18 July 2024
Boku Inc.
("Boku" or the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")
Appointment of new Chief Financial Officer
Boku, a leading provider of global mobile payment solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Whittick as its new Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect.
Rob, a Chartered Accountant, joins the Boku executive team and Board having spent over 25 years at Natwest Group plc (formerly Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc) where he held a number of senior roles, including Finance Director for Commercial and Private Banking from 2014 - 2019, which accounted for £5.7bn annual revenues in 2019. More recently, he served as Group Chief of Staff and a member of the Group Executive Committee reporting to the CEO. Rob has also recently concluded a three-year term as a Non-Executive Director of Motability Operations Group plc.
Stuart Neal, Boku's CEO, commented: "We are delighted that Rob has joined the Boku team at what is a truly exciting time for the Company. He brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, in particular financial and operational expertise from within a large and complex organisation, invaluable as we progress our own scaling journey. I am looking forward to working with Rob and furthering Boku's position as the world leading global network for localised payment solutions."
Rob Whittick, Boku's newly appointed CFO, commented: "I am excited to be joining Boku at such an important time in the Company's development. I am delighted to have the opportunity to leverage my domestic and international financial services experience to help Boku continue to evolve to support its customers across the globe. I look forward to working closely with Stuart and the team to drive continued growth and innovation, and to contribute to Boku's ongoing success."
Additional information
The following information is being disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Robert James Whittick, aged 56, has been a director or partner of the following companies or partnerships during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:
| Current directorships: | Past directorships (last five years) |
| No current directorships | Motability Operations Group plc |
| | Adam & Company Group Limited |
Save as set out above there are no further disclosures required pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
| Boku, Inc. Stuart Neal, Chief Executive Officer Rob Whittick, Chief Financial Officer | +44 (0)20 3934 6630
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Investec (Nominated Adviser & Joint Broker) Edward Knight / Nick Prowting |
+44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
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Peel Hunt LLP (Joint Broker) Neil Patel / Ben Cryer / Kate Bannatyne |
+44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
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IFC Advisory Limited (Financial PR & IR) Tim Metcalfe / Graham Herring / Florence Chandler
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+44 (0)20 3934 6630
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Notes to Editors
Boku Inc. (AIM: BOKU) is a leading global provider of mobile payment solutions. Boku's mobile-first payments network, including mobile wallets, direct carrier billing, and account to account/real-time payments schemes, reaching over 7.5 billion mobile payment accounts through a single integration.
Customers that trust Boku to simplify sign-up, acquire new paying users and prevent fraud include global leaders such as Amazon, Meta Platforms, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify and Tencent.
Boku Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, UK, with offices in the US, India, Brazil, China, Estonia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan and Vietnam.
To learn more about Boku Inc., please visit: https://www.boku.com
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