Last checked at 10 Jul 2013 13:03
Polemos plc
(the "Company")
Directorate Change
The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Spencer Wilson as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.
Mr. Wilson is a financier and has been Chief Executive Officer at Markab Capital Limited ("Markab"), a boutique Middle East-focused investment bank and family office since 2010. Mr. Wilson currently oversees deal origination at Markab as well as developing financing and M&A opportunities for the firm. Prior to joining Markab, Mr. Wilson worked as a Managing Partner at Churchill Merchant Capital, Inc. from 2000 to 2002 and then a Senior Managing Director at Newhaven Merchant Bankers from 2002 to 2010. Among other directorship positions, Mr. Wilson is a director of Amara Dhari Investments Limited who, together with Qatar Consulting Company, is interested in 18.18% of the Company's total voting rights.
David Lenigas, Executive Chairman of the Company, commented:
"The Board looks forward to working with Spencer as a Non-Executive Director of the Company as it continues to seek value for shareholders through the Oil and Gas sector."
For further information, please contact:
Polemos plc +44 20 7440 0640
Donald Strang
N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 20 7496 3000
Aubrey Powell / Alex Wright
Appendix - Information required under AIM rules
Save as disclosed below, there are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
Spencer John Wilson, aged 36.
Current directorships
Markab Capital Limited
Newhaven GMBH
Octavian Growth Partners Limited
NIH Management
Amara Dhari Investments Limited
Phoenician Corporation IV Limited
Edwin Lee Holdings Inc.
Amara Holdings Inc.
Newhaven Investments House, Inc.
Newhaven CBH, Inc.
Eights Triple, S.A.
Prosperitas Capital Corp
Grosvenor Et Cie, S.A.
Trois Tres III, Inc.
NM Bancorp Limited
Past directorships held within the last 5 years
RAK Real Estate Limited
Phoenician V Limited (now known as Makkah & Madinah Holdings)
AMK Investments Ltd