Taptica International Ltd – Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Taptica International Ltd (AIM: TAP), a global leader in advertising technologies for brand advertising and performance-based mobile marketing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Stibbs as an independent non-executive director with effect from the Annual General Meeting on 13 June 2019.

Mr Stibbs is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Economist Group, a position he has held since July 2013.  Prior to which, he ran the Economist Intelligence Unit and spent eight years as the group’s Chief Financial Officer. More recently, Mr Stibbs led the buy-back of The Economist from Pearson and drove the digital transformation of its products, infrastructure and culture.

Before joining the Economist in 2005, Mr Stibbs built up a wealth of experience across the media industry, working for both Incisive Media and Timothy Benn Publishing. His transactional experience includes leading the merger between City Financial Communications and Timothy Benn Publishing to form Incisive Media and then supporting its subsequent listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.

In addition, Mr Stibbs held positions at FTSE 100 companies, Pearson and Imperial Chemical Industries (acquired by Akzo Nobel in 2007). He is also a qualified chartered accountant (Ernst and Young) and a fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Mr Stibbs will serve as a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees of the Board and will chair the Audit Committee.

Ofer Druker, Chief Executive Officer of Taptica, commented:

“We are delighted to welcome Chris to Taptica at such an exciting time in the Company’s development.  We look forward to the board benefitting from his experience across both the media and digital markets as we seek to execute across a number of strategic growth initiatives.”