– UK, London – NetScientific plc (LON: NSCI), the active international holding company, today announced the appointments to its Board of Dr. Jonathan Robinson (Ph.D.) as an Independent Non-Executive Director and of Ed Hooper as an Executive Director, both with immediate effect.
Concurrently, the company also announced the resignation of Clive Sparrow from the Board with effect from 31 December 2022.
“We are delighted to welcome Jonathan and Ed to the Board of NetScientific as we continue to execute our growth strategy. Jonathan is an experienced entrepreneur and investor, operating at both public and private company levels, and we look forward to working with him on our Board and its committees. Ed has already made a substantial contribution to the Group since he joined us and we are extremely pleased to welcome him to the main Board Executive team. His presence will help us to scale our activities and drive the Group’s strategy, growing shareholder value,” said CEO, Dr. Ilian Iliev.
Jonathan Robinson will also join the Audit Committee as Chair and the Remuneration Committee and Nominations Committee as a member.
About Dr. Jonathan Robinson
Jonathan Robinson is an experienced company director and entrepreneur with a focus on business development. Most recently he chaired the board of the international top-level domain registry operator, Afilias (until its sale in December 2020). Jonathan is a current investor in private growth businesses across a wide range of sectors.
Jonathan Robinson previously co-founded the publicly quoted Group NBT plc which ultimately became NetNames Group. He was the board director and COO of the Group, from 1999 until June 2009. At Group NBT, Jonathan was responsible for all areas of product management and associated strategic planning, fulfillment, and industry policy issues, as well as acquisition integration projects. NetNames was taken private by HG Capital in 2011. Jonathan was also previously a non-executive director of the .uk internet registry operator, Nominet (UK) Ltd for two distinct terms of office.
Jonathan Robinson has a Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and a BSc (Physics) from the University of Cape Town. He held research posts at Imperial College, London from 1993 to 1994, then at the Rolls Royce Technology Centre at the University of Cambridge until 1997. During his research career, Jonathan published numerous research papers and enjoyed periods of research work at the University of Groningen, Netherlands, and the University of California, Berkeley, USA.
About Ed Hooper
Ed Hooper joined the Company as General Counsel, Group Company Secretary, and Executive Director of EMV Capital Limited. He will continue in those roles in addition to his new role as a Director of the Company.
Ed Hooper joined the Company from the international law firm, Trowers & Hamlins LLP, where as a Partner he was responsible for leading and developing their Corporate Finance team in London. Ed has 20 years of experience as a lawyer in the City, specializing in advising on a broad range of corporate transactions, including fundraisings, M&A, IPOs, joint ventures, and, restructurings, many on an international scale.
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