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Charlie Berman joins the Onbrane Board of Directors

Tony Cleverley

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Portrait of Charlie Berman on an Onbrane-branded graphic announcing his appointment to the Onbrane Board of Directors.


London and Paris, 18 February 2026 — Charlie Berman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Agora Digital Markets Ltd, has joined the Board of Directors of Onbrane, the France-headquartered technology provider leading the digitalisation of the short-term primary debt market in the EU.

The appointment is in addition to Mr. Berman's ongoing role at Agora, which he founded in 2018 and where he continues as Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Berman brings over four decades of experience across global investment banking, capital markets leadership and financial-technology innovation. Over the course of his career he has held senior leadership roles at Salomon Brothers, Citigroup and Barclays, including as Head of Capital Markets, Co-Head of Credit Markets, Head of Global Public Sector and Chairman of Capital Markets. He has worked extensively with sovereign, supranational and public-sector issuers, as well as financial institutions and corporate borrowers across the globe. He played a significant role in the evolution of international bond markets, particularly the development of the Global Bond mechanism that brought together the Yankee and Eurobond markets in the 1990s. Since founding Agora, he has focused on the digitisation and orchestration of institutional capital-markets workflows.

"I am delighted to be joining the Onbrane Board at a pivotal moment in the development of capital-markets infrastructure in Europe and globally. Our markets cannot continue to rely on outdated infrastructures and practices rooted in the 1980s and 1990s. Onbrane has established itself as the leading and most impactful platform driving the digitalisation and future evolution of European money markets. Its unique network — spanning issuers through to major asset managers — combined with a technology-forward approach to market infrastructure, creates a compelling platform to drive real change in the markets. We share a common vision, and I am excited to contribute to Onbrane's future development."

Charlie Berman

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Agora

"Charlie brings an exceptional combination of front-line capital-markets experience and fintech leadership. His deep understanding of market structure, issuer needs and technology-enabled transformation will be highly valuable as Onbrane continues to scale its platform and support the next phase of development in European debt markets."

Pascal Lauffer

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Onbrane


The appointment further strengthens Onbrane's Board as the company continues to expand adoption of its platform and deepen engagement across the European debt-market ecosystem.

About Agora

Agora Digital Markets is a London-headquartered capital markets technology company, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Its core technology, the Asset Class Engine (ACE), models debt instruments and their full lifecycle deterministically across multiple asset classes, from commercial paper and medium-term notes through to bonds and structured and digital instruments. Founded in 2018, Agora enables issuers, dealers and market infrastructures to define, issue and service debt programmes with consistency. To learn more about the company, visit us on LinkedIn or at www.agoradcm.com.

About Onbrane

Onbrane is a France-headquartered technology provider, focusing on developing innovative solutions for the debt market, covering vanilla, sustainable, and asset-backed debt products. Founded in 2018, Onbrane is leading the digitalisation of the short-term primary debt market in the EU, improving debt negotiation and issuance processes for some of the largest public, private, and financial institutions. To learn more about the company, visit us on LinkedIn or at www.onbrane.com.

Media Contacts

For further information and media inquiries, please contact:

Agora Digital Markets

Charlie Berman

inq@agoradcm.com

Tony Cleverley

CPTO, Co-Founder

Tony Cleverley

CPTO, Co-Founder

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