Board of Directors

Mark joined Aferian in August 2016 as CFO and gained experience leading the Amino business as COO before he was made Group CEO in July 2024. He has significant experience in the leadership of public companies. Prior to joining the Group, Mark was Chief Financial Officer at Kape Plc (née Crossrider Plc) where he formed a key part of the team which successfully raised $75 million as part of its IPO on AIM in September 2014. Prior to this, Mark served as Chief Financial Officer of FFastFill plc, a provider of technology solutions to the financial derivatives trading industry.

Steve is a seasoned media technology executive who has launched numerous innovative solutions to the global marketplace. Prior to joining the Aferian board in January 2021, he was President of Verimatrix, a leading provider of revenue security solutions to the Pay TV and on-line video industry worldwide. In addition to his role with Aferian, he is a strategic advisor to Think Analytics, a specialist in content discovery and targeted advertising solutions for streaming media companies. His past posts include COO of MediaSec Technologies LLC, a pioneer and leader in the field of digital watermarking, and COO of Argus Systems Group, a provider of Internet server security software. Steve received a Lifetime Achievement award at the 2020 VideoTech Innovation Awards. In August 2022, Steve was appointed to the Executive Board as President of the Americas.

Bruce joined the Aferian board in August 2022 and chairs the Audit Committee. A qualified FCA, Bruce has accumulated extensive board-level experience over the past 30+ years. He is currently Chairman of Threadless Closures Ltd, a packaging company focused on the international beverage market, and Crateight Ltd which develops reusable packaging solutions for the movement and storage of high value artworks. He has previously been Chairman of Dataform Print Management Ltd and held non-executive directorships with Princeton Consulting Ltd, ApaTech Ltd and Kofax plc, where he served on the board for 18 years. He also held the post of CFO for both DiscoverIE Group plc (IT components), and semiconductor and software design company Imagination Technologies plc. Bruce has a strong interest in education. He is Chairman of Holyport College and has previously been Chairman of two Charitable Trusts in the sector. He was awarded an MBE for services to education in January 2021.

Mark is a non-executive director with a strong track record in technology and transformation. In addition to joining the Aferian board as non-executive chair in January 2022, Mark also chairs Oxford Technical Solutions (satellite-based inertial navigation systems), and Cappfinity (Talent Solutions). Previously he was non-executive chair of Senseye (AI-powered Predictive Maintenance solutions for industry) and Romax Technology (drivetrain simulation software), and spent more than 10 years as a Non-Executive director of Kofax plc where he helped to transform the business from a reseller of scanners to a global software company which was then sold to Lexmark for over $1Bn.  Mark has also served as CEO of Image Metrics plc, COO of Brainpower NV (now Bloomberg) and Managing Director (UK) for Dun & Bradstreet Software. He has a degree in Electronics and an MBA.

Sebastian is an Investment Director of Kestrel Partners LLP (“Kestrel”). Sebastian joined Kestrel in 2017, and previously spent 14 years as Mergers and Acquisitions Director at Alternative Networks plc, an AIM-quoted communications and hosting provider to the mid-market. Sebastian is also a Non-Executive Director at Ingenta PLC.