastfill F D Limited | |
Ffastfill Post-Trade Processing Limited |
As at the date of this announcement, Mr. Carlisle does not have any beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company.
There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
About Amino Technologies plc
Amino Technologies plc specialises in the development and delivery of IPTV/OTT solutions. With over seven million devices sold to 1,000 customers in 100 countries, Amino's award-winning solutions are deployed by major network operators and service providers worldwide. Amino Technologies plc is headquartered near Cambridge, in the UK, and is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol AMO).