Board Appointment

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XLMedia PLC

12 October 2017

 

12 October 2017 

XLMedia PLC

("XLMedia" or "the Company")

Board Appointment

XLMedia (AIM: XLM), a leading provider of digital performance marketing services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonas Martensson as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Jonas has substantial board level experience in a number of important verticals for XLMedia in addition to both corporate and capital markets exposure across the Nordics.  He is currently CEO of Mojang AB ("Mojang"), the Swedish video game developer and publisher acquired by Microsoft in 2014. Mojang is best known for creating the popular independent game, Minecraft and continues to update and support the game across multiple platforms.

Previously, Jonas founded betting operator Mobilbet.com, which was sold in 2016. Prior to this, Jonas held senior roles at Betsson, latterly in Betsson Technologies AB, as Head of Mobile responsible for strategy and execution of all mobile activities across the 28 group brands.

Chris Bell, Non-Executive Chairman of XLMedia, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Jonas to the board of XLMedia as he brings a wealth of experience in both capital markets, technology and product development and the gaming sector. We look forward to leveraging his substantial expertise as we continue to expand our market presence and further capitalise on our significant growth momentum."

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Jonas Martensson (aged 40) currently holds or has held the following directorships in the five years preceding the date of this announcement:

Current directorships	Previous directorships
Finnair Plc	Happy Socks AB
Dapptive AB	Instantor AB
Mojang Synergies AB	Moretime Financial Services AB
Mojang AB	Mojang Support AB
Joma Holdings AB	Bounce Holding Scandinavia AB
JFM Enterprises AB	Bounce Holding AB
JFM Services AB	Bounce Kungens Kurva AB
Beyond the Velvet Rope AB	Föräldrakooperativet Bäret, Ekonomisk Förening
JFM Global AB	Play Yard Productions
JFM Ventures AB

For further information, contact:

XLMedia plc Ory Weihs www.xlmedia.com	Tel: [phone]
Vigo Communications Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Henson / Natalie Jones www.vigocomms.com	Tel: [phone]
Cenkos Securities plc (Nomad and Joint Broker) Camilla Hume / Mark Connelly www.cenkos.com	Tel: [phone]
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Chris Bowman / Mark Whitmore www.berenberg.com	Tel: [phone]

 

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