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(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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600 Group PLC - Elland, England-based diversified industrial engineering firm - Donald Haselton and Todd Riggs hired as non-executive directors. Haselton is currently, and will remain, the president of 600 Group Inc and the managing director of the Industrial Laser Systems Division. Riggs has worked in varying roles within the industrial engineering sector since 2005. Stephen Rutherford, who has been a 600 Group non-executive director since 2007, will be retiring after the upcoming annual general meeting. Company says: "Along with the above changes to board level management the 600 Group PLC board is assuming a purely supervisory, strategic and stewardship role and engaging 600 Group Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary, to fully manage day to day operations. In that regard, Paul Dupee will transition to a non-executive chairman role of the PLC but continue as executive chairman of 600 Group Inc."
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Thor Mining PLC - Australia and America-focused exploration and development company - Executive Chair Mick Billing tenders resignation with immediate effect. "Mick Billing has been very influential in the strategic direction of Thor Mining over a period of more than 13 years with the Company, and we have greatly appreciated his significant contribution. We wish Mick well in his retirement from the Board and his pursuit of his personal and business interests," says Managing Director Nicole Galloway Warland.
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IntegraFin Holdings PLC - London-based investment platform - Says Neil Holden has stepped down as a non-executive director. His resignation creates a vacancy on the Remuneration Committee and Robert Lister has been appointed to it with immediate effect. Following external search, hires Rita Dhut to board as non-executive director with effect from September 22. She is also a non-executive director of JPMorgan European Investment Trust PLC and Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust PLC.
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IQ-AI Ltd - Jersey-based medical services and software company - Appoints Brett Skelly as a non-executive director with immediate effect. It says: "In December 2017, Brett became the outsourced financial controller of AIM listed Braveheart Investment Group PLC and is also the outsourced financial controller at Anticus Partners Ltd." Adds that Qu Li has resigned as a non-executive director to pursue other business interests.
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CIP Merchant Capital Ltd - closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey - Marco Fumagalli and Carlo Sgarbi decide not to stand for re-election as directors at annual general meeting to be held next Friday. "This decision has been taken in order to demonstrate increased independence of the board and to reduce the number of directors such that the board's composition is more suited to that of an externally managed AIM quoted investment company," firm says, adding they will remain directors of the company's investment manager, Merchant Capital Manager Ltd.
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By Lucy Heming; lucyheming@alliancenews.com
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