Director Appointment

RNS Number : 4528G

ADVFN PLC

04 March 2015

 

4 March 2015

ADVFN Plc ("ADVFN" or the "Company")

Director Appointment

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Basham to its board as a Non Executive Director, with immediate effect.  

Following an early career as a financial journalist and fund manager, Brian has more than 25 years' experience in corporate affairs. Since 1976, Brian has founded and subsequently sold a number of successful businesses, including Broad Street Associates, which was sold to BDDP following its float in 1986 and Primrose Care which was sold to BUPA in 1998.

Brian is currently the executive chairman of Equity Development, a leading sponsored research provider and executive chairman of ArchOver Limited, a crowd lending platform established in 2014.

Commenting on his appointment, the Company's Chairman, Michael Hodges said; "I am delighted that Brian has joined the board of ADVFN. Brian brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge and experience and I would like to welcome him on behalf of the board".

The information required by Schedule 2 paragraph (g) in relation to the appointment of Brian Basham is as follows:

Director's Full Name and Age	Current Directorships/ Partnerships	Directorships/Partnerships within the last 5 years
Brian Arthur Basham (aged 71)	Archover Ltd	Centre For Investigative Journalism Ltd
	Equity Development Limited	Energy Invest Group Ltd
	Bashco Ltd	NLP Financial Management Ltd
	Performance Analysis Limited	The Experience Corps
	The Establishment Club Ltd	Equity Research Limited
	Equity 1 Ltd	Equity Marketing Limited
	Equity Active Ltd	Equity Eye Limited
	Daygreen Ltd	Equity Education Limited
	Equity Holdings Ltd	Refe Limited
		BSSG Limited
		Intershare Limited

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of the appointment under Schedule 2(g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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Enquiries

Contacts:

Clem Chambers        [e-mail]

Salmaan Khawaja

Jen Clarke

Jamie Barklem              0207 383 5100

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)

 

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