Directorate Change

RNS Number : 4130D

Man Group plc

26 April 2017

 

Directorate change

London, 26 April 2017 - Man Group plc (Man Group) today announces that Phillip Colebatch, who, as previously announced, is to step down as Senior Independent Director (SID) following the 2017 AGM on 5 May 2017, will also step down from Man Group's Board on 30 September 2017.

Phillip has been a member of Man Group's Board for 10 years. As previously announced, he will be succeeded as SID by Richard Berliand, who joined the Board in January 2016.

Ian Livingston, Chairman of Man Group, said:

"I would like to thank Phillip for his outstanding service and contribution to the firm over the past 10 years, through both good and more difficult times for Man Group. I am also personally very grateful for his support and guidance to me in my transition to the Chairmanship last year."

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About Man Group

Man Group is an active investment management firm focused on delivering performance and client solutions through its five investment management businesses: Man AHL; Man Numeric; Man GLG; Man FRM and Man Global Private Markets.

Man Group's investment management businesses provide long-only, alternative and private markets products on a single and multi-manager basis, leveraging the firm's robust infrastructure to provide a diverse range of strategies across investment approaches, styles and asset classes.

The original business was founded in 1783. Today, Man Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker EMG.L and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. As at 31 March 2017, Man Group's funds under management were $88.7 billion.

Man Group also supports many awards, charities and initiatives around the world, including sponsorship of the Man Booker literary prizes. Further information can be found at www.man.com.

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This document contains forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results and business of Man Group plc. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty and there may be subsequent variations to estimates. Man Group plc's actual future results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.

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