Singapore, 20 January 2026 – Aspermont Limited (ASX: ASP) (“Aspermont” or “the Company”), a leading B2B data, information and intelligence company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Michael Brown as incoming Chair of the Board, effective immediately, subject to customary regulatory and governance processes.
Mr Brown’s appointment as chair follows a careful and extensive search since the passing of the company’s founder chairman, Andrew Kent, some two years ago.
Appointment overview
Mr Brown brings extensive capital markets, governance and advisory experience to the role, with a career spanning senior equity research, corporate advisory and board-level engagement with listed growth companies. He is the Founder and owner of Pegasus Corporate Advisory and previously held senior roles in equity research at Merrill Lynch during the 1990s and early 2000s, advising global institutional investors across multiple sectors.
Mr Brown has followed Aspermont for an extended period and brings a well-informed external perspective on the Company’s strategy, business model and capital markets positioning.
Background and experience
Mr Brown’s professional background includes:
- Founder and Principal of Pegasus Corporate Advisory, advising listed companies on capital markets strategy, investor engagement and governance;
- Former senior executive in equity research at Merrill Lynch, with extensive experience engaging global institutional investors; and
- Long-standing experience working with ASX-listed companies across board advisory, strategy and capital markets communications.
Mr Brown’s experience is particularly relevant to Aspermont’s evolution as a subscription-led, data-driven B2B intelligence business, and complements the Board’s existing mix of operating, digital and sector expertise.
Strategic relevance to Aspermont
As Aspermont transitions from platform build-out to scaled execution, the Board considered this an appropriate time to appoint a Chair with deep experience in institutional markets, governance leadership and capital allocation discipline.
The Board believes Mr Brown’s appointment strengthens Aspermont’s governance framework and capital markets capability as the Company continues to execute its growth strategy focused on:
- Scaling recurring subscription revenues;
- Expanding data, intelligence and workflow solutions for B2B customers; and
- Maintaining disciplined capital allocation, return on investment and transparent market communication.
Board commentary
Aspermont Managing Director Alex Kent said:
“Michael brings an exceptional depth of capital markets and governance experience that is highly relevant to Aspermont as we continue to scale. His background in senior equity research and corporate advisory provides strong alignment with institutional investor expectations and disciplined execution.
The Board and management team are delighted to welcome Michael as incoming Chair and look forward to working closely with him as we continue to build a global B2B data and intelligence company with strong fundamentals and clear strategic focus.”
Governance and independence
The Board considers Mr Brown to be an independent director for the purposes of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles. The appointment is consistent with Aspermont’s governance framework and ASX listing requirements.
Further details regarding the transition timetable and any related Board changes will be communicated to the market as appropriate.
Authorised for release by the Board of Aspermont Limited.
For further information please contact:
Aspermont Limited
Alex Kent, Managing Director +44 207 216 6060
David Straface, Company Secretary +61 8 6263 9100
About Aspermont
Aspermont is the leading media services provider to the global resource sectors. Aspermont has built a commercial XaaS model for B2B media which distributes high value content to a growing global audience. This versatile model can be scaled to serve new business sectors in new countries and languages. As Aspermont global (paid) audiences continue to grow, this opens new opportunities to monetise Aspermont’s vast data base data which are being addressed as new hirings expand the group knowledge capital and capabilities.
Aspermont is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and quoted on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company has offices in UK, Australia, Brazil, USA, Canada, Singapore and the Philippines.
For more information please see: www.aspermont.com