Alphonso Begins Transformation for Expanded Growth and Enhanced Service that Helps Brands Maximize the Impact of Their TV Advertising

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Industry Veteran Adam Sexton Joins Leadership Team to Help Drive Alphonso’s Next Chapter

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., December 16, 2022 – Alphonso Inc. today announced the beginning of a strategic transformation of its leadership that will position the company and the rapidly expanding “LG Ad Solutions” service for additional growth and deeper relationships with customers around the world. Together, these changes will put Alphonso in an even stronger position to help top global brands more accurately reach qualified audiences across LG Smart TVs and other connected TV platforms and more completely understand the impact of their TV advertising across platforms. It also will continue the strategic relationship for Alphonso and the LG Ad Solutions service with LG Electronics, the company’s strategic collaborator and majority shareholder.

To help lead this transformation, industry veteran Adam Sexton – an executive experienced in driving innovative products and services in the global entertainment and technology sectors (Gracenote/Tribune Media, Samsung, Macrovision, among others) – is joining Alphonso’s leadership team in the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Sexton has also been named Acting CEO, succeeding Alphonso founders Raghu Kodige and Ashish Chordia who have left the company.

Alphonso Board Chairman Matthew Durgin, Senior Director at LG Electronics USA, said, “Alphonso’s team around the world has done an exceptional job building the company into an indispensable partner for some of the world’s greatest brands. As the global television advertising market continues to evolve and expand in multiple directions, these carefully considered enhancements will allow Alphonso to deliver even greater impact, innovation, and service to its customers. The changes also will strengthen the relationship of Alphonso and the LG Ad Solutions service with LG Electronics, helping to satisfy more customers, enhance the ability of brands to deliver meaningful advertising campaigns for brands and agencies, and further develop the company’s ACR capabilities.”

Durgin added, “The Alphonso Board welcomes Adam Sexton. His expertise will play an important role in helping Alphonso achieve additional success and increased profitable growth. The Board of Directors thanks Raghu and Ashish for their vision and leadership in creating Alphonso and building such an excellent team of professionals around the world. We wish them all the best.”

“The team at Alphonso has done tremendous work to make this business a strong partner for many of the world’s leading and most recognizable brands,” said Sexton. “I am committed to building on that momentum and working with the team to take Alphonso to even greater heights.”

Alphonso’s leaders look forward to meeting closely with employees and customers around the world to get their insights as the company charts the next chapter of its growth.

About Alphonso

Alphonso is a leader in convergent TV and cross-screen advertising, helping brands find hard-to-get unduplicated reach at optimal frequency across the fragmented TV landscape, and maximize return on ad spend. The company brings together LG’s years of experience in delivering premium home entertainment products to consumers worldwide, with big TV audience data and Video AI designed to connect brands with audiences across all screens and understand resulting business outcomes.
LG Ad Solutions, a service of Alphonso in collaboration with LG Electronics, combines massive-scale cross-screen TV and video inventory with advanced, real-time linear and streaming TV analytics into a simple, unified platform for marketers wanting to optimize reach, frequency, and business KPIs for their campaigns.

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