Highlights:
Linius Chairman, Gerard Bongiorno said, “Linius is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Taverner as the company’s new CEO. Ben has extensive experience in the sports and entertainment industry with an exceptional global network of C-suite and senior executives in the sports and entertainment industries. He has the skills and experience to lead the company as we aim to dramatically build market share with our products in market and drive revenue growth.”
Current CEO James Brennan will step down from the Board effective immediately and will remain within the business to work with Ben during a transition period. Joe Rinarelli, currently CFO and Company Secretary has been appointed to the Board until the Company appoints a new Australian- based non-executive director, which is expected later this year.
Mr Bongiorno continued, “We thank James for his service in building a scalable product suite and a strong platform for revenue growth with significant global business partners such as IMG, Fujitsu, Magnifi and Cricket Australia, and welcome his involvement as Ben transitions to lead the global growth of the business.”
Mr Taverner has also agreed to subscribe for $50,000 worth of Linius convertible notes under tranche 4 of the note facility announced to ASX on 10 September 2024. The notes have a face value of $1.00 each, with a coupon of 20% per annum and a maturity date of 24 months from their date of issue. A detailed summary of the terms of the notes is set out in that announcement. The issue of the tranche 4 notes was approved by shareholders on 26 November 2024.
A summary of the key terms of Mr Taverner’s appointment is set out in the annexure to this announcement.
The terms of Mr Rinarelli’s employment and his remuneration have not changed as a result of his appointment to the Board. He is paid a salary of $100,000 per annum (exclusive of superannuation) with a termination notice period of 1 month. His employment agreement otherwise contains standard terms and conditions for agreements of its nature, including confidentiality, intellectual property protection and non-competition restraints.
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