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1 November 2018
Funding Circle Holdings plc
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Funding Circle Holdings plc ("Funding Circle"), the leading small business loans platform in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands, is pleased to announce that, as previously notified in the Prospectus issued on 19 September 2018, Geeta Gopalan is appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Ms Gopalan will chair the audit committee and be a member of the risk and compliance committee.
Ms Gopalan is a chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience in financial services and retail banking, particularly payments and digital innovation. She is a non-executive director of CYBG plc (and its group companies Clydesdale Bank plc and Virgin Money plc), Ultra Electronic Holdings plc, and Wizink Bank SA, the latter of which she is chair of the audit and risk committee.
Commenting on the appointment, Samir Desai, CEO and co-founder of Funding Circle, said: "Our ambition is to build a better financial world by revolutionising the financial system and securing a better deal for everyone. Geeta's experience will be invaluable as we continue to grow and build a category-defining global company, and I am very pleased to welcome her to the board."
There is no further information to be disclosed regarding Geeta Gopalan under paragraph 9.6.13(R) of the Listing Rules.
Enquiries:
Funding Circle Holdings plc
press@fundingcircle.com / 0203 667 2245
TB Cardew
Ed Orlebar (07738 724 630)
Tom Allison (07789 998 020)
About Funding Circle:
Funding Circle (corporate.fundingcircle.com) is a global SME loans platform, connecting SMEs who want to borrow with investors who want to lend in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands. Since launching in 2010, investors across Funding Circle's geographies - including more than 85,000 retail investors, banks, asset management companies, insurance companies, government-backed entities and funds - have lent more than £5.5 billion to over 55,000 businesses globally.