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Board of Directors

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Chairman

David Reeves

David joined Bidstack in 2022 as chairman, adding more than 30 years of global experience in senior management roles within multinational companies across the video games industry. He launched Sony PlayStation in Germany, Switzerland & Austria in 1995 and in 1999, he was appointed Executive Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment (Europe) and President and CEO EMEA in 2003. In 2010, David was appointed as COO of Capcom (Europe). David has his own consulting Company DRC Consulting Ltd, is Co-Founder of E Fundamentals, a SaaS company providing e-commerce analytics services and is Chairman of Comcarde Ltd, an Edinburgh-based fintech company.

Chief Executive Officer

James Draper

James founded Bidstack in 2015, utilising more than 15 years of commercial experience to launch his own business. Since the initial launch, he has seen the company grow from a one-man operation to an international business which trades on the London Stock Exchange. Under his stewardship, Bidstack became the first ever Crowdcube-funded company to go public, and he pivoted the business into gaming in 2017. James leads the business as a whole and is responsible for the company's direction, growth, development, and vision.

Chief Operating Officer

Camila Franklin

Camila joined Bidstack in 2022, adding more than two decades of gaming experience to the team. She was previously the COO at AdColony, one of the largest gaming monetisation platforms in the world. Camila was also named one of The Top Women Leaders in SaaS in 2020 and was a Bronze Stevie Award winner for Woman of the Year in the business services industry in 2021. Throughout her career, Camila has led engineering, product, operations, and client-facing teams. She is also well-versed in managing complex cross-platform interactions and relations with clients, end-users, internal team members, and external partners. With deep sector knowledge and more than 20 years of experience in the mobile marketing and advertising technology industry, Camila will operationalise and industrialise Bidstack's current growth ambitions.

Chief Strategy Officer

Lisa Hau

Lisa joined Bidstack in May 2020 with c.15 years of experience, most recently at WPP a FTSE 100, where she led investor relations and Jefferies, where she was an equity analyst heading up coverage for European Media and Internet. Lisa oversees Bidstack's strategy, leading on corporate and business development. Lisa graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney, in 2006 and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Non-Executive Director

Doug Lowther

Doug joined Bidstack in 2023 as a Non-Executive Director, adding more than 25 years of commercial experience. Doug has served as CEO of Irdeto B.V, which is widely regarded as the world leader in digital platform cybersecurity, since April 2015. Irdeto is a 13.5% shareholder in the Company following its £5m strategic investment, as announced on 5 October 2022. Previously Doug was the President and CEO of International Datacasting and, prior to that, he served in various senior and executive roles within Irdeto based in Beijing and Amsterdam.

Non-Executive Director

Donald Stewart

Donald joined Bidstack in November 2018, initially as chairman, before moving into an advisory role in 2022. He is a solicitor and has practised corporate law for almost 30 years. Between 2013 and 2015, he was on the board of Progility Plc and, prior to that, was a corporate partner of a global law firm. He is a former Director and Chairman of the Quoted Companies Alliance, the UK not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the cause of smaller quoted companies.

Non-Executive Director

Glen Calvert

Glen has been COO of Fnatic Ltd, widely regarded as one of the biggest brands and most successful esports teams, since January 2019. He will be launching Kaizan.ai, an AI start up that augments the intelligence of teams later this year. Previously Glen was a founder and CEO of programmatic marketing company Affectv and, prior to that, a member of the founding team at Struq, an advertising personalisation platform, which was acquired by Quantcast in 2014. Glen joined Bidstack's advisory board in August 2020. He brings considerable experience to the Company including strong relationships across the sector and among the investor community.

Non-Executive Director

Bryan Neider

Bryan is a tech, media and gaming veteran who adds a great deal of experience and knowhow to our advisory team. He became a Bidstack advisor in October 2019 and brings more than 25 years of leadership experience from his time with Electronic Arts (EA). There he played a key role in their IPO, oversaw global business development efforts, served as their CFO and COO and headed up their Global Operations team. Bryan currently serves as the CEO of Gatepath and serves on the board of directors for three businesses