Appointment of Executive Directors

RNS Number : 4725E

Brooks Macdonald Group PLC

08 July 2021

 

8 July 2021

BROOKS MACDONALD GROUP PLC

Appointment of Executive Directors

Brooks Macdonald Group plc ("The Group", "Brooks Macdonald") is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew William Shepherd and Lynsey Jane Cross as executive directors, with effect from 13 July 2021.

The Group previously announced Andrew's appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer, subject to regulatory approval. He brings a depth of financial services experience spanning 27 years and joined the Group in 2002. He has held numerous roles across Brooks Macdonald, including Group Deputy CEO since 2015, and took the role of CEO of the Group's International business in April 2019.

Lynsey joined Brooks Macdonald in May 2020 as Chief Operating Officer. Lynsey is responsible for advancing how the Group serves their advisors and clients and leads the Group's investment in technology, systems and processes.

With over 25 years of financial services experience, Lynsey has worked in senior roles across both asset management and insurance. She was CEO of ANV Group until she led the company through its acquisition by AmTrust, when she was appointed COO of AmTrust International to oversee their complex integration programme.

Additionally, Lynsey is Chair of Diversity & Inclusion at Insurance Institute London and is a Non-Executive Director of MSE NHS Foundation Trust.

Commenting on the appointments, Alan Carruthers, Chairman of Brooks Macdonald, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Andrew and Lynsey to the Group Board.  Andrew has very much hit the ground running since his appointment as CEO Designate, and Lynsey has similarly had a strong impact on the Group since her arrival a year ago.  I look forward to working with both of them more closely going forwards."

The Group is also pleased to announce that Ben Thorpe, Group Finance Director, is taking on additional responsibilities relating to the Group's product and service innovation agenda.

Additional information

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Andrew William Shepherd, aged 48, is or has during the last five years been a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:

Current directorships	Previous directorships
Secure Nominees Ltd	Brooks Macdonald Funds Ltd
Brooks Macdonald Retirement Services International Ltd	Brooks Macdonald Group Plc
Brooks Macdonald International Nominees (Guernsey) Ltd	Long Income REIT Ltd
Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Limited	Brooks Macdonald International Fund Managers Ltd
Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd
Levitas Investment Management Services Ltd
Brooks Macdonald Financial Consulting Ltd
Brooks Macdonald Funds Ltd Braemar Group Limited Cornelian Asset Managers Group Limited

Lynsey Jane Cross, aged 46, is or has during the last five years been a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:

Current directorships	Previous directorships
Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd	ANV Global Services Ltd
Brooks Macdonald Nominees Ltd	ANV Holdings (UK) Ltd
MSE NHS Foundation Trust	ANV Corporate Name Ltd
	Astley 1 Ltd
	Amtrust Central Bureau of Services Ltd
	Amtrust Syndicate Holdings Ltd
	Amtrust Syndicate Services Ltd
	ANV Syndicate Management Ltd
	Amtrust Syndicates Ltd
	Stichting Administratatiekantoor ANV Holding

Save as disclosed above, there is no further information required to be disclosed in respect of Andrew William Shepherd or Lynsey Jane Cross pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries to:

Brooks Macdonald Group plc Andrew Shepherd, Group CEO designate Ben Thorpe, Group Finance Director	www.brooksmacdonald.com 020 7659 3492
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Rishi Shah / John Welch	020 7418 8900
FTI Consulting Ed Berry / Laura Ewart / Katherine Bell	[e-mail] 07703 330199 / 07711 387085 / 07976 870961

Notes to editors

Brooks Macdonald Group plc, through its various subsidiaries, provides leading investment management services in the UK and internationally. The Group, which was founded in 1991 and began trading on AIM in 2005, had discretionary Funds under Management of £15.6 billion as at 31 March 2021.

Brooks Macdonald offers a range of investment management services to private high net worth individuals, pension funds, institutions, charities and trusts. The Group also provides financial planning as well as international investment management, and acts as fund manager to a range of onshore and international funds.

The Group has thirteen offices across the UK and the Channel Islands including London, Cheltenham (opening 12 July), East Anglia, Exeter (opening 12 July), Hampshire, Leamington Spa, Leeds, Manchester, Tunbridge Wells, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and Guernsey.

LEI: 213800WRDF8LB8MIEX37

www.brooksmacdonald.com / @BrooksMacdonald

 

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