# Verve Appoints Bryan Jennings as CFO, Succeeding Christian Duus > Verve Group Media SE appointed Bryan Jennings as chief financial officer, succeeding Christian Duus, who stays until December 31. - Published: 2026-11-03T17:16:00+00:00 - Section: Leadership - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-03/verve-bryan-jennings-cfo - Source: [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verve-appoints-bryan-jennings-as-chief-financial-officer-302928120.html) ## Key takeaways - Bryan Jennings became chief financial officer of Verve Group Media SE, succeeding Christian Duus. - Jennings spent 19 years at Morgan Stanley and has more than thirteen years of CFO experience. - Christian Duus will remain with Verve until December 31, 2026 to ensure a smooth handover. [Verve](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000cfn/verve) Group Media SE appointed Bryan Jennings as chief financial officer, succeeding Christian Duus, the company said in a [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/verve-appoints-bryan-jennings-as-chief-financial-officer-302928120.html) announcement on November 3, 2026. Jennings takes up the role immediately. Duus will stay with the company until December 31, 2026 to ensure a smooth handover. ## Jennings Brings Morgan Stanley and CFO Experience Jennings began his career at Goldman Sachs before spending 19 years at Morgan Stanley, where he held senior roles in corporate finance, capital markets and risk management and ultimately served as a Managing Director in New York. He also spent several years covering European companies for Morgan Stanley from London. After Morgan Stanley, he gained more than thirteen years of CFO experience across public and private companies in Europe and the United States, including CFO and advisory roles with companies backed by OrbiMed and Thiel Capital. Most recently he was CFO of the advertising technology company BrightLake.ai in the US and of Partex in Frankfurt. Remco Westermann, CEO of Verve Group Media SE, said: "Bryan combines operational CFO experience with expertise in financing, capital allocation and international capital markets, alongside direct knowledge of advertising technology." Jennings said: "Verve's advanced advertising intelligence, strong access to supply and data, and integrated end-to-end platform provide an excellent foundation for long-term value creation." Jennings will lead Verve's finance organization with a focus on improved cash conversion, disciplined capital allocation and deleveraging, while supporting investment in profitable organic growth. Duus helped develop and internationalize Verve's finance organization over the past two years, including supporting the Group's relocation from Sweden to Ireland. Tobias M. Weitzel, Chairman of the Board, said: "On behalf of the Board and the entire team, I would like to thank Christian for his hard work and contribution to Verve's development over the past two years." Duus will pursue new opportunities in the Nordic region after his departure. ## Verve's Financial Targets Under New CFO According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Verve has set 2026 revenue guidance of EUR 680–730 million and 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance of EUR 145–175 million. The same records show Q4 2025 revenue of €194 million with 9.9% year-on-year growth, and a 30% revenue CAGR and 36% EBITDA CAGR over the past six years as the company transformed from gaming to ad tech. ## Verve's Move to Ireland Preceded the CFO Change Verve confirmed its relocation from Sweden to Ireland took effect on October 2, 2026, with trading expected to resume on October 5 under the new Irish ISIN, [FinanzNachrichten.de](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported. Bodhivas, a company linked to CEO Remco Westermann, acquired additional Verve shares, continuing a series of purchases, AD HOC NEWS reported on October 16, 2026. Verve reported H1 2026 revenue of €293.9 million, up 2.9% organically, with Q2 growth of 6.5% on a comparable basis, FinanzNachrichten.de reported on September 16, 2026. ## Verve's Upcoming Investor Events Verve is scheduled to attend the GBC Munich Capital Market Conference on November 11, 2026, the Equity Forum Winter Summit on November 16, 2026, the German Equity Forum in Frankfurt on November 23 and 24, 2026, and the Pareto Securities Annual Nordic Tech Conference in Stockholm on December 10, 2026. ## Companies in this story - [Verve company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000cfn/verve) · website: https://www.verve.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt