SINGAPORE, Oct. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Group Limited (NYSE American: GNS) (“Genius Group” or the “Company”), a leading entrepreneur edtech and education group, announces today that its Board has approved a 10 year performance plan for the Founder & CEO, Roger James Hamilton, to earn share awards across 10 tranches based on achieving market capitalization targets for Genius Group up to $1 billion within 10 years or less.
Qualifying for each of the tranches requires Hamilton to achieve each of the 10 market capitalization targets, together with achieving an additional operational goal related to either annual revenue, from 10 goals up to $500 million, or annual adjusted EBITDA, from 10 goals up to $25 million.
Richard Berman, Chairman of Genius Group’s Audit & Compensation Committees, said “The Board has a strong belief in Roger Hamilton’s ability to grow Genius Group into a billion dollar company delivering a positive, global impact to the future of education. We believe this plan aligns our CEO, management and investors with our long term growth prospects and the value Genius Group can deliver to all long term shareholders.”
Full details of the compensation plan can be found in the company’s filed 6-K.
About Genius Group
Genius Group is a leading entrepreneur Edtech and education group, with a mission to disrupt the current education model with a student-centered, life-long learning curriculum that prepares students with the leadership, entrepreneurial and life skills to succeed. Through its learning platform, GeniusU, the Genius Group has a member base of 5.4 million users in 200 countries, ranging from early age to 100.
For more information, please visit https://www.geniusgroup.net/
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Contacts
Investors:
Flora Hewitt, Vice President of Investor Relations and Mergers and Acquisitions
Email: investor@geniusgroup.net
US Investors:
Dave Gentry
RedChip Companies Inc
1-800-RED-CHIP
GNS@redchip.com
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