Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6287P

Dolphin Capital Investors Limited

13 February 2023

 

Dolphin Capital Investors Limited

("Dolphin" or the "Company")

Director changes

Dolphin, an investor in high-end resort developments in the eastern Mediterranean, announces that Martin Adams, who has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since 30 June 2021, has resigned as a Director with immediate effect.

The Board and the Investment Manager would like to thank Martin for his guidance and support in (i) improving the Company's corporate governance; and (ii) implementing its new investing policy and realisation strategy aimed at selling the remaining investments, repaying debt and distributing the net proceeds to Shareholders.

Sean Hurst has been appointed as a Director, also with immediate effect, and elected by the Board to be the new Chairman. He has 32 years experience in the financial services industry including 29 years involved in listed closed-end investment companies and 15 years as an investment manager focused on absolute return, relative value mandates investing in closed end funds. He was a co-founder, Director and CIO of Albion Asset Management, a French regulated asset management company, from 2005-2009. He is an experienced multi-jurisdictional Director including roles at London/AIM-listed funds and numerous offshore and UCITS funds and is a specialist in UK-listed fund reorganisations. He is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of JPEL Private Equity Ltd which is invested in Global private equity funds and co-investments and the Senior Independent Director of Vietnam Holding Ltd which is invested in Vietnam equities and he was a Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed ARC Capital Holdings Ltd which was invested in Chinese private equity. He holds an MBA in Finance from CASS Business School in London and is a resident of France.  

Enquiries

Dolphin Capital Investors Nicolai Huls, Chair, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee	Via FIM Capital Limited
Dolphin Capital Partners Miltos E Kambourides	[e-mail]
finnCap (Nominated Adviser & Broker) William Marle / Jonny Franklin-Adams / Edward Whiley / Milesh Hindocha (Corporate Finance) Mark Whitfeld / Pauline Tribe (Sales)	[phone]
FIM Capital Limited (Administrator) Lesley Lennon / Grainne Devlin (Corporate Governance)	[e-mail] / [e-mail]

INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER RULE 17 AND SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES")

F ull name:	Sean Leslie Hurst
Age:	58
DCI shares held:	None
Current directorships:	Albion Consulting SARL Carillon Capital Ltd CIAM Fund SA
	JPEL Private Equity Limited Vietnam Holding Limited
Historic directorships in previous 5 years:	Impact Investment Trust Plc Satellite Event-Driven UCITS Fund SICAV

There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to the appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

 

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