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Frontier Developments plc announced that Jo Cooke formally joined its Board as Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2026. Jonny Watts will remain on the Board until 31 May 2026 to support a transition. Jo Cooke holds 25,000 options over ordinary shares of 0.5p each, with an exercise price of 0.5p, due to vest on 8 August 2028.
| Date | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Time | 07:00:05 |
| Category | Board changes |
| ID | 3586N |
2 January 2026
Frontier Developments plc
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Frontier Developments plc (AIM: FDEV, 'Frontier' or the 'Company'), a leading developer and publisher of video games based in Cambridge, UK, announces that, further to the announcement of 16 December 2025, Jo Cooke formally joined the Board as Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2026. As detailed in that announcement, Jonny Watts will remain on the Board until 31 May 2026 to support a smooth transition.
Additional information on Jo Cooke
Johanna (Jo) Mair Cooke (formerly McNevin), aged 59, holds or has held in the past five years the following directorships or partnerships:
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Hillside Clubhouse |
UK Interactive Entertainment Associated Limited |
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Hillside Trading CIC |
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Jo Cooke currently holds 25,000 options over ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company under the Long Term Incentive Plan (the 'Options'). The exercise price of the Options is the nominal value of the ordinary shares, being 0.5p each. The Options are due to vest on 8 August 2028 and do not have performance conditions attached.
Save as disclosed above, Jo Cooke has confirmed that there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
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Frontier Developments |
+44 (0)1223 394 300 |
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Jo Cooke, CEO |
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Alex Bevis, CFO |
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Peel Hunt - Nomad and Joint Corporate Broker |
+44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
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Neil Patel / Ben Cryer / Kate Bannatyne |
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Panmure Liberum - Joint Corporate Broker |
+44 (0)20 3100 2000 |
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Dru Danford / Shalin Bhamra |
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Teneo |
+44 (0)20 7353 4200 |
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Matt Low / Arthur Rogers |
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About Frontier Developments plc
Frontier is a leading independent developer and publisher of video games founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the iconic Elite game. Based in Cambridge, Frontier uses its proprietary COBRA game development technology to create innovative genre-leading games, primarily for personal computers and videogame consoles.
Frontier's LEI number: 213800B9LGPWUAZ9GX18.