Two Shields Investments PLC Result of GM and Board Changes (1520L)
December 20 2018 - 7:50AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1520L
Two Shields Investments PLC
20 December 2018
Two Shields Investments Plc / EPIC: TSI / Market: AIM
20 December 2018
Two Shields Investments Plc ("Two Shields" or the "Company")
Result of GM and Board Changes
Two Shields Investments plc, the AIM-quoted investing company,
is pleased to announce that at its General Meeting held earlier
today all resolutions were duly passed. As such, Andrew Lawley has
been appointed to its board as Non-executive Chairman with
immediate effect.
Mr Lawley, a qualified accountant, has extensive experience in
both the corporate and private equity sectors with a specialism in
M&A. He has previously held senior operating positions at
companies including Dixons Carphone plc, RBS Equity Finance and RBS
Debt Ventures. At Dixons Carphone plc, Andrew held the position of
Group Strategy Director, was interim CEO of the Team Knowhow
division and post-merger, as Integration Director, led the plan for
delivery of over GBP80m of synergies for the business. Andrew has a
strong track record of working closely with management teams to
support significant business transformation.
Mr Lawley, non-executive Chairman, said: "I am delighted to be
joining the board of directors for Two Shields and look forward to
working closely with them. Our focus will be on targeting growth
capital investment opportunities primarily in to privately-owned
businesses. This strategy combines with our existing investments
which we believe offer considerable value to net assets. In
particular WeShop, the digital social-commerce platform, and
BrandShield, the leading online anti-fraud and cybersecurity
platform, are well positioned for significant growth with
established management teams operating in exciting market places. I
look forward to further developing our growth capital investments
and building a high-quality investment team to take advantage of
the numerous opportunities that we are seeing. I would like to
thank Charlie Wood for his service to the Company and wish him well
for the future."
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of article 7 of the market abuse regulation (eu) 596/2014.
**Ends**
For further information please visit www.twoshields.co.uk or
contact:
Andrew Lawley Two Shields Investments Plc +44 (0)207 236 1177
Spark Advisory Partners Limited
Neil Baldwin/Andrew Emmott (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0)203 368 3554
Andy Thacker Turner Pope Ltd +44 (0)203 621 4120
Frank Buhagiar/Gaby Jenner St Brides Partners Ltd +44 (0)207 236 1177
Notes to Editors:
Two Shields Investments Plc is an investing company, quoted on
the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, with a strategy
focused on identifying and investing in opportunities in mineral
exploration and mining and Digital Assets, financial technologies
and other technologies applicable to, or involved in, the
blockchain space. The Company has an experienced Board of Directors
with a proven pedigree in the acquisition, development & sale
of projects and creating value for shareholders. The investment
mandate covers unquoted and quoted businesses, as well as direct
project investment.
The Company currently has investments in a number of companies
which provide exposure to commodities which are relevant to the
rapidly growing technology metal sector, including lithium, cobalt
and nickel, as well as strategic positions in a geoscience
consultancy and a leading international company in the online brand
protection, anti-counterfeiting and anti-fraud sector which has
developed the one of the most comprehensive systems using AI
powered cyber intelligence systems and is developing its
proprietary blockchain-based platform for anti-fraud purposes. The
Company has investments in an pioneering digital, social e-commerce
platform.
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