Directorate Change

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Brooks Macdonald Group PLC

20 October 2016

 

20 October 2016

BROOKS MACDONALD GROUP PLC

Directorate Change

Appointment of Group Chief Executive

Brooks Macdonald Group (the "Group" or "Brooks Macdonald") is pleased to announce that Caroline Connellan will be joining Brooks Macdonald as Group Chief Executive Officer in April 2017, subject to regulatory approvals.  Caroline, 43, has more than 20 years experience in financial services, most recently as Head of UK Premier and Wealth at HSBC where she has led the transformation of the UK Wealth business.  Prior to this she held a number of senior corporate roles, including Group Strategy Director at Standard Life, and had extensive experience in the wealth and asset management sector as a consultant at McKinsey.  Caroline started her career as a Fund Manager with Newton Investment Management in London.

Chris Macdonald will remain with Brooks Macdonald in his current role of Chief Executive becoming Deputy Chairman with effect from April 2017.  As Deputy Chairman, Chris will also serve as an adviser to Brooks Macdonald to support the continued growth and development of the Group. It is the intention of the Board that subject to shareholder approval Chris would take on the role of Chairman in the future.

These changes continue the process begun last year to deepen the Group's senior management team whilst enabling Chris, the Group's co-founder, to evolve his role in line with the strategic objectives of the Group.

Save as set out in the Appendix to this announcement, there are no additional disclosures required under Rule 17 and Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Chris Knight, Chairman of Brooks Macdonald, commented:

"We are delighted that Caroline will be joining us as we look to the next phase of growth for Brooks Macdonald.  Caroline brings significant wealth management experience that will be critical to delivering the Group's strategy and we are confident that she will bring a valuable external perspective which, together with our experienced management team, will enable us to meet our clients' expectations and to drive further growth in our business."

"Chris has been central in the foundation, development and significant growth of Brooks Macdonald over the last 25 years.  His new role as Deputy Chairman will ensure the Group continues to benefit from his experience and expertise as it fulfils its growth ambitions."

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The Group has also today separately announced its quarterly Funds under Management.

Appendix - AIM Rules Schedule 2(g) disclosures

Caroline Mary Connellan's directorships in the last five years are as follows:

Company	Role/Position	Date from	Date to
Current HSBC Wealth Client Nominee Limited	HSBC Nominee	16/10/15	Present (resignation in process)
Former HSBC TKM Ltd (formerly HSBC UK Wealth Client Nominee Ltd/TKM Limited - dormant company subsequently liquidated) Sick Kids Foundation (Charity)	HSBC Nominee Trustee	22/09/15 29/08/11	22/10/15 25/06/12

Enquiries to:

Brooks Macdonald Group plc Chris Macdonald, Chief Executive Simon Jackson, Finance Director	www.brooksmacdonald.com 020 7499 6424
Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Guy Wiehahn / Adrian Haxby	020 7418 8900
MHP Communications Reg Hoare / Simon Hockridge / Giles Robinson	020 3128 8100

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 (FUM) of £8.30bn as at 30 June 2016.

Through its core divisions, 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 offshore fund management and administration services and acts as fund manager to regulated OEICs, providing specialist funds in the property and structured return sectors and managing property assets on behalf of these funds and other clients.

The Group has twelve offices across the UK and the Channel Islands including London, Edinburgh, Guernsey, Hale, Hampshire, Jersey, Leamington Spa, Manchester, Taunton, Tunbridge Wells and York.

 

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