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Board Appointment
Board Appointment.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1106H CentralNic Group PLC 30 July 2019 \n\n30 July 2019\nCentralNic Group plc\n(\"CentralNic\" or the \"Company\")\n \nBoard Appointment\n \nCentralNic Group PLC (AIM: CNIC), the global internet platform that derives revenue from the subscription sales of internet domain names, is pleased to announce that Alexander Oskar Siffrin ('Alex'), the Company's Chief Operating Officer (COO) has been appointed to the Company's board with immediate effect. \n \nAlex, 42, founded Key-Systems in 1998, whilst still a student of physics and computer science at the Saarland University, Germany. As CEO of Key-Systems (later KeyDrive) for over 20 years, he was responsible for the corporate and operational strategy of the business, overseeing its organic and acquisitive growth. \n \nKeyDrive was acquired by CentralNic through a reverse takeover that completed on 2 August 2018, at which point Alex was appointed CentralNic's Group Chief Operating Officer. He is currently responsible for the management of all operations and technical staff at the Company. \n\nAlex is also Managing Partner of inter.services GmbH, a holding and investment company, which is the largest holder of CentralNic shares, being 35,391,585, or 19.87% of CentralNic's ordinary share capital.\n \nBen Crawford, CentralNic CEO, commented: \"I take great pleasure in welcoming Alex to the Board of CentralNic, who, as our largest shareholder and COO, is clearly committed to the success of the Company. A recognised pioneer and leader in the domain name industry, Alex's more than two decades of experience have brought significant value to CentralNic's management team over the past year, and will prove invaluable to the Board.\" \n \nAlex Siffrin, CentralNic COO, commented: \"I am delighted to be joining the Board of CentralNic at this time. The domain name industry is at an exciting stage of development and CentralNic is playing an integral role as a leading global consolidator. We are witnessing numerous opportunities for growth at present and I am confident that my experience as part of the CentralNic Board will be beneficial in helping realise our considerable potential.\"\n \nAdditional Information\n \nIn accordance with the AIM Rules, the following information required to be disclosed in relation t...