EXECUTIVE CHANGES: 3i, Best of the Best and HICL appoint new chairs

Thu, 30th Sep 2021 16:05

(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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3i Group PLC - London-based private equity investor - Appoints Senior Independent Director David Hutchison as non-executive chair with effect from November 11, replacing Simon Thompson after six years in the role.

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Best of the Best PLC - car and lifestyle competition company - Appoints Non-Executive Director David Firth as non-executive chair with immediate effect, replacing Michael Hindmarch. Firth has been part of the company for three years since 2018.

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HICL Infrastructure PLC - a long-term investor in infrastructure assets - Appoints Non-Executive Director Mike Bane as chair with effect from July 31, 2022 following search process, replacing Ian Russell after eight years in the company.

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TP Group PLC - Hampshire, England-based consulting, software and engineering company - Non-Executive Director Phil Holland is promoted to non-executive chair, after four years in the role since 2017. He will be replacing Andrew McCree, who has resigned with immediate effect.

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Bidstack Group PLC - London-based in-game advertising platform - Chief Financial Officer John McIntosh resigns from position with immediate effect to pursue other business opportunities, after three years at the company since 2018. Head of Finance Bhavesh Hirani will act as interim CFO.

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Conduit Holdings Ltd - Bermuda-based insurance company - Appoints Michelle Seymour Smith as non-executive director with immediate effect. Her most recent executive role was as chief transformation officer at Bermuda-based insurance firm Arch Capital Group Ltd.

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Ocean Outdoor Ltd - outdoor media and billboard advertising operator - Non-Executive Director Thomas Ebeling resigns with immediate effect due to other board commitments, after three years in the role.

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Safestore Holdings PLC - self-storage space provider - Appoints Lahre Duhot and Delphine Mousseau as non-executive directors with effect on November 1. At the same time, non-executives Jo Kenrick and Bill Oliver will step down on October 31, after seven and five years respectively.

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Vodafone Group PLC - Berkshire, England-based telecommunications company - Appoints Deborah Kerr as non-executive director with effect on March 1, 2022. Is also on the board of hybrid cloud data services firm NetApp and US omnichannel retailer Chico's. Is currently managing director at global private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

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Royal Mail PLC - London-based postal services provider - Appoints Shashi Verma as non-executive director with immediate effect. Is currently chief technology officer at Transport for London.

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Bankers Investment Trust PLC - aims for capital growth in excess of the FTSE World Index and annual dividend growth ahead of inflation - Non-Executive Director Richard Huntingford to stand down with effect on October 31, after three years in role since 2018.

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By Dayo Laniyan; dayolaniyan@alliancenews.com