23 May 2019
Taptica International Ltd
("Taptica" or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Taptica International Ltd (AIM: TAP), a global leader in advertising technologies for brand advertising and performance-based mobile marketing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Stibbs as an independent non-executive director with effect from the Annual General Meeting on 13 June 2019.
Mr Stibbs is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Economist Group, a position he has held since July 2013. Prior to which, he ran the Economist Intelligence Unit and spent eight years as the group's Chief Financial Officer. More recently, Mr Stibbs led the buy-back of The Economist from Pearson and drove the digital transformation of its products, infrastructure and culture.
Before joining the Economist in 2005, Mr Stibbs built up a wealth of experience across the media industry, working for both Incisive Media and Timothy Benn Publishing. His transactional experience includes leading the merger between City Financial Communications and Timothy Benn Publishing to form Incisive Media and then supporting its subsequent listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.
In addition, Mr Stibbs held positions at FTSE 100 companies, Pearson and Imperial Chemical Industries (acquired by Akzo Nobel in 2007). He is also a qualified chartered accountant (Ernst and Young) and a fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Mr Stibbs will serve as a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the Board and will chair the Audit Committee.
Ofer Druker, Chief Executive Officer of Taptica, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome Chris to Taptica at such an exciting time in the Company's development. We look forward to the board benefitting from his experience across both the media and digital markets as we seek to execute across a number of strategic growth initiatives."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Christopher Stibbs, aged 55, holds or has held in the past 5 years the following directorships and partnerships:
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Economist Newspaper Ltd |
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The following current directorships are all Subsidiaries of the Economist Newspaper Ltd: |
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The Economist Books Limited |
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The Economist Group (Investments) Limited |
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The Economist Group (Services)_ Limited |
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The Economist Group GmbH |
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The Economist Group Singapore Pte Limited |
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The Economist Group Trustee Company Limited |
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The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited |
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The Economist Newspaper (Holdings) Limited |
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The Economist News Limited |
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The Economist Overseas (Holdings) Limited |
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The Economist Publications Limited |
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Bazian Ltd |
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Clearstate (Pte) Ltd |
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Eurofinance Conferences Limited |
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Ryder Street Properties (Management) Limited |
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Ryder Street Properties Limited |
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TEG India Private Limited |
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TEG New Jersey LLC |
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The Digital News Agency Limited |
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The Television Consultancy Limited |
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TVC Group Limited |
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TVC Public Relations Limited |
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The Broadcast Consultancy Limited |
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Dartford Printing Limited |
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The Radio Consultancy Limited |
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Mr Stibbs does not currently hold any shares in Taptica International. Save as disclosed above, no further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information please contact:
Taptica International Ltd Ofer Druker, Chief Executive Officer Yaniv Carmi, Chief Financial Officer
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Tel: +972 3 545 3900 |
finnCap Ltd (Nominated Adviser) Corporate Finance - Jonny Franklin-Adams, James Thompson, Hannah Boros ECM - Tim Redfern, Richard Chambers
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 0500 |
Vigo Communications (Financial Public Relations) Jeremy Garcia Antonia Pollock Charlie Neish |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0230 |
About Taptica
Taptica International Ltd is a global leader in advertising technologies, operating in more than 70 countries. It has three core divisions: Tremor Video DSP (brand advertising), Taptica (performance advertising) and a Media division.
Tremor Video DSP helps advertisers deliver impactful brand stories across all screens through the power of creative video intelligence-innovative video technology combined with advanced audience data and captivating creative. Tremor Video is one of the largest and most innovative video advertising companies in North America, with offerings in CTV, influencer marketing, and private marketplaces.
The Taptica performance business is an end-to-end mobile technology advertising platform that helps the world's top brands reach their most valuable users with the widest range of traffic sources available today. Its proprietary technology leverages big data to target quality media at scale. It works with more than 600 advertisers including Amazon, Alibaba, Bytedance, Netmarble, Stubhub and OpenTable.
Taptica International Ltd is headquartered in Israel and maintains offices throughout the US and Canada, Asia-Pacific, Europe, India, and Latin America, and is traded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: TAP).