Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Aukett Swanke Group Plc
(“Aukett Swanke”, the “Company”, or, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”)
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Aukett Swanke (AIM: AUK), the group providing Smart Buildings, Architectural and Design Services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Freddie Jenner FCCA to the Board as Chief Operating Officer, with immediate effect.
Freddie joined the finance team at what is now Torpedo Factory Ltd in 2007, becoming Finance Director of the parent company Torpedo Factory Group Limited (“TFG”) when he qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2012. He was instrumental in driving growth in value of TFG through acquisitions and upgrading systems and processes over the following decade, prior to the acquisition of TFG by the Group in March 2023.
Clive Carver, Chairman, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Freddie to the Group Board. He is already driving material improvements in performance at TFG. He will bring his strong financial skills to bear in the delivery of the Group’s Smart Buildings strategy.”
Contacts
Aukett Swanke Group Plc
Clive Carver, Chairman
Nick Clark, Chief Executive
+44 (0) 20 7843 3000
Strand Hanson Limited
Financial and Nominated Adviser
Richard Johnson, James Bellman
+44 (0) 20 7409 3494
Zeus Capital Limited
Broker
Simon Johnson, Louisa Waddell
+44 (0) 20 3829 50
Investor/Media
Chris Steele
+44 (0) 7979 604 687
Additional Information
The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Frederick William Jenner FCCA (aged 39)
Current Directorships/Partnerships
Torpedo Factory Group Ltd
Torpedo Factory Ltd
TFG Stage Technology Ltd
Foresight Audio Visual Ltd
Orion Audio Visual Ltd
Pinnerton Visual Systems Ltd
Past Directorships/Partnerships (last five years)
Ortana Media Group Ltd
Sound Systems UK Ltd
Orion AV Services Ltd
All the above directorships are (or were) in connection to Freddie’s directorship of Torpedo Factory Group Limited.
Together with his wife, Freddie holds a total of 6,064,817 shares in the Company, representing 2.20% of the Company’s total issued share capital. This holding is included within a Concert Party holding of 89,159,484 shares, representing 32.38% of the Company’s issued share capital. Freddie also holds 3,700,000 options in the Company.
Other than the information contained within this announcement, there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.