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24/09/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 3244F  Hansard Global plc  24 September 2024

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.

 

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