(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ltd - Bermuda-based investment company operating a maritime services company in Brazil - Keith Middleton will retire as finance director on March 26 next year, after 25 years with the company. As a replacement, hires Leslie Rans as chief operating & financial officer from January 1. Rans was chief executive officer of both Digicel Bermuda and BAS Ltd. Additionally, Colin Maltby will retire as independent non-executive director on January 1 after eight years on the board.
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Trafalgar Property Group PLC - residential and assisted living property developer - Hires Gary Thorneycroft as financial director and board member, effective immediately. Thorneycroft was co-founder & CFO of Jones Food Co Ltd, which operates a vertical farm and was bought by online grocer Ocado Group PLC in 2019.
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Kore Potash PLC - potash development in Republic of Congo - Appoints Trinidad Maria Reyes Perez as non-executive director, nominated by shareholder Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA, effective immediately. She replaces Jose Antonio Merino, who has resigned immediately.
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InnovaDerma PLC - London-based beauty, personal care and life science products - Hires Simon Pyper as non-executive director, effective from end of general meeting on December 16. Rodney Turner will step down as non-executive director at the same time after serving since 2014. Pyper was CEO of digital market firm Be Heard Group PLC, a former AIM listing.
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Pacific Horizon Investment Trust PLC - invests in Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan and Indian sub-continent - Hires Robert Chote as non-executive director from Wednesday. Chote was chair of the UK government's Office for Budget Responsibility from 2010 to earlier this year.
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Open Orphan PLC - London-based contract research organisation and pharmaceutical services - Hires Curadh Pharmaceuticals Ltd CEO Elaine Sullivan as non-executive director. Sullivan also was a founder of Dublin-based Carrick Therapeutics. Mark Warne will step down as non-executive director on December 31. Warne was on the board of hVIVO PLC, acquired by Open Orphan at the start of 2020, and he helped with the integration.
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Nuformix PLC - London-based drug re-purposing specialist - Hires Julian Gilbert as non-executive director, effective immediately. Gilbert was co-founder & CEO of Acacia Pharma Group PLC.
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Alien Metals Ltd - Australia and Mexico focused minerals explorer - James Cable retires as non-executive director on Tuesday, ahead of the company annual general meeting on Wednesday. Cable was involved with the company from its inception.
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By Tom Waite; thomaslwaite@alliancenews.com
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