21 Oct 2014 18:29
21 October 2014
London Capital Group Holdings plc
("London Capital Group", "LCG", the "Company" or the "Group")
Board Change
The Company announces that Giles Vardey, Non-Executive senior independent Director, has today announced his resignation as non-executive director and has agreed to step down from the Board with effect from 31 December 2014. Giles joined the Group as a Non-Executive Director in May 2012, becoming Chairman in August 2012. Giles stepped down as Chairman, as previously announced, on 11 September 2014. The Board wishes to thank Giles for his hard work and contribution to the Company.
Charles Henri-Sabet, Executive Chairman of LCG, said: "On behalf of the Board and the wider management team I would like to thank Giles for his sustained support for the Group since he joined as a Non-Executive Director more than two years ago and his leadership as Chairman through a period of transition for the business. We are pleased that Giles' services will be available until the end of this year when he formally steps down. The Board of LCG will be announcing details of a new enlarged and strengthened management team in due course."
For further information, please contact:
London Capital Group Holdings plc
Charles-Henri Sabet, Executive Chairman
020 7456 7000
Cenkos Securities plc
Nicholas Wells
020 7397 8900
Morgan Rossiter
James Rossiter/ Richard Morgan Evans
0203 195 3240
Notes to Editors:
London Capital Group Holdings plc (hereafter "LCGH plc" or "LCG" or "London Capital Group" or "the Group") is a financial services company offering online trading services.
London Capital Group Limited (LCG Ltd), a wholly owned trading subsidiary of LCGH plc, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Its core activity is the provision of spread betting and CFD products on the financial markets to retail clients under the trading names Capital Spreads, Capital CFDs and LCG MT. Its other division provides online foreign exchange trading services to institutional and professional clients. LCG Ltd is one of the leading providers of white label financial spread trading and CFD platforms and its white label partners include TD Direct Investing, Bwin.party, and Saxo Bank. LCG Ltd has a European passport and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. LCG Ltd also has access to international markets through its global clearing relationships. LCGH plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. LCG is included in the General Financial sector (8770) and Speciality Finance sub sector (8775) and has a RIC code of LCG.L