(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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SpaceandPeople PLC - Glasgow-based retail, promotional and brand experience firm - Promotes one company co-founder to chief executive officer to replace the other. Nancy Cullen is promoted to CEO from chief operating officer, replacing fellow co-founder Matthew Bending, who steps down on Friday "to concentrate on other opportunities" after having led the company since it started in 2000.
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Quarto Group Inc - London-based book publisher - Promotes Polly Powell, CEO of UK operations, to group CEO, effective from Friday. Powell, who joined Quarto in February, replaces CK Lau in the CEO role. Lau remains an executive director.
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Everyman Media Group PLC - London-based premium cinema chain - Crispin Lilly resigns as chief executive after six years in the role "to pursue personal interests". Lilly will leave the board immediately but stay with the company until the end of September. Executive Chair Paul Wise will manage the company until a replacement CEO is found.
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Eurasia Mining PLC - platinum group metals and gold mining in Russia - Moves James Nieuwenhuys from non-executive director to CEO and executive director, while Christian Schaffalitzky remains executive chair. Dmitry Suschov leaves board to focus on his role as chief M&A officer. Nieuwenhuys was CEO at South Africa's Lesego Platinum Mining Ltd and COO at Russian producer Polyus Gold.
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Uniphar PLC - Dublin-based healthcare services - Hires Jeff Berkowitz as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Berkowitz is a veteran healthcare executive, having worked at at UnitedHealth Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc and Merck & Co Inc. At the same time, Heather Ann McSharry steps down from the board.
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Blackfinch Spring VCT PLC - venture capital trust managed by Blackfinch Group - Adds Reuben Wilcock as a non-executive. Wilcock is head of Ventures at Blackfinch Ventures. Meanwhile, Richard Cook retires as a director from Friday. Separately, Blackfinch Spring VCT says it plans to launch a new share subscription to raise up to GBP20 million, plus an over-allotment facility for another GBP20 million.
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Whitbread PLC - Dunstable, Bedfordshire-based owner and operator of Premier Inns - Deanna Oppenheimer to step down as non-executive director from December 31 to spend more time in North America.
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Trident Royalties PLC - mining royalty and streaming - Hires Helen Pein as independent non-executive director, effective immediately. Pein is an economic geologist with 30 years experience in the discovery and evaluation of mineral deposits, Trident says.
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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Eurasia Mining (EUA)
Whitbread (WTB)
Everyman Media (EMAN)
SpaceandPeople (SAL)
Trident Royalties (TRR)
Uniphar (UPR)
Blackfinch Spr. (BFSP)