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Wednesday, November 13 2019 - 11:01
AsiaNet
Afterpay Appoints Gary S. Briggs to Board of Directors
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

-- Former Facebook and Google Executive Brings Decades of Experience to Fast 
Growing Business 

Afterpay (ASX: APT) today announced that Facebook's former Chief Marketing 
Officer, Gary S. Briggs will join its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 
2020. A seasoned senior executive from some of the world's most important and 
powerful brands, Mr. Briggs will bring his expertise in digital marketing, 
customer acquisition and strategic partnerships to the company.

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"The Afterpay business model speaks to the new generation of shoppers - those 
younger consumers who want to budget and control their spending on things that 
are important in their lives," said Gary   Briggs. "As someone who has worked 
in consumer brands for my entire career, I see a tremendous opportunity ahead 
for this business because it is truly loved by both consumers and retailers 
alike for the unique value it delivers."

"Mr. Briggs is an exceptional executive with hands-on experience building 
world-class brands during periods of significant growth and remarkable business 
success," said Elana Rubin, Afterpay's independent interim Chair. "We are proud 
and excited to welcome someone of Mr. Briggs' calibre as a new independent 
board member, at a time when the business is gaining strong momentum among 
retailers and a new generation of shoppers across the world."

One of the most experienced marketing leaders in the Internet industry today, 
Mr. Briggs served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Facebook from 2013-2018, a 
period of tremendous growth for the company. Prior to Facebook, Mr. Briggs led 
marketing for other industry leading technology companies including Motorola 
Mobility, Google, eBay and PayPal. Mr. Briggs is currently serving as a member 
of the Board of Directors for Petco and Etsy. He received his undergraduate 
degree from Brown University and a Master's in Business Administration focused 
in management, finance, and marketing from Kellogg School of Management.

The Afterpay's platform offered by retailers allows shoppers to receive 
products immediately and pay for them in four installments. The service is 
completely free for customers who pay on time - helping consumers spend money 
responsibly, without incurring interest, fees or revolving and extended debt. 
Globally, installment payments represented $1.2 trillion in payment volume in 
2017 and have been growing 15 percent year-over-year, which is twice as fast as 
credit cards(1). 

Afterpay Board of Directors:
Mr. Briggs joins the Afterpay's Board of Directors alongside Anthony Eisen, 
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director; Nicholas Molnar, Global Chief 
Revenue Officer and Executive Director; Elana Rubin, Interim Chair, Independent 
Non-Executive Director; Clifford Rosenberg, Independent Non-Executive Director: 
Dana Stalder Independent Non-Executive Director.  More information about 
Afterpay's Board of Directors and corporate governance can be found at  
https://www.afterpaytouch.com/investor-centre

About Afterpay Group
Afterpay Group (ASX: APT) is a global technology-driven payments company with a 
mission to be 'the world's most loved way to pay'. APT comprises the Afterpay 
and Pay Now (Touch) services and businesses. Afterpay is driving retail 
innovation by allowing leading retailers to offer a 'buy now, receive now, pay 
later' service that does not require customers to enter into a traditional loan 
or pay any upfront fees or interest. As of August 23, 2019, Afterpay's more 
than six million active customers make purchases using Afterpay services and 
approximately 40,000 active retailers have been on-boarded to the Afterpay 
platform. Pay Now comprises innovative digital payment businesses servicing 
major consumer-facing organisations in the telecommunications, health and 
convenience retail sectors in Australia. 

		
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  (1) Euromonitor International, 2018

SOURCE  Afterpay

CONTACT: Amanda Pires, Email: amandap@afterpay.com, Phone: +1-650-208-3728