Aptitude Software Group welcomes new Non-Executive Director

LONDON, UK: The Board of Aptitude is pleased to announce the appointment of Paula Dowdy to the Board as Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent Director, and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, effective from the conclusion of today’s AGM. Paula has more than 35 years of international leadership experience across technology, software, and services organisations. Paula brings a strong track record of leading major organisational change programmes, scaling commercial operations, and driving strong growth.  Previous experience includes senior leadership roles at Cisco Systems, Inc. and Illumina, Inc and board positions at AVEVA Group plc (March 2019 – March 2023), and SPT Labtech (March 2023 – March 2025).  Paula currently serves on the board of Quantum-Si, Inc (NASDAQ listed) and Sensio AS (private), and is based in the D.C. area, USA.

Commenting on the appointment, Ivan Martin, Chairman of Aptitude, said:

“I am delighted to welcome Paula to the Board. Her significant expertise in SaaS, enterprise software, the U.S. market, and partner-led growth will be an invaluable support to Aptitude as we scale in our key markets and continue to execute against our ambition to be the leader in AI-powered finance transformation.”

Incoming Non-Executive and Senior Independent Director Paula Dowdy commented:

“I am incredibly excited to be joining the Board of Aptitude at what is a significant time for the business. With Fynapse, the ability to not only deliver value to customers but also drive organisational change for greater success through its AI-powered finance platform offers huge potential for businesses of any scale and in any industry. This opportunity, combined with Aptitude’s strong leadership, strategic partnerships, and clear commercial strategy are attributes which attracted me to the business, and I’m eager to work with the teams to drive execution and growth.”

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