16 September 2024
B.P. Marsh & Partners
Plc
("B.P. Marsh" or the
"Company")
Directorate Change
B. P. Marsh (AIM: BPM), the niche venture
capital provider to early stage financial services businesses,
announces today that Francesca Chappell, the Company's Chief
Finance Officer, has been appointed as a Director, with immediate
effect.
Fran joined B.P. Marsh in 2013 and has over a decade
of experience in the financial services sector having had various
senior financial roles at B.P. Marsh.
In 2018, Fran was appointed as a
director of B.P. Marsh & Company Limited. Fran is a Fellow
Chartered and Certified Accountant (FCCA).
Throughout her time at B.P. Marsh, Fran
has been involved in all aspects of the Group's finance function.
This has included a key role with the Valuation Committee,
assisting the Group's Portfolio across a variety of financial
matters, and assisting with the New Business process. Fran
currently sits on the Company's Investment Committee and has
recently been appointed to the Valuation Committee and Disclosure
Committee.
Commenting on her appointment, Brian Marsh, the
Chairman and Founder of the Company stated:
"The Board is
pleased to welcome Fran. With her extensive tenure and experience,
there is no one better suited to take on the Financial Directorship
of the Company. The appointment of Fran demonstrates the Group's ability
to develop talent from within."
Fran, as part of the Company's Joint Share
Ownership Plan, has a beneficial interest (as a joint owner
alongside JTC Employer Solutions Trustee) over 86,104 Ordinary
Shares, representing approximately 0.23% of the total voting rights
of the Company.
Furthermore, Fran has options over 137,500
Ordinary Shares as part of the Company's Share Option Plan
announced on 15th November 2023.
Fran has a beneficial interest in 587 Ordinary
Shares together with a beneficial interest in 25,809 Ordinary
Shares held in the Company's SIP Trust, representing in aggregate
approximately 0.07% of the total voting rights of the
Company.
Further
information
Francesca Louise Chappell (née Lowley), aged
35, is or has been a director or partner of the following companies
or partnerships during the past five years:
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Current
directorships and partnerships
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Past
directorships and partnerships (past five years)
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B.P. Marsh & Co. Trustee Company Limited
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None.
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B.P. Marsh & Company Limited
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B.P. Marsh (North America) Limited
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B.P. Marsh Asset Management Limited
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Brian Marsh Enterprises Limited
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Marsh Insurance Holdings Limited
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Stanton Search Ltd
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There is no further information required to be
disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Rule 17
or Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
The Group intends to report the
Half-Year results for the period to 31 July 2024 on 23 October
2024. Fran Chappell will join Dan Topping (the Group's Chief
Investment Officer) in presenting these results to analysts and
shareholders.
For further
information:
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B.P. Marsh &
Partners Plc
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www.bpmarsh.co.uk
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Brian Marsh OBE
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+44 (0)20 7233 3112
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Nominated Adviser
& Broker
Panmure Liberum
Limited
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Atholl Tweedie / Amrit Mahbubani / Ailsa MacMaster
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+44 (0)20 7886 2500
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Financial PR &
Investor Relations
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Tavistock
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bpmarsh@tavistock.co.uk
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Simon Hudson / Tim Pearson / Katie Hopkins
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+44 (0)20 7920 3150
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Notes to
Editors:
B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains fifteen
companies. More detailed descriptions of the portfolio can be found
at www.bpmarsh.co.uk.
Since formation over 30 years ago, the Company has
assembled a management team with considerable experience both in
the financial services sector and in managing private equity
investments. Many of the directors have worked with each other in
previous roles, and all have worked with each other for over ten
years.
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