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13 June 2018
APQ Global Limited
("APQ Global" or the "Company")
New appointment to Advisory Council
APQ Global, the emerging markets income company, is pleased to announce that it has further expanded its International Advisory Council ('IAC') with the appointment of John Toshack, who will focus on opportunities for investing in Digital Assets and Distributed Ledger Technology.
John Toshack is an independent consultant specialising in cryptocurrency, blockchain and distributed ledger technology. He recently graduated from the inaugural Oxford Blockchain Strategy Programme, at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. John has an extensive network of professionals and thought leaders in the blockchain space, and will be tasked with providing market insight and leadership on strategy as APQ develops its capabilities in this area.
Prior to his interest in blockchain, John had a career spanning more than 15 years with the HSBC Group, where he gained significant expertise in traded markets and financial structuring, with a focus on emerging markets. Amongst the senior roles he held at the bank, John was Head of Emerging Markets Structuring for Europe Middle East and Africa, where he played a lead role in developing and executing structured products in a range of jurisdictions including Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and Nigeria. Latterly, John was a senior member of the team that built HSBC's energy commodity derivative trading desk, which operated under a strategic partnership with the oil trading division of Total S.A. John holds an Economics degree from The University of Sydney, Australia and he further graduated with a diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from The Securities Institute of Australia.
Tania Rotherwick, Chairwoman of APQ Global's International Advisory Council commented: "We are delighted that John is joining our increasingly strong team of advisors on APQ Global's International Advisory Council. John's professional experience in financial markets and structuring, combined with his knowledge of distributed ledger technologies will be a valuable asset as we seek to examine the investment opportunities presented to us in the increasingly important digital frontiers of blockchain and cryptocurrency in emerging markets."
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Notes to Editors
APQ Global Limited
APQ Global (ticker: APQ LN) is a global emerging markets income company with interests across Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Company's objective is to steadily grow earnings to deliver attractive returns and capital growth to shareholders. This objective is achieved through a combination of revenue generating operating activities and investing in growing businesses across emerging markets. APQ Global run a well-diversified and liquid portfolio, take strategic stakes in selected businesses and plan to take operational control of companies through the acquisition of minority and majority stakes in companies with a focus on emerging markets.
For more information, please visit apqglobal.com.
International Advisory Council (IAC)
Established in February 2017, the IAC assists in locating the best investment opportunities across the globe. The panel of advisors, chaired by Tania Rotherwick, contribute insights from their own areas of geographical and sector expertise to support APQ Global's business strategy.