Aptitude Software Group PLC
11 August 2026
APTITUDE SOFTWARE GROUP PLC
("Aptitude", the "Company" or the "Group")
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."
This announcement has been made in accordance with the requirements of UKLR 6.4.6R and UKLR 6.4.7R. There are no further matters that require disclosure in accordance with UKLR 6.4.8R.
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Alex Curran, Chief Executive Officer |
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Ivan Martin, Chairman |
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About Aptitude Software
Aptitude Software is the only Finance ERP that combines AI-native architecture with over 40 years of experience serving the world's most complex and progressive organisations. Its Finance ERP, Fynapse, replaces fragmented finance systems with a single, real-time foundation that gives finance teams live, accurate and fully traceable financial data. This reduces cost and complexity, improves decision-making, enables the adoption of AI in finance, and scales with the business.
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