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RNS Number : 1135S  Polar Capital Holdings PLC  11 November 2021

11 November 2021
 

Polar Capital Holdings PLC (the "Company")

Appointment of Directors
 

Polar Capital Holdings PLC ("the Company") is pleased to announce the
following changes to the Board of Directors.

 

Laura Ahto will be appointed as a non-executive Director at the next meeting
of the Board on 17 November 2021.

 

Samir Ayub will join the Board on 17 November 2021 in an executive capacity as
Group Finance Director.

 

Samir has over 20 years' experience in the financial services sector across
several jurisdictions around the world. He has been with Polar Capital since
2010 in the roles of Financial Controller, and since 2019, as Group Finance
Director.  He is a Chartered Accountant having qualified with Ernst &
Young LLP.

 

Laura retired in 2021 as Chief Operating Officer, Global Asset Servicing and
Digital (New York) for BNY Mellon Corp. having been with BNY Mellon in various
posts in Europe since 2012 including CEO and Executive Director of the Bank of
New York Mellon SA/NV in Belgium. Prior to this, between 2002 and 2012, Laura
was deputy COO Baring Asset Management and SVP, Head of Operations,
Administration and European Funds for PIMCO Europe Ltd. in London.

 

Laura also served on the Board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
until 2018 and was a founder member of Woman in Finance (Belgium).  She also
served as a member of the BNY Mellon CEO's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory
Council.

 

Laura is a non-executive director of Global Give Back Circle, a charity
focused on providing at-risk girls in Africa with skills and confidence to
succeed in the work force.

 

David Lamb, Chairman, commented "We are delighted that both Laura and Samir
are joining the Board. Laura brings extensive senior executive experience of
financial services in both Europe and the US and we look forward to
benefitting from her wide knowledge and experience. Samir's appointment
recognises the importance of his contribution to the ongoing success of the
Polar Group"

 

 

 

A full list of Laura Ahto's current directorships and past directorships held
within the last five years are listed below.

 

Current Directorships (as at 11 November 2021)

 Position                Company
 Non Executive Director  Global Give Back Circle (Charity)
 Partner                 Ahto Family LP
 Trustee                 Madison Place Homeowners Association

Past Directorships (in the last five years)

 Position                        Company
 Executive Director and CEO      The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV until 28 March 2018.
 Director                        BNY International Financing Corporation until 1 April 2021
 Director                        Mellon Overseas Investment Corporation until 1April 2021
 Director                        American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
 Member of the Post Trade Board  Association for Financial Markets in Europe

 

Laura Ahto does not currently hold any shares in the capital of the Company.

 

Full Name                    Laura Anne Ahto
 
Age                              65

 

Previous names           None

 

A full list of Samir Ayub's current directorships and past directorships held
within the last five years are listed below.

Current Directorships (as at 4 November 2021)

 Position  Company
 Director  Polar Capital Partners Limited
      Polar Capital US Holdings Limited
      Polar Funds Marketing (Switzerland) AG
      Polar Capital (Singapore) Private Limited

Past Directorships (in the last five years)

 Position  Company
 Partner   Polar Capital LLP until 30 November 2019

 

Samir Ayub has the following interests in the share capital of the Company (as
at 11 November 2021):

 Ordinary Shares  Interest in Ordinary Shares                                       Total Interest in

                  Held under the Company's deferment of remuneration arrangements   Ordinary Shares
 5,790            8,147                                                             13,937

 

Full Name                    Samir Ayub
 
Age                              43

 

Previous names           Butt

 

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures required to be made
in respect of the appointments of Laura Ahto and Samir Ayub under Schedule
2(g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

Enquiries:

 Polar Capital Holdings PLC        +44 (0)20 7227 2700

 David Lamb (Chairman)

Gavin Rochussen (CEO)

 Numis  - Nomad and Joint Broker   +44 (0)20 7260 1000

 Kevin Cruickshank (QE)

 Charles Farquhar

 Peel Hunt - Joint Broker          +44 (0)20 7418 8893

 Andrew Buchanan
 Camarco - PR Advisers             +44 (0)20 3757 4995

 Ed Gascoigne-Pees

 Monique Perks

 

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