2 October 2024
Hansard Global plc (the
"Company")
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Director
The
Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Ollie Byrne
as Chief
Financial Officer (CFO)
and Executive Director
of the Company, with effect from 1
October 2024. This appointment follows Thomas Morfett's appointment
as Chief Executive Officer, as announced on 2 August
2024.
Ollie joined
the Company in 1997 and has held numerous roles in Actuarial, IT,
Client Services, and Strategic Management, including Chief
Operating Officer and most recently Commercial Director. In
addition to having extensive experience in systems, operations, and
people management, Ollie has been a driving force behind numerous
strategic and commercial initiatives in recent years.
Ollie is a
qualified actuary with over 30 years' experience in the life
assurance industry. Prior to moving to Hansard, he worked for
Guardian Life in Ireland. He is a Mathematics graduate from Trinity
College Dublin and has a master's degree in Numerical Analysis,
also from Trinity College Dublin.
Thomas
Morfett, Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"I'm looking
forward to working with Ollie as Chief Financial Officer. The
Company is pleased to be making an internal promotion and Ollie's
experience and knowledge of the business will be
invaluable."
No
information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule
9.6.13R in respect of Mr Byrne's appointment.
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.
The information contained in this
Announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation
(Regulation 596/2014), as it forms part of domestic law by virtue
of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR")
