Kingswood H. Regulatory News (KWG)

KINGSWOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED

("Kingswood" or the "Group")

Gary Wilder appointed Executive Deputy Chairman

Kingswood Holdings Limited (AIM: KWG), the integrated wealth management group, which trades under the name KW Wealth, has today announced the appointment of Gary Wilder as Executive Deputy Chairman effective from 1 November 2018. Group Chief Executive Marianne Ismail will report to Gary in his new role.

Gary Wilder joined the Board in October 2017 as a non-Executive Director. He has over 30 years' experience of real estate investment, structured finance and private equity in Europe, Asia and the US and has been involved in all phases of the investment process including equity capital raising, fund structuring, debt financing, property acquisitions, asset management and sales. He has built up an extensive network of deep relationships with key players, advisors, brokers, consultants, investment banks and analysts.

He co-founded Moor Park Capital Partners LLP in 2006, which has offices in London and Hamburg. Prior to founding Moor Park, Gary was a Managing Partner and Co-Head of European Funds Group within Nomura, a team he created following his role as Head of Nomura's Real Estate Principal Finance Group. He was also a member of Nomura's Global Fixed Income Committee. Between 1999 and 2002, he was Partner & Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston responsible for its European Real Estate Investment Banking business. In the period 1992 to 1999, Gary was a Managing Director at Bankers Trust (now Deutsche Bank) in the Real Estate Group.

Gary is also a founder partner of Kingswood Property Finance Limited Partnership, and alongside his partner, Jonathan Massing has undertaken a range of long-term private equity investments and financial transactions. Gary will perform this new Executive Deputy Chairman role alongside his other business commitments external to the Group.

Buzz West, Chairman, Kingswood, commented: "We are delighted that Gary has accepted this position. His experience and energy, working closely with Marianne and the rest of the management team, will be an added bonus for the Group, and its shareholders as we continue to grow."

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