Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Pantheon International PLC

25 July 2023

 

25 July 2023

For immediate release

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Pantheon International Plc

("PIP" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

The Board of PIP is pleased to announce the appointment of Rahul Welde as a Non-Executive Director of the Company and member of the Audit, Management Engagement and Nomination Committees with effect from 25 July 2023.

Rahul Welde is a marketing and digital professional who spent almost 31 years in senior, international roles at Unilever. He is a current Non-Executive Director of Entain Plc and Parentinc Pte Ltd (Singapore), and is Chair of the Advisory Board of Migrant Leaders, a UK charity. He also serves in an advisory capacity to corporations and technology-led companies including those at the startup and scaleup stages.

There are no other details or disclosures to be made which are required under LR 9.6.13R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules for the appointment of Rahul Welde.

John Singer CBE, Chair of PIP, commented: "On behalf of the Directors, I extend a warm welcome to Rahul. He has considerable expertise and depth in marketing, brand management and media - with a particular focus on digital - all of which is enhanced by his global perspective. His insights will be highly additive to the impressive range of skills and experience of PIP's talented Board."

Rahul Welde, Non-Executive Director of PIP, commented: "Private equity is a fast-growing asset class, and I am energised by the mission to bring private equity to a wider set of investors, and to generate sustainably high investment returns through a well-managed, institutional grade portfolio. I am privileged to join a distinguished board and look forward to being a part of the growth and value creation journey of PIP."

Ends

LEI: 2138001B3CE5S5PEE928

For more information please visit PIP's website at www.piplc.com or contact:

Pantheon

Helen Steers / Vicki Bradley

020 3356 1800

Jie Gong

[phone]

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NOTES

PIP

PIP is a listed FTSE 250 private equity investment trust, overseen by an independent Board of Directors and managed by Pantheon, one of the leading private equity investment managers globally. PIP offers investors a liquid, differentiated entry point to the excellent growth potential of global private equity, with access to the primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities of some of the best managers in the world. The Company has a track record of NAV outperformance over the long term and manages risk strategically through diversification and rigorous selection based on Pantheon's extensive experience, international platform, and robust investment due diligence and decision-making processes.

Pantheon

PIP is managed and advised by Pantheon Ventures (UK) LLP ("Pantheon"), a leading global private equity, infrastructure & real assets and private debt investor with 40 years' experience sourcing and executing private market investment opportunities on behalf of clients. Together with its affiliates, the Pantheon Group has $92.8 billion in AUM* (as at 31 December 2022) and employs 465 staff including 138 investment professionals (as at 31 March 2023), across offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Seoul, Bogotá, Tokyo, Dublin and Berlin.

 *This figure includes assets subject to discretionary or non-discretionary management, advice or those limited to a reporting function.

Important Information

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website at www.piplc.com. Neither the content of the Company's website, nor the content on any website accessible from hyperlinks on its website for any other website, is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement nor, unless previously published by means of a recognised information service, should any such content be relied upon in reaching a decision as to whether or not to acquire, continue to hold, or dispose of, securities in the Company. This document has not been approved by a person authorised under the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") for the purposes of section 21 FSMA. The contents of this document are not a financial promotion and none of the contents of this document constitute an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity. If and to the extent that this document or any of its contents are deemed to be a financial promotion, the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Article 69 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotions) Order 2005/1529 in respect of section 21 FSMA.  The past performance of the Company or the shares in the Company cannot be relied upon as a guide to the future performance of the Company.

 

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