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Appointment of Non-executive Directors
Appointment of Non-executive Directors.
About this update from Audioboom Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4190J Audioboom PLC 12 June 2014 \n \n\n12 June 2014\n \nAudioboom Group plc\n(\"Audioboom\")\n \nAppointment of Non-executive Directors\n \nAudioboom (AIM: BOOM), which owns Audioboo, the social media audio platform, announces the appointment of Brian Southward and Michael Cooper as Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect. \n \nBrian is the co-founder and CFO of Starcount, the fan base analysis company providing cutting edge social media insight to improve engagement. Starcount's consumer applications enhance brands and businesses ability to better understand their fans' passions, enabling them to engage more powerfully and connect more valuably. Prior to co-founding Starcount, Brian was Group Commercial Director/CFO for Iris Worldwide Ltd and Commercial Director for Airmiles UK Ltd.\n \nMichael is the Worldwide CEO of phd, a global media planning and buying agency with headquarters in London, specialising in strategic communications planning and industry thought-leadership. Prior to phd, Michael worked at CNBC and at Saatchi & Saatchi in both London and Asia Pacific.\n \nThe remuneration of the two new non-executive directors will be at a rate of £30,000 per annum and in the first year their fees are being settled by way of an issue of shares on a basis consistent with that of the non-executive's appointed at the time of the re-Admission except that they will be issued at the 10 June 2014 mid market price of 5.5 pence per share. This will result in the issue of 1,090,909 new Ordinary Shares.\n \nRob Proctor, CEO of Audioboom, commented: \"I am delighted to welcome Brian and Michael to our Board as Non-executive Directors. Michael has tremendous experience in the global media markets and has helped shape the impact of social media on the communications strategies of some of the world's biggest companies. Through co-founding a company at the cutting edge of social media analysis, Brian's knowledge will be invaluable as Audioboom develops. That a company as young as Audioboom can attract talent such as this to the Board is a testament to the impact we are making within social media.\" \n \n \nEnquiries:\n \n\n\n\n\nAudioboom Group plc\n\n\nwww.audioboomgroupplc.com\n\n\n\n\nRob Proctor, CEO\n\n\nTel: 020 7403 6688\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n...