FRONTIER IP GROUP PLC

Board/Management Information • Apr 12, 2024

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Frontier IP Group plc

12 April 2024

RNS

AIM: FIPP

12 April 2024

Frontier IP Group plc

("Frontier IP" or the "Group")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Frontier IP, a specialist in commercialising intellectual property, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo Stent as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 22 April 2024. Jo is a chartered accountant, having qualified at Ernst & Young, and brings nearly 30 years' experience in senior financial roles across a broad range of sectors and geographies. 

Jo was most recently CFO at AIM quoted Argentex Group Plc, provider of bespoke currency risk management and payment solutions, from February 2021 to January 2024. She was previously Chief Financial Officer of the European Tour and Ryder Cup Europe. She is also a former CFO of Vodafone Americas and previously held senior positions at Telus Communications and Deloitte.

Jo has spent most of her career in blue chip global organisations. More recently her keen interest in technology, innovation and scale up has led her to focus on working alongside founder led growth organisations as both an executive and non-executive director in the listed and private sector.

With effect from 22 April 2024, Jim Fish, current Chief Financial Officer of the Group, will move to a new position within the Group as Portfolio Finance Director where he will continue to support the Group's portfolio companies.

Neil Crabb, Chief Executive of Frontier IP, said : "I am delighted to welcome Jo to our Board of Directors and to the wider Group. Jo brings significant expertise and experience and will be a key member of the team contributing to the next stage of our growth. It is a testament to the strength of our business model and the potential of our portfolio that we have been able to attract someone of Jo's calibre as Chief Financial Officer."

Jo Stent, Chief Financial Officer, said : "I am very pleased to be joining Frontier IP Group at such an exciting stage of its development. I am looking forward to working with the Frontier team as we help our portfolio companies scale up to be highly successful businesses in their own right."

Further regulatory disclosures

The following additional information is provided in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Joanne ("Jo") Thomson Stent (formerly Fletcher, aged 50) is, or has been, a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the previous five years:

Current Directorships or Partnerships	Previous Directorships or Partnerships
None	Argentex Group Plc Argentex BV Argentex Technologies Limited Argentex Foreign Exchange Limited PGA European Tour Productions Limited National Coaching Foundation (The) Argentex LLP Argentex Capital Limited UK Coaching Solutions Limited

ENQUIRIES

Frontier IP Group Plc Neil Crabb, Chief Executive Andrew Johnson, Communications & Investor Relations Company website: www.frontierip.co.uk	T: 020 3968 7815 neil@frontierip.co.uk M: 07464 546 025 andrew.johnson@frontierip.co.uk
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser) Nick Athanas / George Payne	T: 0203 328 5656
Singer Capital Markets (Broker) Harry Gooden / James Fischer	T: 0207 496 3000

ABOUT FRONTIER IP

Frontier IP unites science and commerce by identifying strong intellectual property and accelerating its development through a range of commercialisation services. A critical part of the Group's work is involving relevant industry partners at an early stage of development to ensure technology meets real world demands and needs.

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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