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Boku Inc
22 September 2022
22 September 2022
Boku, Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company")
APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Boku (AIM: BOKU), a leading provider of mobile payment
solutions, is pleased to announce that Meriel Lenfestey and Loren
I. Shuster have been appointed as independent non-executive
directors of the Company with immediate effect. Meriel Lenfestey
will be appointed as Chair of the Company's Remuneration Committee
and will also be a member of the Audit Committee, while Loren I.
Shuster will be a member of both the Remuneration Committee and
Audit Committee.
Meriel Lenfestey is an experienced customer focused technology
entrepreneur and adviser, having worked across multiple sectors.
She has been a member of several boards of companies listed on the
London Stock Exchange and is currently a non-executive director on
the boards of International Public Partnerships Ltd, Bluefield
Solar Income Fund Ltd and Ikigai Ventures, as well as some private
and third sector roles.
Loren I. Shuster currently serves as the Chief People Officer
& Head of Corporate Affairs on the Executive Leadership Team at
LEGO Group. Before joining the LEGO Group, he held senior
leadership positions within commercial and marketing at Google, and
before that at Nokia and other multinationals. Loren is also a
Board Trustee of the Institute of Business Ethics in the UK.
Jon Prideaux, Boku CEO, commented : "We are delighted to welcome
Meriel and Loren to the Board. They both bring with them valuable
experience and varied expertise which will undoubtedly be of great
benefit to the Board and our committees. We look forward to working
with them as we grow the Company."
Enquiries:
Boku, Inc.
Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive Officer
+44 (0)20 3934 6630
Keith Butcher, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
+44 (0)20 7418 8900
Paul Gillam / Tom Ballard / James Smith
IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR)
+44 (0)20 3934 6630
Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler
Notes to Editors
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile
payment solutions. Its mobile-first payments network provides
multiple mobile payment methods, including mobile wallets, direct
carrier billing, and real-time payments schemes, reaching over 7
billion mobile payment accounts in 91 countries - all through a
single integration.
Customers that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new
paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, Sony,
Spotify and Tencent.
Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in
London, UK, with offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia,
France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and
Vietnam.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit:
https://www.boku.com
Appendix
The following information is disclosed under AIM Rule 17 and
Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Meriel Catherine Lenfestey (aged 52 years).
Meriel Lenfestey is also known as Meriel Yates (maiden
name).
Current directorships or partnerships:
Art for Guernsey
Aurigny Air Services Limited
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Limited
Gemserv Limited
International Public Partnerships Limited
Ikigai Ventures Limited
JT Group Limited
Previous directorships:
Arts for Impact
Exchange Platform Solutions Limited
Guernsey Enterprise Agency
MXC Capital Limited
Loren Ian Shuster (aged 52 years)
Current directorships or partnerships:
Institute of Business Ethics
Both Meriel Lenfestey and Loren Shuster hold no shares in the
Company.
There is no further information required to be disclosed in
respect of the above appointments pursuant to Schedule Two (g) of
the AIM Rules for Companies.
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