** Shares of R&D co DG Innovate DGI.L jump 118.4% to
0.098p; top pct gainer across all London stocks
** Co appoints Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen as new CEO replacing
Peter Tierney
** Bardenfleth-Hansen spent nearly 10 years at Tesla
TSLA.O , where he held senior sales roles
** Co also appoints Christian Eidem and Jochen Rudat as
executive directors
** Eidem was previously a Tesla Motors advisor and Rudat was
responsible for launch of Tesla products in several markets
** DGI adds it has raised 2.4 mln stg ($3.01 mln) through
issue of unsecured convertible notes
** Shares down 23.84% YTD
($1 = 0.7965 pounds)
(Reporting by Zainab Saifuddin Saifee in Bengaluru)
((Zainab.SaifuddinSaifee@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8766460080;))