Frontier IP Group PLC has announced the appointment of Jo Stent as its Chief Financial Officer, effective from 22 April 2024. Stent, a chartered accountant with nearly 30 years of experience in senior financial roles across various sectors and geographies, has held positions at companies such as Argentex Group Plc, the European Tour, Ryder Cup Europe, Vodafone Americas, Telus Communications, and Deloitte. She has a keen interest in technology, innovation, and scale-up, and has worked with founder-led growth organizations as both an executive and non-executive director in the listed and private sector.
In light of Stent's appointment, the current Chief Financial Officer, Jim Fish, will transition to a new role as Portfolio Finance Director within the Group, where he will continue to support the Group's portfolio companies. Neil Crabb, Chief Executive of Frontier IP, expressed his delight at Stent's appointment, highlighting her expertise and experience, and emphasizing her role in contributing to the next stage of the company's growth. Stent also expressed her enthusiasm, stating that she is looking forward to working with the Frontier team to help the portfolio companies scale up.
Frontier IP Group PLC specializes in commercializing intellectual property and aims to unite science and commerce by identifying strong intellectual property and accelerating its development through a range of commercialization services. The company involves relevant industry partners at an early stage of development to ensure technology meets real-world demands and needs.