EXECUTIVE CHANGES: Bank of Ireland CFO leaves; EMIS names new non-exec

(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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EMIS Group PLC - Leeds, England-based healthcare software company - Names Denise Collis as an additional independent non-executive director. Collis will formally join the board on Friday. Collis is currently non-executive director, chair of the remuneration committee and senior independent director at SThree PLC and non-executive director and chair of the remuneration committee at Smiths News PLC.

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Bank of Ireland Group PLC - Dublin-based company - Chief Financial Officer Myles O'Grady steps down to take up a senior finance role in an organisation outside the financial services sector. O'Grady is expected to leave BoI in March 2022 and a process to appoint his successor will now commence. Myles joined BoI in June 2019 as finance director Ireland and was appointed CFO in October 2019 and a member of the board in January 2020.

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Empiric Student Property PLC - London-based real estate investment trust - Says Martin Ratchford has been appointed as an independent non-executive director from Friday. Ratchford has held the post of CFO at Frasers Property UK Ltd since June 2018. Empiric also says Jim Prower will resign as a director on the same day as part of a planned succession process.

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Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC - London-based brewery - Says Finance Director Adam Councell will step down from his role and from the board on Thursday. Neil Smith will succeed Councell. In order to ensure a smooth handover to Smith, Councell has agreed to provide appropriate support to the business on a consultancy basis until Smith joins the business on November 30.

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Powerhouse Energy Group PLC - Bingley, England-based company which is transforming plastics and waste into clean energy - Says Non-Executive Director Allan Vlah will step down at the end of 2021 to concentrate on his other business interests. Powerhouse Energy appoints Keith Riley as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Riley is currently proprietor & chief executive officer of Vismundi Ltd, a consultancy company providing services to the resources and waste management industry.

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LSL Property Services PLC - Newcastle, England-based surveying services company - Names James Mack as a non-executive director, with immediate effect. Mack currently serves as CFO & executive director at Barclays Bank UK PLC. James was previously CFO & executive director at Aldermore PLC and Aldermore Group PLC.

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Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Ltd - Chelmsford, England-based investment firm - Hires Robert Kirkby as an independent non-executive director with effect from November 1. "Robert is a former advisory partner at KPMG Channel Islands and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants with a background as a business leader and a track record of establishing a business, growing revenue and building a dynamic team," says Chair Charles Clarke.

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Harland & Wolff Group Holdings PLC - Belfast, Northern Ireland-based investment company - Says Clive Richardson, non-executive chair, is stepping down from the board. Richardson's notice period will run until mid-December 2021. Richardson has decided to step down to focus on other activities to which he is already committed, Harland & Wolff says. A formal process to appoint a successor has been initiated and, whilst this progresses, Malcolm Groat, currently chair of the Audit Committee, has been named as interim chair.

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Shield Therapeutics PLC - Newcastle, England-based pharmaceutical company - Names Jose Menoyo as vice president & chief medical officer with immediate effect. Prior to joining Shield, Menoyo served as Head of US Medical Affairs at Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Corcel PLC - London-based natural resource exploration and development company - Names Henry Bellingham as an independent non-executive director, subject the successful conclusion of due diligence procedures. "Henry has a wealth of experience in the natural resources arena, and I am delighted to welcome him to the team at such an exciting time for the business," says Chair James Parsons.

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By Evelina Grecenko; evelinagrecenko@alliancenews.com

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