CentralNic Group PLC (AIM:CNIC), an internet platform company, has appointed Carsten Sjoerup as chief technology and product officer, effective immediately.
The newly created role is an important step in CentralNic's ambition of becoming a world-leading online services provider, said the AIM-quoted company.
Sjoerup was previously chief investment officer at GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY), where he was responsible for infrastructure, technical operations, 24x7 monitoring, IT service management, product engineering, research, software development, consolidations and migrations.
"We are delighted to have Carsten join CentralNic Group,” said chief executive Ben Crawford. “He is Europe's leading expert in our industry in integrating companies and launching new products.”
Sjoerup has been awarded 1.5mln nil-cost options under the company’s long-term incentive plan (LTIP) in connection with his appointment.