Facilities by ADF plc announces the appointment of Jo Goodson as an independent Non-Executive Director (“NED”) of the company with immediate effect. Jo is a technology entrepreneur and experienced board member with over 25 years of experience leading and advising fast-growing companies in both the public and private sectors. Jo has held various leadership positions in the entertainment and technology industries, co-founding MediaGold UK Ltd. before being sold to Avenquest in 2003, where he later became Managing Director and previously also served as Vice President at Broderbund Software Inc. He has also invested in a number of technology companies, including Tonic Games Group, a subsidiary of Epic Games since 2021, in which he was an early stage investor.

Until recently, Jo was Managing Partner at Hampleton Ltd, a technology M&A and corporate finance firm, where she was responsible for operations in the UK, Germany and Scandinavia starting in 2013, and to date, she remains an advisor. Jo is currently a member of the Board of Directors of AIM-listed Devolver Digital, a video game publisher. Jo Goodson will immediately replace Group Chairman John Richards as Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

In addition to her appointment to the Facilities Board of Directors by ADF, Joanne Goodson (aged 59) currently or previously served as a director of the following companies during the five years prior to the date of this announcement: Currently: Hampleton Limited and Devolver Inc Digital. Previously: Six To Start Limited and Hampleton GmbH.