20 Dec 2016 07:00
Ambrian plc
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("Ambrian" or the "Company")
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Board Appointment
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Ambrian plc (AIM: AMBR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Benz as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.
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Oliver is a partner of a Swiss-based investment management company, and currently has several board and advisory mandates. He has extensive knowledge of investing in public and private companies in a broad range of sectors.
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Mr Benz graduated with a BSc from the School of Economics and Business Administration in Zurich in 1988 and completed his education at International Bankers School in New York in 1992. He started his career as a financial analyst for Credit Suisse in Zurich in 1990 and thereafter for BEA Associates, a New York-based asset management company acquired by Credit Suisse, from 1992 until 1996. From 1996 until 2009 Mr Benz was a member of the Management Board and a Partner of Bellevue Group (BBN:SW).
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Enquiries
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Ambrian plc | |
Roger Clegg | + 44 (0)20 7634 4700 |
Cenkos Securities plc | |
Neil McDonald | + 44 (0)20 7397 8900 |
Nick Tulloch |
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Other Information
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In relation to the appointment of Mr Benz, the Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies save as disclosed below:
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Full Name: | Oliver Gregor Benz  |
Age: | 52 Â |
Current Directorships / Partnerships in the last 5 years: | Carpe Diem Holding AG Carpe Diem Consulting AG Grünmatt AG Metalor Dental Holding AG Metanova Dental AG Z-Systems AG New Dent AG Prodalgo AG  |
Previous Directorships / Partnerships in the last 5 years: | Simkas AG Â |
Current Shareholding in the Company: | Oliver Benz is the sole shareholder of Carpe Diem Holding AG which owns 4,685,304 ordinary shares, representing 1.85 per cent. of the existing issued share capital of the Company carrying voting rights  |
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