(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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Emmerson PLC - developing Khemisset potash mine in northern Morocco - Appoints Graham Clarke as chief executive officer from Wednesday, replacing Hayden Locke. Clarke has been a senior executive at former FTSE 250 constituent Sirius Minerals PLC since 2011, overseeing technical aspects of the development of the Woodsmith potash mine project. Sirius Minerals was purchased by miner Anglo American PLC earlier this year after running into funding trouble. Prior to that, Clarke spent 26 years at Cleveland Potash, which owned the Boulby potash mine in Yorkshire. "This is an extremely important moment in our corporate progression, from junior explorer into a mine developer, and we are truly fortunate to have someone of Graham's experience to join and build out the team that will eventually deliver the Khemisset potash mine," Emmerson Chair Mark Connelly comments.
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Jupiter US Smaller Companies PLC - investment trust - Starts search for new non-executive director to take over as chair from Gordon Grender at the end of the next financial on June 30, 2021. Back in November, as the company's annual general meeting, 40% of shareholders voted against Grender's re-election as chair, because he had served for more than nine years. Grender has been chair since the investment trusts inception in 1993, meaning he will have been in post for 28 years come 2021.
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Bezant Resources PLC - Kalengwa copper-gold project in Zambia and Hope copper-gold project in Namibia - CEO Laurence Read resigns from board immediately "to pursue his other interests" but will remain available to consult. "The last couple of years have not been an easy period for junior exploration companies, and as chief executive officer, Laurence has helped Bezant re-align its strategy and develop a clear copper-gold focus," comments Executive Chair Colin Bird.
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OTAQ PLC - Lancaster, England-registered marine technology for aquaculture and offshore oil industries - Hires Matt Enright as chief financial officer, replacing interim CFO Simon Walters. Enright was finance director of cardboard box maker TRM Packaging before its sale to DS Smith PLC. Cash shell Hertsford Capital PLC changed its name to OTAQ PLC last week after buying OTAQ Group Ltd.
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FRP Advisory Group PLC - London-based professional services - Hires Gavin Jones as CFO, joining the FRP board on Monday. Jones was CFO of Bowring Marsh, part of MMC Group.
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Harworth Group PLC - Rotherham-based property developer - Hires Lisa Scenna as non-executive director from September 1. Scenna replaces Lisa Clement, who retires as senior independent director on September 30. Scenna was managing director of MS Investments at construction and regeneration firm Morgan Sindall Group PLC, prior to which she was an executive at Laing O'Rourke. Scenna is a non-executive director of Polypipe Group PLC.
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Purplebricks Group PLC - Solihull, England-based estate agency - Says Andreas Wiele has stepped down as non-executive director after leaving major shareholder Axel Springer. Purplebricks says it will announce a replacement Axel Springer director in due course.
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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