Acen Corporation announced that at its special board meeting held on 18 January 2023, approved the appointment of Mr. Jonathan Back as Chief Strategy Officer effective 18 January 2023. Mr. Back is a lawyer and banker with over 25 years of experience in the legal, investment banking, and private investment sectors with significant experience in equity capital markets, corporate finance, and in advising on large infrastructure, power, and telecom projects. Mr. Back was previously a director and the Executive Chairman of BPI International Finance Ltd., the Hong Kong banking
subsidiary of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) and concurrently, co-head of Wealth Management and head of international businesses of BPI. He was also a director of Schools Relief Initiative Ltd., a Hong Kong based charity supporting education in Southern Sri Lanka. Previously, Mr. Back served as an Executive Director in Goldman Sachs,
Hong Kong (Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets) and Managing Director and Head of Asian Equity Capital Markets in JP Morgan, Hong Kong. Mr. Back holds a Bachelor of Civil Laws degree from the University of Oxford, where he graduated with First Class Honours. He also received first class honours in the solicitors final exam.