Frontier IP Group plc Board Appointment (0991U)
March 27 2019 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0991U
Frontier IP Group plc
27 March 2019
27 March 2019
Frontier IP Group Plc
("Frontier IP" or the "Group")
Board Appointment
Frontier IP, a specialist in commercialising university
intellectual property, is pleased to announce that Matthew White
has joined the Board of Frontier IP with immediate effect. Matthew
was appointed to the senior management team of Frontier IP as
Director of Commercialisation on 17 September 2018 and will
continue in this role.
Matthew has over 23 years' experience in technology, product and
service innovation, business development and marketing. In his
previous role he was Head of Innovation at AB Sugar, part of FTSE
100 group AB Foods. He also has extensive experience working with
university partners. Before joining AB Sugar, Matthew was Director
of Consumer Products for international technology consulting and
product development business, Sagentia Limited, working across a
wide range of sectors. He started his career at Neotronics
Scientific, one of the first companies to commercialise electronic
odour sensing. He has a Natural Sciences degree majoring in
Chemistry from the University of Cambridge.
Neil Crabb, CEO of Frontier IP Group plc, said: "Matt has proved
a great addition to our team since joining us last year with his
expertise helping to drive innovation for a FTSE 100 group and,
before then, working for a leading Cambridge consultancy.
His experience is central to what we do at Frontier IP in
supporting our portfolio companies through early industry
engagement to ensure their technology works, can be scaled up and
meets the needs and demands of customers in the real world. His
well-deserved appointment to the board reflects the invaluable work
he has undertaken to date."
Regulatory Disclosures
In accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules
for Companies, Matthew Charles White, aged 45, does not hold any
current directorships or partnerships, nor has he held any
directorships or partnerships within the last five years.
Matthew White does not currently hold any ordinary shares in
Frontier IP. He holds 136,000 options over ordinary shares and
further details on the options granted to Matthew White were
announced by the Company on 15 November 2018.
There is no other information required to be disclosed under the
AIM Rules for Companies in relation to the appointment of Matthew
White to the board of Frontier IP.
ENQUIRIES
Frontier IP Group Plc T: 0131 240 1251
Neil Crabb, Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Johnson, Communications & Investor M: 07464 546 025
Relations
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser T: 0203 328 5656
and Broker)
Nick Athanas
Nicholas Chambers
ABOUT FRONTIER IP: www.frontierip.co.uk
Frontier IP unites science and commerce by identifying strong
intellectual property and accelerating its development through a
range of commercialisation services.
The Group looks to build and grow a portfolio of equity stakes
and licence income by taking an active involvement in spin-out
companies, including support for fund raising and collaboration
with relevant industry partners at an early stage of
development.
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