Defenx plc announced the changes to the board of directors of the company with immediate effect. The company announced the appointment of Alessandro Poerio as Chief Executive Officer, with Andrea Stecconi, the current Chief Executive Officer, remaining on the board as an executive director in a customer relationship role. In addition, the company announced the resignation of Non-Executive Director, Franco Francione, in order to focus on his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer of BV-Tech SpA.

Alessandro Poerio is an experienced finance and management executive in the technology sector. From 2005 to 2017, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Oberthur Technologies Italia.