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RNS Number : 8793M  Alpha Group International PLC  01 May 2024

01 May 2024

Alpha Group International plc

 

("Alpha" or the "Group")

 

Result of AGM & Confirmation of Director Appointment

The Board of Alpha Group, a high-tech, high-touch provider of financial
solutions dedicated to corporates and institutions internationally, is pleased
to announce that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all
resolutions were duly passed.

Following the AGM, and further to its announcement on 20 March 2024,
Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been appointed to the Board of Alpha as Chair Designate
with immediate effect.

 

About Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia

 

Jayne-Anne brings a wealth of financial leadership experience to the Board. A
chartered accountant, she spent six years at Norwich Union (now Aviva) before
becoming one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years later, she
set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by the Royal Bank of
Scotland in 2001. She subsequently spent five years at RBS before returning to
Virgin as CEO to launch Virgin Money, where she served for more than 10 years,
from 2008 to 2018. During this time, she led the company's acquisition and
successful integration of Northern Rock, subsequently listing Virgin Money in
2014.

 

Following the sale of Virgin Money, Jayne-Anne joined Salesforce from
2019-2021. She left Salesforce to focus on her own fintech, Snoop, which was
sold to Vanquis Bank in July 2023.

 

Jayne-Anne is currently Lead Non-Executive Director at HM Revenue and Customs
(HMRC), Chair of Moneyfarm, Senior Independent Director at the Tate, and a
Senior Advisor at Vanquis Bank.

 

From 2016 to 2021 she was also the UK Government's Women in Finance Champion
and continues to support and promote the Women in Finance Charter as an
adviser. In 2018 she was named Leader of the Year at the Lloyds Bank National
Business Awards. She sits on the Mayor of London's Business Advisory Board and
the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum.

 

Jayne-Anne was awarded a CBE in the 2014 New Year's Honours list, made a Dame
in the 2019 Honours list, and awarded a CVO in the 2022 Birthday Honours List.

 

In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, Dame
Jayne-Anne Gadhia (aged 62 years) holds/has held the following
directorships/partnerships in the last five years:

 

 Current Directorships  Past Directorships
 MFM Investment Ltd     Jagash Ltd
 MFM Holding Ltd        Gadhia Consultants Limited
 GadhiaGroup Limited    Usnoop Limited
                        Stagecoach Group Limited
                        The Prince's School of Traditional Arts
                        The King's Foundation

 

Jayne-Anne does not hold any legal or beneficial direct or indirect interest
in the securities of the Company.

 

There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies.

 

Enquiries:

 

 Alpha Group International plc                    Via Alma Strategic Communications

 Morgan Tillbrook, Founder and CEO

 Tim Powell, CFO

 Peel Hunt (Sponsor and Joint Broker)                                         +44 (0) 20 7418

                                              8900
 Neil Patel

 Paul Gillam

 Kate Bannatyne

 Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)   +44 (0) 20 3100 2000

 Max Jones

 Edward Mansfield

 Anake Singh

 Alma Strategic Communications                                                +44 (0) 20 3405

                                              0205
 (Financial Public Relations)

 Josh Royston

 Andy Bryant

 Kieran Breheny

 

 

 

Notes to editors

 

Alpha is a high-tech, high-touch provider of enhanced financial solutions
dedicated to corporates and institutions globally. Working with clients across
50+ countries, we blend intelligent human capabilities with new technologies
to provide clients with an enhanced alternative to their bank, with solutions
covering: FX risk management, global accounts mass payments, fund finance and
bank management.

 

Key to our success is our team - over 450 people based across seven global
offices, brought together by a high-performance culture and a partnership
structure that empowers them to act as owners of our business.

 

Whilst we are an established business listed on the London Stock Exchange, we
remain relentlessly focused on maintaining the same level of operational
agility and client focus we had when we first started in 2009. This dynamic,
combined with the passion of our people, have enabled us to make a substantial
and enduring difference to our clients, and deliver a growth story to match.

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