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EXECUTIVE CHANGES: Rosslyn promotes new CEO; Celtic CEO ready to start

Tue, 06th Apr 2021 14:54

(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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GlaxoSmithKline PLC - Brentford, Middlesex-based pharmaceutical firm - Hires Anne Beal as non-executive director, starting May 6. Beal will replace Lynn Elsenhans as chair of the Corporate Responsibility Committee, and Elsenhans will stay on the board for an additional year to allow for a handover. Beal is founder and chief executive officer of AbsoluteJOI Skincare. She spent six years at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, instructing in paediatrics.

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Assura PLC - Warrington, England-based primary care property investor - Jenefer Greenwood will retire as non-executive director at Assura's July 6 annual general meeting. Hires Emma Cariaga, Noel Gordon and Sam Barrell as new non-executive directors, starting on May 1. Cariaga is joint head of Canada Water Development on the executive committee of British Land Co PLC. Gordon was global managing director at consultants Accenture. For the UK National Health Service, he was chair of NHS Digital and a non-executive director of NHS England. Barrell is chief operating officer of the Crick Institute, which supports biomedical research.

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Rosslyn Data Technologies PLC - London-based cloud enterprise data analytics platform - Chief Executive Officer Roger Bullen steps down from board, effective immediately, but will remain as an adviser for six months. Bullen served for five years as CEO and chief financial officer. Chief Customer Officer Paul Watts is promoted to CEO. Watts joined Rosslyn back in August and before that was CEO of Blue Prism KK Japan, a robotic process automation company. Both Chair James Appleby and CFO Ash Mehta will take on additional responsibilities. Rosslyn also says it expects its results for the financial year ending April 30 to be in line with market expectations. It will issue a trading update in late May.

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Celtic PLC - Glasgow football club - Confirms that Dominic McKay will join Celtic on April 19 before replacing retiring Peter Lawwell as chief executive on July 1. Scottish Rugby confirmed that McKay will leave as chief operating officer on April 16, following a successful handover. McKay, who also was chair of the Guinness Pro14 annual rugby union competition, will join the Celtic board.

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Amryt Pharma PLC - London-based biopharmaceutical firm focused on rare and orphan diseases - Hires Sheila Frame as president for the Americas. Frame has held senior positions at Novartis AG, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and AstraZeneca PLC.

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MyHealthChecked PLC - Cardiff-based consumer home-testing healthcare - Peter Dines steps down as non-executive director on Tuesday. Dines is chief operating officer of Mercia Asset Management PLC, whose funds have a 28% stake in MyHealthChecked. He is standing down to focus on other portfolio companies.

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Northamber PLC - Chessington, Surrey-based audio-visual and information technology distributor - Promotes Finance Director Tony Lee to board and hires Riccardo Reggio as a non-executive director, both from last Thursday. Lee re-joined Northamber in August of last year, having previously been finance director from 2003 to 2005. Reggio is a corporate strategy and acquisitions adviser who worked at Monitor Group for 15 years.

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com

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Friday 15 September 
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25 Jul 2023 14:08

Mercia Asset Management investee wins IAG investment

(Alliance News) - Mercia Asset Management PLC on Tuesday said that one of its direct investments Nova Pangaea Holdings Ltd has received an investment from International Consolidated Airlines Group SA.

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4 Jul 2023 12:13

IN BRIEF: Mercia assets under management rise in positive year

Mercia Asset Management PLC - Regionally focussed specialist asset manager - Net assets rise by 1.1% to GBP202.9 million at March 31 financial year-end, from GBP200.6 million 12 months earlier. Net assets per share drop by 0.4% to 45.4 pence from 45.6p the prior year. Mercia had around 6.5 million more shares in issue at the end of March than a year prior. The company's assets under management increase by 46% to GBP1.4 billion from GBP959.2 million in the same period the year before. Says its pretax profit for its year ended March 31 falls to GBP2.4 million from GBP27.4 million. Revenue up 12% to GBP25.9 million from GBP23.2 million. However, the fair value movements in direct investments fell to GBP1.2 million from GBP11.4 million.

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27 Jun 2023 15:45

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Hunting PLCTrading Statement
James Latham PLCFull Year Results
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13 Jun 2023 14:52

Mercia updates market on substantial investments in gaming assets

(Sharecast News) - Mercia Asset Management updated the market on its investments in the mobile and digital gaming sector on Tuesday.

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13 Jun 2023 11:30

Mercia Asset Management bets on mobile gaming despite 2022 slowdown

(Alliance News) - Mercia Asset Management PLC on Tuesday said mobile gaming investments account for a significant proportion of its portfolio, and the sector is a "natural fit" for its strategy despite a small decline last year.

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7 Jun 2023 09:49

IN BRIEF: Mercia Asset Management notes Warwick wins major contract

Mercia Asset Management PLC - Warwickshire, England-based specialist asset manager - Says Warwick Acoustics Ltd has secured its first production contract with "a global top ten luxury [vehicle] manufacturer". Warwick is a Nuneaton, England-based audio systems manufacturer in which Mercia owns a 40.3% stake. The multi-year contract currently includes two vehicle programmes and will be delivered through a "significant expansion" of Warwick's design, development and manufacturing capacity. Warwick's products are based on its patented ElectroAcoustic panels. Mercia says the contract "is a major milestone for Warwick Acoustics, validating the performance and scalability for its proprietary automotive audio system".

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2 May 2023 12:32

Mercia Asset Management upbeat on new fund raises

(Sharecast News) - Mercia Asset Management announced on Tuesday that its existing managed funds had continued to attract new investments, while its new fund raises had been successful, totalling around £80m.

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13 Mar 2023 12:18

SUMMARY: London listings with exposure to Silicon Valley Bank

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates on exposure to Silicon Valley Bank by London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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8 Feb 2023 13:30

Mercia Asset Management investee MIP gets grant from Gates Foundation

(Alliance News) - Mercia Asset Management PLC on Wednesday said portfolio company MIP Discovery Ltd has secured "significant" grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its work on its detection reagents.

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27 Jan 2023 18:56

TRADING UPDATES: Diaceutics wins two deals; Faron proposes placing

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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18 Jan 2023 11:57

IN BRIEF: Mercia Asset Management sells Intechnica for GBP14.5 million

(Alliance News) - Mercia Asset Management PLC - Warwickshire, England-based, regionally-focused asset manager - Sells IT and technology consulting services company for private equity firms Intechnica Holdings Ltd to Crosslake Technologies LLC for GBP14.5 million. Says it held a 26% direct holding in Intechnica at the point of sale and will receive cash proceeds of GBP3.7 million. This will generate an internal rate of return of 27% and 1.7 times on its current holding value.

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20 Dec 2022 21:39

TRADING UPDATES: Serica Energy to buy Tailwind Energy

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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6 Dec 2022 12:02

CORRECT: Mercia Asset Management acquires company; profit down

(Corrects name of direct portfolio company.)

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