Aferian plc (LON:AFRN), the B2B video streaming solutions company, has announced that Max Royde has been appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Max Royde is a managing partner at Kestrel Partners, an investment management company specialising in business-critical software companies, which has a beneficial holding in Aferian of 22,781,891 shares or 26.12% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Additional information
The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Matthew Max Edward Royde (51 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 |
| Kestrel Partners LLP | Tialis Essential IT PLC |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP | Ingenta plc |
| Elms Road Capital Limited | Kestrel Investment Partners LLP |
| Track Record Holdings Limited | |
| Trailight Ltd | |
| IQGeo PLC | |
| Charles Connell & Company (Holdings) Ltd | |
| CentralNIC Group plc |
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.
Mark Wells, Non-Executive Chairman of Aferian said: “On behalf of the Board and the entire Aferian team, I am pleased to welcome Max Royde to our Board. Max has over 20 years’ experience in the technology sector and brings a wealth of expertise in supporting business-critical software companies like Aferian.”
