REG - W.H. Ireland Group - Director Appointment

WH IrelandAnnouncement

21/09/2021 07:00

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RNS Number : 3762M  W.H. Ireland Group PLC  21 September 2021

 

WH Ireland Group Plc

("WH Ireland" or the "Company" and with its subsidiaries the "Group")

Director Appointment

WH Ireland (AIM: WHI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Wood as a
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Company.

Tom is a highly experienced CEO / CFO who has operated in senior leadership
roles within Banking and regulated Financial Services. Tom was Chief
Restructuring and Financial Officer of The Co-operative Bank plc from 2017 to
2019 having been appointed by the shareholders following its third
re-capitalisation. Through focused commercial leadership he helped deliver a
step change in returns, growth and capability. Prior to that Tom was CFO of
Shawbrook Group plc from 2012 to 2016 and was also interim CEO from May 2015
until January 2016. He has more recently advised several private equity funds
on financial services sector assignments and portfolio companies in respect of
M&A and transformational growth.

 

Tom Wood, commented: "I am delighted to join WH Ireland as a Non-Executive
Director following a year of significant progress by the business. The team at
WH Ireland is well positioned to grow both the Wealth Management and Capital
Markets businesses, leveraging their reputation of providing high quality
service to their clients in dynamic and changing markets. WH Ireland is
building a differentiated and strong position supporting growth companies in
both private and public markets and I really look forward to helping them grow
this vital offering as well as accelerating growth in wealth management."

 

Commenting on today's announcement, Phil Shelley, Chair of WH Ireland, said:

"I am really pleased to be welcoming Tom to the Board. He brings in depth
financial and regulatory experience having been at the forefront of a number
major transformations in financial services that accelerated growth and
returns. As we build our business, I am confident Tom brings very relevant and
current capability to his role as Chair of Audit."

Further disclosures pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules
for Companies:

Thomas Francis Wood, age 49, is currently or has previously been a director of
the following companies within the past five years:

 Current directorships      Previous directorships

 CENTREPOINT SOHO           THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK P.L.C.

 DUCHY ASSOCIATES LIMITED   THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK HOLDINGS LIMITED

 AGHOCO 1430 LIMITED

Tom Wood has no beneficial interest in the equity securities of WH Ireland
Group Plc.

Save as disclosed above, there is no further information to be disclosed
pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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For further information please contact:

 WH Ireland Group plc                   www.whirelandplc.com (http://www.whirelandplc.com/)
 Phillip Wale, Chief Executive Officer  +44(0) 20 7220 1666

 Canaccord Genuity Limited              www.canaccordgenuity.com (http://www.canaccordgenuity.com/)
 Andrew Potts / Tom Diehl               +44(0) 20 3368 3555

 MHP Communications                     whireland@mhpc.com (mailto:whireland@mhpc.com)
 Reg Hoare / James Bavister             +44 (0) 20 3128 8793

 

 

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