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(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Boku Inc - London-based mobile payments - Promotes Richard Hargreaves to non-executive chair, starting from the end of its annual general meeting on June 1. Hargreaves has been a non-executive director since 2017. He replaces Mark Britto, who steps down after seven years as chair.
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Schroder Japan Growth Fund PLC - seeks growth via investing in Japanese stocks - Hires Philip Kay as chair designate, starting on Monday next week. Kay also is chair designate of long-term savings provider Hansard Global PLC. He is a former director of Fidelity Japan Trust PLC and has 40 years experience in the Japanese investment market, the trust notes.
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Minoan Group PLC - Greek hotel investor - Appoints George Mergos as chair of Loyalward Ltd, the Minoan subsidiary that owns the Itanos Gaia project in Crete. Mergos will remain a director of Minoan as well. "With the project finally able to move to definitive agreements, which will require contractual relationships to be agreed in order to develop the site at Cavo Sidero, I am delighted to be able to be involved proactively in seeing this unique development finally take shape," Mergos comments. "The project is set in the largest private estate in the Eastern Mediterranean, and Minoan's steadfast and patient shareholders can rest assured that I aim to see their commitment and loyalty rewarded with further demonstrable progress in its development in the near future."
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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