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Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer
Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer.
About this update from Brave Bison Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9146U Brave Bison Group PLC 03 April 2019 \n\nThe information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 (\"MAR\"). With the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.\n \n3 April 2019\n \nBrave Bison Group plc\n(\"Brave Bison\" or the \"Company\")\n \nAppointment of New Chief Executive Officer\n \nBrave Bison Group plc (AIM: BBSN), the social video company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kate Burns as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, with immediate effect. Kate joined the board of Brave Bison in July 2018, as a non-executive director.\n \nKate Burns succeeds Claire Hungate, who has left the Company. The Board of Brave Bison would like to thank Claire for her valuable contribution to the Company. \n \nKate has a wealth of experience within the digital content and publishing industry and is currently a Venture Partner at Hambro Perks, an investment firm. Kate also held a range of roles at Google during her 6 years at the company and was their first employee outside the United States, rising to Regional Director for the UK, Ireland and Benelux. Before joining Hambro Perks, Kate was CEO of AOL Europe, following which she joined BuzzFeed as European General Manager.\n \nKate Burns, Chief Executive of Brave Bison, commented: \"I am delighted to become Chief Executive of Brave Bison. Having held key senior roles at leading digital companies such as AOL and Google, I am well positioned and excited to take Brave Bison to a new level of success, by building on our existing strategy and exploring new areas of innovation.\"\n \nSir Robin Miller, Chairman of Brave Bison, commented: \"I am delighted we have secured the services of someone whose experience and track record in this market is second to none and whose business acumen is well proven. The fact that Kate has taken leadership of the Company from a non-executive position demonstrates she is highly confident about the potential of our business.\n \n\"I would like to thank Claire Hungate who has turned the Company from a serial loss maker into an EBITDA positive business, generat...