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(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Tuesday through Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

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Purplebricks Group PLC - Solihull, West Midlands-based estate agent - Chief Financial Officer Andy Botha will leave the company at the end of the month, with no reason for the departure provided by Purplebricks. Hires Steve Long as new CFO, starting in the first quarter of 2022. Long joins from esure Group, a motor insurer that was listed in London until being bought by a subsidiary of Bain Capital Private Equity LP. At esure, he is finance director for Strategy & Transformation. Botha is thanked for "his work during a period of organisation transformation against the challenging backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic".

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TP Group PLC - Wincanton, England-based consulting, software and engineering company - Adds directors of largest shareholder Science Group PLC to own board. Martyn Ratcliffe and Peter Bertram are appointed non-executive directors, starting immediately. Ratcliffe is chair of 27% shareholder Science Group, of which he owns 21%. Bertram is a non-executive director of Science Group, which failed in a hostile takeover offer for TP Group back in August. Late last month, Andrew McCree resigned as TP's non-executive chair, replaced by board member Phil Holland.

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Derwent London PLC - real estate investment trust focused on central London offices - David Silverman will step down as executive director in the first half of 2022 after 19 years with the company and 13 on the board. Silverman's responsibilities will be allocated among the other executive directors, and he won't be replaced.

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Unilever PLC - London-based consumer goods - Hires Ruby Lu as non-executive director, starting November 1. Lu is a venture capital investor in technology start-ups in the US and China, Unilever says. She founded Atypical Ventures, an early-stage technology investment firm.

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British Honey Co PLC - Buckinghamshire-based spirits and honey producer - Alex Maurice resigns from the board immediately, though he remains a company employee. Richard Day is re-appointed as non-executive chair, and Mark Gamble is re-appointed as an executive director. As a result, Gamble, a 17% shareholder, withdraws his requisition for a general meeting. Late last month, Maurice had been promoted to chief operating officer and executive director, while Michael Williams had stepped down as interim chair & chief executive officer. "We are pleased that the new board is settled," Day says. "We will, of course, be working together to further enhance the experience and balance of the board. We believe British Honey has a good underlying business, and we look forward to a period of stability and growth."

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Kistos PLC - investor in low-carbon energy assets, including in Dutch North Sea - Hires Peter Mann as chief executive officer and Richard Slape as chief financial officer, with both also joining the board, effective immediately. Founder Andrew Austin reverts to executive chair from interim CEO. Richard Benmore will revert to non-executive director from interim chair. Mann and Slape were CEO and CFO respectively of RockRose Energy PLC, a London-listed oil explorer that Austin had chaired until it was acquired by Viaro Energy Ltd last year.

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Powerhouse Energy Group PLC - Bingley, England-based hydrogen production from waste plastic - Kirsty Gogan steps down as non-executive director immediately "to focus on her other business interests".

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Cornish Metals Inc - United Downs copper-and-tin mine and South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall - Hires Stephen Gatley as independent non-executive director. Gatley, a mining engineer, was general manager of South Crofty at the time of its closure in 1998 and also worked for Rio Tinto PLC. Cornish Metals CEO Richard Williams said Gatley "not only has an extensive background in mining but also is very familiar with our South Crofty tin project, which will be extremely valuable as we look to advance our Cornish assets."

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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com

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