15 May 2012
Cenkos Securities plc ("Cenkos" or "the Company")
Directorate Changes
The Board is pleased to announce that (subject to FSA approval), Dr Anthony Hotson is to be appointed a Non-executive Director with immediate effect.
Anthony Hotson joined the Bank of England in 1978 and worked in the Economics Division, Governors' Office and Money Markets Division. He subsequently worked for McKinsey & Company and then in the corporate finance division of S.G. Warburg. He was a director of S.G. Warburg & Co. Ltd. from 1992 to 1995 and subsequently managing director and head of the Financial Institutions Group, SBC/UBS Warburg until 1998. He was a non-executive director of Henderson Group plc from 2002 to 2009 and Chairman of its subsidiary companies, London Life and Towry Law, before their sale. Anthony has an MPhil in Economics from Nuffield College, Oxford, and a PhD from the Courtauld Institute of Art. He is a member of Wolfson College, Oxford and is currently a Research Fellow at the Winton Institute for Monetary History, Oxford.
Gerry Aherne, said:
"I look forward to welcoming Anthony to the Board of Cenkos Securities. Anthony is exceptionally well placed to undertake the role and brings a wealth of experience to the Company and we believe that he can make a significant contribution to the future success of our business."
AIM Rules disclosure under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules
Dr Anthony Hotson, (Age 58)
Current Directorships
Pensions Bank Limited
Methravia Limited
Trustee
The Wadenhoe Trust
Past directorships within the past 5 years
Henderson Group plc resigned 11/05/2009
Henderson Global Group Limited resigned 11/05/2009
Swinglehust Limited resigned 31/05/2007
There is no further information that is required to be disclosed with regards to the appointment of Dr Anthony Hotson pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
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Chief Executive Officer
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