Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Aptitude (LSE: APTD), a market-leading provider of AI-native Finance ERP software, is pleased to announce that Kenneth Paqvalén will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") and will join the Board as an Executive Director, with effect from 21 September 2026.

Kenneth is a highly experienced finance leader with more than 20 years' experience scaling international technology and software businesses through high-growth phases, funding rounds and M&A. His experience includes the CFO roles at Napier AI, a financial crime compliance regtech company, at R3, a digital currency and digital asset solutions provider, and Matillion, a cloud data transformation company.

Alex Curran, Chief Executive Officer of Aptitude Software Group plc, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Kenneth to Aptitude as Chief Financial Officer. Kenneth brings extensive financial leadership experience and a strong commercial focus, which will be highly valuable as we continue to scale Fynapse and the Finance ERP opportunity."

Kenneth Paqvalén, incoming Chief Financial Officer, commented:

"I am excited to be joining Aptitude at such an important stage in its journey. The Group has a differentiated platform in Fynapse, a strong and growing customer base, and a clear opportunity in the emerging Finance ERP category.

I look forward to working with the Board and colleagues across the business to support the next phase of the Group's growth, and to delivering long-term value for customers, employees and shareholders."

Ivan Martin, Chair of Aptitude Software Group plc, commented:

"Kenneth's appointment follows a thorough search process and reflects the Board's focus on ensuring that the Group has the right financial leadership for its next phase of growth. We look forward to working with Kenneth as part of the senior leadership team."

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