Mode Global Holdings PLC Mode Announces Changes to Board of Directors (0153L)
May 11 2022 - 2:02AM
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Mode Global Holdings PLC
11 May 2022
Mode announces changes to board of directors
11th May 2022: Mode Global Holdings PLC (LSE: MODE), the
LSE-listed Fintech Group, has today announced a change to its board
of directors with immediate effect. Current non-executive director,
Gary Wilkinson and executive director Jonathan Conway have stepped
down and Mike Robertson and David Shrier have been appointed to the
board in their place as non-executive directors.
Mi ke Robertson joins Mode Global Holdings having worked in
financial services in a range of global positions, and has
extensive experience and knowledge in the global payment and FX
trading sector. Mr Robertson has held various senior positions in
big banks, such as the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), HSBC and Bank
of America Merrill Lynch, where he most recently held the position
of Managing Director, Global Head of Transactional FX Trading.
David Shrier joins as a globally recognised AI, blockchain and
fintech expert, with proven experience in driving enterprise growth
having delivered $10bn of value-creation opportunities with firms
such as Dun & Bradstreet, Ernst & Young, GE, Wolters Kluwer
and The Walt Disney Company as well as leading private equity and
VC funds. Mr Shrier also serves as Professor of Practice
(Artificial Intelligence and Innovation) with Imperial College
Business School, Imperial College London.
Jonathan Rowland, Mode Global Holdings Executive Chairman
comments: "Mi ke and David's addition to the Board comes at an
exciting time for Mode. As a London-listed fintech, we are a
rarity, and have no doubt that their combined experience and
guidance can help us to accelerate our growth as we enter the next
chapter as a company. I would like to thank Gary and Jonathan for
their tenures at Mode and wish them the best."
Mi ke Robertson, non-executive director comments: "Mode is
revolutionising crypto's place in the financial services ecosystem
by helping to make it part of our everyday financial life. I am
delighted to join this company at such an exciting time and look
forward to lending my experience as we look to grow the business in
the coming years."
David Shrier, non-executive director comments: "The convergence
of finance, technology and lifestyle means that financial services
is undertaking its most rapid change in decades. Disrupting the
status quo to deliver better capabilities to the market, as Mode is
doing, could help catapult us into the next chapter, where we have
fluid and seamless transitions between fiat and cryptocurrencies. I
am delighted to join the Mode family in this pioneering
opportunity."
Rita Liu, Mode CEO comments: " 2022 is a big year for Mode and
these two new additions signal our intentions. Mike and David are
two industry heavyweights that will help not only in terms of
strategy but will also help us grow our networks and drive growth.
I'd like to formally welcome both to Mode and look forward to what
we can achieve together"
-ENDS-
Press contacts:
Fiona McAra, MRM
+44 (0)7471 350286
mode@mrm-london.com
Julie Sand, Mode Global Holdings PLC
+44 (0)7582 830 676
julie.sand@modeapp.com
Notes to Editors
About Mode:
Mode is an LSE-listed fintech company on a mission to build the
world's most disruptive ecosystem where exchanging value and
growing wealth is seamless for all. Mode is leveraging the power of
Bitcoin and Open Banking to deliver on this mission and offer
customers in the UK a one-stop app to shop, earn and grow their
Bitcoin, all in one place. For businesses, Mode provides a cheaper,
safer and smarter alternative to card payments that rewards
shoppers with Bitcoin Cashback.
To learn more, visit our customer/business site at
www.modeapp.com or our investor site at www.modeplc.com.
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