Earthport PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (2827H)
May 16 2014 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2827H
Earthport PLC
16 May 2014
16 May 2014
Earthport plc
("Earthport", or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Earthport plc (AIM: EPO), the cross-border payments service
provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jorge Moran as
Non-Executive Director, subject to approval by the FCA and HMRC,
effective from the date of such approvals.
Jorge Moran (age 49), a Spanish national, is a highly
experienced banking professional who has a deep knowledge of the
global financial industry following senior roles at Santander
(formerly, Sovereign Bank) and Morgan Stanley.
Mr. Moran was most recently the CEO and President of Sovereign
Bank and Santander US country head. In this role, he led all the
Santander assets in the US (a business with over $77 billion in
assets) and transformed Sovereign into a full fledged bank.
Previously he was Global Head of the Insurance and Asset Management
business of Santander globally and COO and a Board Director at
Abbey in the UK.
Prior to joining Santander Group, Mr. Moran was partner of AB
Asesores, a leading brokerage firm in the Spanish market which was
acquired by Morgan Stanley in 1999. Following that acquisition, he
served as CEO of Morgan Stanley for Spain and Portugal.
Jorge Moran is a member of the Board of Trustees of Boston
University and a member of the advisory board of Columbia
University's School for International and Public Affairs (SIPA). He
has been a Senior Fellow at Harvard University since December
2013.
Hank Uberoi,Chief Executive Officer of Earthport plc, commented:
"We are delighted to have Jorge join Earthport. He has significant
experience leading highly regarded regulated global businesses with
operations spanning many geographies, particularly Latin America,
USA, UK and Europe. This international exposure particularly aligns
well with Earthport as we continue to expand our global
presence.
Phil Hickman, Non-Executive Chairman of Earthport plc, added:
"We welcome Jorge to the team and very much look forward to
benefitting from his considerable insight as we execute on our
growth strategy, driven by the increased traction with global
financial institutions and others."
For further information, please contact:
Earthport plc
Hank Uberoi 020 7220 9700
Charles Stanley Securities
Mark Taylor / Paul Brotherhood 020 7149 6000
Panmure Gordon
Fred Walsh 020 7886 2500
Newgate Threadneedle
Fiona Conroy / Caroline Forde / Josh Royston
/ Jasper Randall 020 7653 9850
Other disclosures required under Rule 17 or Schedule 2 paragraph
(g) of the AIM rules are set out below
Current directorships Previous directorships
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Avery Investments SA Abbey Bank
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Mofer SA Banc Banif
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Open Bank SA
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Santander US Holding Company
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Santander Private Equity SA SGECR
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Santander Insurance Services UK Limited
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Santander Seguros y Reaseguros Compania
Aseguradora SA
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Santander Asset Management SA SGIIC
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Santander AM Holding SL
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Santander Insurance Holding SL
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Santander Pensiones Sa EGFP
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Santander Seguros Brasil
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Santander Consumer US
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Sovereign Bank
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About Earthport
Earthport plc, a regulated global financial services
organisation, specialises in the provision of a white label
cross-border payments service.
Through its innovative payments framework, specifically designed
for high volumes of low value cross-border payments, Earthport
provides a cost-effective and transparent service for secure
international payments. Earthport's clients include banks, money
transfer organisations, payment aggregators, e-commerce businesses
and foreign exchange businesses. Through Earthport's well
established payments infrastructure, clients can clear and settle
payments directly to banked beneficiaries in 60 countries.
The company is headquartered in London and is listed on the
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on the London Stock Exchange.
It operates globally with additional regional offices in Dubai and
New York. Earthport plc is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority under the Payment Service Regulations
2009 for the provision of payment services. To learn more, please
visit www.earthport.com and follow us via RSS or on social
channels, Twitter @Earthport, LinkedIn, Youtube and Slideshare.
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