(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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James Fisher & Sons PLC - Barrow In Furness, Cumbria-based marine services - Hires Duncan Kennedy as chief financial officer and executive director, starting May 4. Kennedy replaces Stuart Kilpatrick, who as previously announced will step down at the April 29 annual general meeting. Kennedy joins from BTG PLC, where he was CFO until the former FTSE 250 healthcare firm was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp in 2019.
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IDE Group Holdings PLC - Croydon-based network, cloud and IT managed services provider - Hires David Templeman as CFO and executive director, starting immediately. Templeman was CFO of Orbian, a provider of supply chain finance originally set up as a joint venture between Citigroup Inc and SAP SE.
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Lekoil Ltd - oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria - Michael Ajukwu and Mark Simmonds step down as non-executive directors, both from Wednesday. Ajukwu was made chair only in January, so Anthony Hawkins will step up to interim chair until a permanent replacement is found. In resigning, Lekoil said that Ajukwu noted "a fundamental misalignment of objectives amongst the shareholders of Lekoil Nigeria" and said he believes new directors are required to address the issue. Lekoil appointed two new non-executive directors. Marco D'Attanasio is chief investment officer at London-based investment management firm Hadron Capital and is on the board of London-listed cryptocurrency miner Argo Blockchain PLC. Al Tindall is senior counsel at Hardwick Law Firm LLC in the US.
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Red Emperor Resources NL - AIM cash shell - Proposes Allan Mulligan and Robert Mosig as non-executive directors and Shane Hibbird as consulting geologist, while also requesting cancellation of Red Emperor shares from trading on AIM. Delisting from AIM is intended to facilitate Red Emperor's proposed acquisition of Great Northern Palladium Pty Ltd, due to the differing rules of the ASX exchange in Sydney and AIM in London. Great Northern Palladium owns 80%, and holds an option over the remaining 20%, of Panton Sill Pty Ltd, the holder of the Panton platinum group metals project in Kimberley, Western Australia. New director Mulligan worked at Lonmin PLC for 14 years and was Lonmin's representative on the board of Platinum Australia Ltd, a previous owner of the Panton project. Mosig is chief executive officer of Caeneus Minerals Ltd. The AIM delisting will occur on May 18, but Red Emperor hopes to rejoin AIM once the acquisition is complete.
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Antofagasta PLC - copper miner in Chile - Hires Maria Eugenia Parot as independent non-executive director, effective immediately. Parot retired as vice president of Latin America for mining consultants Golder Associates in 2020.
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C4X Discovery Holdings PLC - Manchester-based developer of drug discovery engine - Hires Simon Harford as non-executive director, effective immediately. Harford is CFO of Albireo Pharma Inc, a NASDAQ-listed biotech company.
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Thor Mining PLC - diverse mining projects in Australia and the US - Promotes Exploration Manager Nicole Galloway Warland to board as managing director, effective immediately. Mick Billing will relinquish the role of CEO but remain executive chair.
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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