24 September 2024
Hansard Global plc (the
"Company")
Appointment of Independent
Non-Executive Director
Following a process led by the
Nominations Committee, and supported by an independent executive
search firm, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of
Mrs Noel Harwerth, OBE as an Independent Non-Executive Director of
the Company with effect from 23 September 2024.
Noel is a highly experienced
non-executive director who has sat on a number of boards in a
variety of different sectors, including mining and finance industry
companies and will bring with her a wealth of knowledge.
Noel currently serves on the boards
of OSB Group Plc (as Senior Independent Director) and CAB Payments
Holdings plc. Prior roles include Chair of the UK Export Finance
Agency (until February 2024) and member of the Boards of the UK
Department of Business and Trade, Scotia Bank Europe, Standard
Life, London Metals Exchange, and Bank of England RTGS/CHAPS Board.
Noel served as Chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Bank (Europe, Middle
East and Africa) from 2004 to June 2015.
From 1998 to 2004, Noel was Chief
Operating Officer of Citibank International PLC in London. She was
responsible for infrastructure and governance of Europe's first
truly pan European bank with branches in 18 countries.
Noel was educated at the University
of Texas in Austin and holds a Juris Doctor Degree from the
University of Texas Law School. She has both US and British
citizenship.
Philip Kay, Chairman of the Board,
commented:
"On behalf of the Board, I would
like to welcome Noel as an Independent Non-Executive Director. The
Company will greatly benefit from the wealth of experience that
Noel brings including her familiarity with Japan, a key strategic
growth area for the Company, from her former role as Chairman of
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe
In accordance with Listing Rule
9.6.13, the following information is disclosed:
Current Directorships: OSB Group
Plc, CAB Payments Holdings plc
There are no further details to be
disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13.
Enquiries:
Hansard Global plc
+44 (0) 1624 688 000
Thomas Morfett, Group Chief
Executive Officer
Hazel Stewart, Company
Secretary
Email:
investor-relations@hansard.com
Camarco
Ben
Woodford
+44 (0) 7990 653 341
Geoffrey
Pelham-Lane
+44 (0) 7733 124 226
Hugo
Liddy
+44 (0) 7532 107 817
LEI number:
213800ZJ9F2EA3Q24K05
Notes to editors:
·
Hansard Global plc is the holding company of the
Hansard Group of companies. The Company was listed on the London
Stock Exchange in December 2006. The Group is a specialist
long-term savings provider, based in the Isle of Man.
· The Group offers a range of flexible
and tax-efficient investment products within a life assurance
policy wrapper, designed to appeal to affluent, international
investors.
· The Group utilises a controlled cost
distribution model via a network of independent financial advisors
and the retail operations of certain financial institutions who
provide access to their clients in more than 170 countries. The
Group's distribution model is supported by Hansard OnLine, a
multi-language internet platform, and is scalable.
· The principal geographic markets in
which the Group currently services contract holders and financial
advisors are the Middle East & Africa, the Far East and Latin
America. These markets are served by
Hansard International Limited and Hansard Worldwide
Limited.
· Hansard Europe dac previously
operated in Western Europe but closed to new business with effect
from 30 June 2013.
· The Group's objective is to grow by
attracting new business and positioning itself to adapt rapidly to
market trends and conditions. The scalability and flexibility of
the Group's operations allow it to enter or develop new geographic
markets and exploit growth opportunities within existing markets
without the need for significant further investment.
