Vinyl Group Ltd (ASX: VNL) Share Price and News

Mr Gaunt has over 31 years of experience in sales management, corporate advisory and early-stage business development. After emigrating to Australia from Cape Town in 1997, Ken co-founded and was the managing director of Electronic Banking Solutions Pty Ltd which he grew into Australia's largest independent ATM operator. After guiding that company through a successful merger with Cashcard Australia Limited, in 2005 Ken completed the $330 million sale of the merged financial services operation to an American private investment firm. Ken is an experienced board member holding various national and international board positions including the multi-award winning, iconic tourist attraction, Sydney Seaplanes, Hong Kong-based Fintronics Holding Company Limited and non-executive director of the Australian listed oil and gas company, K2 Energy Limited. Ken was CEO of Mobilarm Limited, the company which Jaxsta Limited completed a successful reverse takeover with in late 2018.

Ms Jenkinson has over 30 years of general management and consulting experience. She's founded numerous businesses and was the first woman founder/CEO to list a company on the NASDAQ stock exchange, with DMSC, the $250 million on-demand courier company she co-founded. She also co-founded a global customer and employee experience platform, which was sold to the Accor hotel group. Linda is an experienced company director, sitting on three boards, Medadvisor and Staker Translations.

Mr Katovsky is a leading global music executive who is currently President and Chief Operating Officer of Hipgnosis Song Management Limited, the leading song management company and alternative asset manager investing in music rights. Prior to this, Ben was Chief Operating Officer of BMG, the fourth largest music business in the world. Ben's career began in technology in both software engineering and product development. Ben has particular experience in supporting growing music companies to deliver revenue growth and operational scaling and in using innovative technology to achieve this.

Mr Gledden is an entrepreneur, investor and mentor with expertise in guiding startups to successful scale up. Steve will help transition Jaxsta as it evolves global platform to serve the needs of both enterprise customers and consumers.

Mr Simons is the CEO of Vinyl Group (ASX: VNL), Australia's only ASX-listed music business. He is also the founder of Vampr, a leading social-professional network and talent marketplace for the music industry, which was acquired by Jaxsta in 2023. Over his career, Simons has raised over $25M AUD for his ventures from diverse sources, including venture capital, institutional investors, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, angel groups, and high-profile crowdfunding campaigns. Under his leadership, Jaxsta relaunched as Vinyl Group in 2023 as a portfolio company encompassing Jaxsta, Vampr, and Vinyl.com. In January 2024, Vinyl Group further expanded by acquiring The Brag Media, adding iconic titles such as Rolling Stone Australia and The Music Network, thereby establishing a media arm within the portfolio. Before transitioning to tech, Simons, who was born in England, established and operated several successful businesses, including a record label, a publishing company, and a film production company. These ventures led him to live in Melbourne, Sydney, London, and Los Angeles, where he later became a U.S. citizen.

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