Law Debenture Corp PLC Directorate Change (4990R)
September 22 2017 - 2:30AM
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RNS Number : 4990R
Law Debenture Corp PLC
22 September 2017
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c.
Fifth Floor
100 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7EX
APPOINTMENT OF A NEW DIRECTOR; RETIREMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN
The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. is pleased to announce that
Robert Hingley has been appointed as a non-executive director of
the Corporation with effect from 1 October 2017.
Simultaneously, Christopher Smith has confirmed that he will not
seek re-election at the next AGM, planned for 11 April 2018. He
will retire as Chairman and non-executive director at the
conclusion of the meeting. It is intended that, subject to election
by shareholders, Robert Hingley will replace Christopher Smith as
Chairman of the Corporation.
Robert Hingley is a corporate financier with over 30 years'
experience. He is currently a partner of Ondra LLP, an independent
financial advisory firm.
He joined the Association of British Insurers as Director,
Investment Affairs in 2012 and, following the merger of ABI's
Investment Affairs with the Investment Management Association,
acted as a consultant to the enlarged IMA until end 2014. From 2010
until 2015, he was a Managing Director, and later Senior Advisor,
at Lazard. He was previously Director-General of The Takeover Panel
from 2007, on secondment from Lexicon Partners, where he was Vice
Chairman. Prior to joining Lexicon Partners in 2005, he was Co-Head
of the Global Financial Institutions Group and Head of German
Investment Banking at Citigroup Global Capital Markets, which
acquired the investment banking business of Schroders in 2000. He
joined Schroders in 1985 after having qualified as a solicitor with
Clifford Chance in 1984.
He is currently Chairman of Phoenix Spree Deutschland Limited, a
listed investment company specialising in German residential real
estate, and is a non-executive director of Strutt and Parker LLP.
He is also a member of The Takeover Panel and trustee/governor of
several charitable organisations.
Christopher Smith was first appointed to the board in March 2009
and became Chairman in April 2013.
There is no other information required to be disclosed under
section 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules in respect of Robert
Hingley.
22 September 2017
For further information, contact Ian Bowden on 020 7696
5285.
This information is provided by RNS
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