Eight Capital Ptnrs. - Directorate Changes
02/02/2023 07:00
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RNS Number : 6622O Eight Capital Partners PLC 02 February 2023
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2 February 2023
Eight Capital Partners plc
("ECP", "Eight Capital" or "the Company")
Directorate Changes
Eight Capital Partners plc (AQUIS: ECP), the financial services operating
company that aims to grow revenue through businesses engaged in "Fintech"
operations including in the digital banking and lending, and, asset and wealth
management ("WealthTech") sectors, announces the following Directorate changes
which will take immediate effect.
Luciano Maranzana, currently a Non-Executive Director, has been appointed
Group CEO. Mr Maranzana has enjoyed a successful professional career
spanning nearly 30 years, primarily in asset management. He was previously
Managing Director, Italy and Spain for UK investment group Hammerson plc and
Managing Director of Valore Reale Sgr Spa, a closed-end fund management
company, where under his leadership, the company grew from 5 to over 30
employees with combined assets under management of more than €1.8 billion.
He was appointed to the ECP Board in August 2022, joining from Negentropy
Capital Partners Italia, a London-based alternative investment management and
advisory company. Since then, he has been primarily involved with growing
ECP's wholly owned corporate finance advisory subsidiary, Innovative Finance.
Gemma Godfrey has been appointed to the board as an independent Non-executive
Director. Ms Godfrey is a Non-executive director and independent consultant,
having founded two digital businesses. As a former founder and CEO of an
FCA-regulated digital investing business that was acquired by a global
insurer, she went on to launch a digital media service on behalf of News UK.
Furthermore, she was a boardroom advisor on The (US) Apprentice. Prior to
this, Ms Godfrey was head of investment strategy for Brooks Macdonald Group
Plc.
Commenting on the appointments, ECP Executive Chairman, Dominic White said:
"Luciano has been with Eight Capital for seven months and has contributed
greatly to ECP's operations during this period, helping to implement and
conclude a number of successful corporate activities and transactions. In
his new role as CEO, his extensive cross-border asset management experience
and expertise will further strengthen the wider group.
"We are also very pleased to welcome Gemma to the Eight Capital board. She has
a proven track record in business strategy, digital transformation and
innovation within financial services and Fintech and, as an entrepreneur, of
successfully building and exiting a Robo Advisory business (digital investing
service).
"We look forward to working with both Luciano and Gemma as together we move
the company successfully to the next stage of its development and growth as an
international fintech operating business."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to R.4.9 of the AQSE Growth
Market Access Rulebook.
Gemma Godfrey holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in
the past five years:
Current Directorships or Partnerships Previous Directorships or Partnerships
FORESTER HOLDINGS (EUROPE) LIMITED MOOLA SYSTEMS LIMITED
FORESTER LIFE LIMITED
KINGSWOOD HOLDINGS
OBERON INVESTMENTS GROUP PLC
SAGA PERSONAL FINANCE LIMITED
SAGA PLC
VIVOPOWER INTERNATIONAL PLC
Ms Godfrey does not hold shares in the Company.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to R.4.9 of the AQSE
Growth Market Access Rulebook.
The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this
announcement.
Enquiries:
Eight Capital Partners plc +44 20 3808 0029
Dominic White - Executive Chairman info@eight.capital
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP +44 20 7213 0880
AQSE Corporate Adviser
Jo Turner / James Lewis
Walbrook PR Limited +44 20 7933 8780
Paul Vann/Nick Rome +44 7768 807631
eightcapital@walbrookpr.com
About Eight Capital Partners:
Eight Capital Partners plc is an international financial services operating
company focused on owning and operating businesses engaged in "Fintech"
operations, from the digitisation of banking services, through to
blockchain-backed decentralised finance companies.
ECP provides equity, debt, and equity-related investment capital to companies
seeking capital for growth and development, consolidation or acquisition, or
pre-IPO financing. The Company seeks to generate an attractive rate of return
for shareholders, predominantly through capital appreciation, by maximising
the revenues, profits and value of its operating subsidiaries, and taking
advantage of the increasing number of acquisition opportunities within the
continuously developing global technology, and fintech sectors.
www.eight.capital (http://www.eight.capital)
Eight Capital Partners operates two subsidiary businesses:
Epsion Capital:
Epsion Capital is an independent corporate advisory firm based in London with
an extensive experience in UK and European capital markets. The team of senior
and experienced ECM and M&A professionals is specialised across multiple
markets, sectors and geographies and it prides itself on a commercial approach
that allows the clients to achieve their growth ambitions.
www.epsioncapital.com (http://www.epsioncapital.com/)
Innovative Finance:
Innovative Finance is a corporate finance advisory business that develops
mergers and acquisitions and financing solutions across multiple sectors,
primarily in Europe, with access to international transactions. It is
currently working on transactions in the USA and Europe which are linked to
technological developments in the financial services industry, AI,
cybersecurity and e-commerce. www.innovfinance.com
(http://www.innovfinance.com)
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