New appointment to Advisory Council

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APQ Global Limited

12 October 2017

 

12 October 2017

APQ Global Limited

("APQ Global" or the "Company")

New appointment to Advisory Council

APQ Global, the emerging markets income company, is pleased to announce that it has made a further appointment to its International Advisory Council ('IAC') with Gregory Van den Bergh who will focus on opportunities in China.

Gregory Van den Bergh is the co-founder and CEO of MiCai, a financial technology company for wealth management firms which was established in 2014. Prior to MiCai, Gregory worked for the Emerging Markets fund of GLG Partners (purchased by MAN Group), a hedge fund with 26bn USD under management. Gregory also has experience working on the Emerging Markets Principal Trading desk at Citi and at Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong. Greg has a B.A. in Philosophy and Modern Languages from Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy and Chinese. He taught at Harvard University and has an MBA from the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Tania Rotherwick, Chairwoman of APQ Global's International Advisory Council commented: "We are pleased that Gregory has agreed to join our now eleven strong team of advisors on APQ Global's International Advisory Council. His experience in Chinese markets will be of huge benefit as we seek to continue to explore exciting opportunities across Asia. The provision of local insights across emerging markets is helping to shape APQ Global's business strategy of delivering stable income to shareholders."

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Enquiries:

APQ Global Limited Bart Turtelboom - Chief Executive Officer	020 3478 9708
N+1 Singer - Nominated Adviser and Broker James Maxwell / Lauren Kettle	020 7496 3000
Carey Group - CISE sponsor Matt Sarl	01481 737 279
Buchanan Communication - Financial PR Charles Ryland / Victoria Hayns	020 7466 5000

Notes to Editors

APQ Global Limited

APQ Global (ticker: APQ LN) is a global emerging markets income company with interests across Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Company's objective is to steadily grow earnings to deliver attractive returns and capital growth to shareholders. This objective is achieved through a combination of revenue generating operating activities and investing in growing businesses across emerging markets. APQ Global run a well-diversified and liquid portfolio, take strategic stakes in selected businesses and plan to take operational control of companies through the acquisition of minority and majority stakes in companies with a focus on emerging markets.

For more information, please visit apqglobal.com.

International Advisory Council (IAC)

Established in February 2017, the IAC assists in locating the best investment opportunities across the globe. The panel of advisors, chaired by Tania Rotherwick, contribute insights from their own areas of geographical and sector expertise to support APQ Global's business strategy.

 

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