6 Dec 2016 09:45
6 December 2016
Private & Commercial Finance Group plc
("PCFG", the "Company" or the "Group")
Directorate Change
PCFG, the AIM quoted finance house, announces the appointment of Timothy Franklin as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Mr Franklin is a highly experienced executive and non-executive director with a career that spans over 30 years with both building societies and banks. He has held a variety of roles on boards and board committees and is currently a non-executive director of the Post Office which, with 11,800 branches, is the largest financial services retailer by number of outlets in the UK. He is also currently Senior Independent Director of HM Land Registry.
Mr Franklin has previously held a number of senior executive roles at Co-operative Financial Services, Britannia Building Society and Barclays Bank with a record of outstanding achievement in retail financial services, banking technology and business transformation. As part of PCFG's banking licence application to the PRA and as a Director of the Company, Mr Franklin has already undertaken the necessary due diligence procedures.
Scott Maybury, CEO, commented: "I am very pleased to welcome Tim Franklin on to the Board of PCFG. Tim's retail banking experience will complement the skills of the existing board members and provide invaluable commercial and savings product experience to the team. This, alongside his knowledge of banking technology and business transformation, will help deliver our strategic vision as we move towards our banking licence. We greatly look forward to working with Tim."
Tim Franklin commented: "I am delighted to be joining the PCFG Board as we move into the next stage of the evolution of this well established and highly regarded business."
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For further information, please contact:
Private & Commercial Finance Group Scott Maybury, Chief Executive Officer Robert Murray, Managing Director David Bull, Finance Director
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| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7222 2426 |
Tavistock Communications Jos Simson / Niall Walsh
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| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150 |
Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited Atholl Tweedie / Adam James / Peter Steel - Corporate Finance Charles Leigh-Pemberton - Corporate Broking
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| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
Stockdale Securities Henry Willcocks
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| Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6100 |
Appendix 1: disclosures required pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies
Timothy Alan Franklin (aged 55) has, during the past five years been a director of the following companies:
Current Directorships or Partnerships | Previous Directorships or Partnerships |
Enville Court Management Company Limited | St. Bart's Multi-Academy Trust |
Post Office Limited | |
Sunsitive Ltd | |
HM Land Registry |
Save as set out in this announcement, there are no further details to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of Mr Franklin.
About Private & Commercial Finance Group plc (www.pcfg.co.uk)
Established in 1994, Private & Commercial Finance Group plc is an AIM-quoted finance house which has two main operating divisions:
• Consumer Finance which provides finance for motor vehicles to consumers; and
• Business Finance which provides finance for vehicles, plant and equipment to SMEs.
The Group has a highly efficient and scalable business model, utilising its specially developed internet-based proposal system to service national networks of brokers and suppliers.