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(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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SEPLAT Petroleum Development Co PLC - Nigerian oil and gas producer - Austin Avuru retires as chief executive officer, as announced back in November of last year, but remains on the board as a non-executive director.
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Tandem Group PLC - Birmingham-based sports, leisure and mobility equipment - Andy Bestwick resigns as non-executive director, effective from last Friday, after 10 years. The search for a new non-executive director is underway. As previously announced, Mervyn Keene retired as non-executive chair on Friday, replaced by Steve Grant. Jim Shears takes over as chief executive officer. Commercial Director Phil Ratcliffe becomes joint managing director of Tandem's trading subsidiary MV Sports & Leisure Ltd, alongside Shears.
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Lok'n Store Group PLC - self-storage - Neil Newman-Shepherd promoted to managing director from sales director, both board positions. Andrew Jacobs becomes executive chair, while Simon Thomas steps down as non-executive chair but stays on board as non-executive director. Lok'n Store also hires Jeff Woyda, the chief operating officer & chief financial officer of shipping broker Clarkson PLC, as an independent non-executive director.
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Starwood European Real Estate Finance Ltd - invests in real estate debt investments in UK and EU - Hires Shelagh Mason as non-executive director from September 1 and Charlotte Denton from January 1, 2021. Replacing Jonathan Bridel, who steps down in December, and in preparation for the retirement of Stephen Smith in December 2021 and John Whittle in December 2022. Mason is an English commercial property solicitor and a non-executive director with Renewables Infrastructure Group Ltd and Ruffer Investment Co Ltd. Denton is an accountant, previously with KPMG and Rothschild.
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FRP Advisory Group PLC - London-based professional services - Hires Claire Balmforth as non-executive director. Balmforth is a non-executive director of self-storage firm Safestore Holdings PLC and of industrial fastenings maker Trifast PLC.
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Adriatic Metals PLC - developing polymetallic Vares project in Bosnia & Herzegovina - Hires Sanela Karic as non-executive director. Karic is executive director for legal affairs & human resources at Prevent Group, a diversified industrial corporation in Bosnia. Peter Bilbe steps down as non-executive chair but remains as non-executive director. Michael Rawlinson is promoted to chair.
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Danakali Ltd - developing Colluli sulphate of potash project in Eritrea - Neil Gregson is hired as non-executive director, while Paul Donaldson and Andre Liebenberg retire from the board. Donaldson to remain as a senior consultant. Gregson is a mining engineer and investment manager, having most recently been a portfolio manager in the JP Morgan Asset Management Global Equities team in London.
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Thalassa Holdings Ltd - British Virgin Islands-registered holding company - Martyn Porter resigns as a director from Monday "for personal reasons".
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Paragon Banking Group PLC - Solihull, West Midlands-based mortgage, savings and business finance provider - Peter Hartill to retire as non-executive director on September 30.
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Sirius Real Estate Ltd - operator of branded business parks in Germany - Justin Atkinson and Jill May step down from board at Friday's annual general meeting.
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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