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Eight Capital Partners PLC
02 February 2023
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2 February 2023
Eight Capital Partners plc
("ECP", "Eight Capital" or "the Company")
Directorate Changes
Eight Capital Partners plc (AQUIS: ECP), the financial services
operating company that aims to grow revenue through businesses
engaged in "Fintech" operations including in the digital banking
and lending, and, asset and wealth management ("WealthTech")
sectors, announces the following Directorate changes which will
take immediate effect.
Luciano Maranzana, currently a Non-Executive Director, has been
appointed Group CEO. Mr Maranzana has enjoyed a successful
professional career spanning nearly 30 years, primarily in asset
management. He was previously Managing Director, Italy and Spain
for UK investment group Hammerson plc and Managing Director of
Valore Reale Sgr Spa, a closed-end fund management company, where
under his leadership, the company grew from 5 to over 30 employees
with combined assets under management of more than EUR1.8
billion.
He was appointed to the ECP Board in August 2022, joining from
Negentropy Capital Partners Italia, a London-based alternative
investment management and advisory company. Since then, he has been
primarily involved with growing ECP's wholly owned corporate
finance advisory subsidiary, Innovative Finance.
Gemma Godfrey has been appointed to the board as an independent
Non-executive Director. Ms Godfrey is a Non-executive director and
independent consultant, having founded two digital businesses. As a
former founder and CEO of an FCA-regulated digital investing
business that was acquired by a global insurer, she went on to
launch a digital media service on behalf of News UK. Furthermore,
she was a boardroom advisor on The (US) Apprentice. Prior to this,
Ms Godfrey was head of investment strategy for Brooks Macdonald
Group Plc.
Commenting on the appointments, ECP Executive Chairman, Dominic
White said:
"Luciano has been with Eight Capital for seven months and has
contributed greatly to ECP's operations during this period, helping
to implement and conclude a number of successful corporate
activities and transactions. In his new role as CEO, his extensive
cross-border asset management experience and expertise will further
strengthen the wider group.
"We are also very pleased to welcome Gemma to the Eight Capital
board. She has a proven track record in b usiness strategy, digital
transformation and innovation within financial services and Fintech
and, as an entrepreneur, of successfully building and exiting a
Robo Advisory business (digital investing service).
"We look forward to working with both Luciano and Gemma as
together we move the company successfully to the next stage of its
development and growth as an international fintech operating
business."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to R.4.9 of the
AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.
Gemma Godfrey holds or has held the following directorships or
partnerships in the past five years:
Current Directorships or Previous Directorships or Partnerships
Partnerships
FORESTER HOLDINGS (EUROPE) MOOLA SYSTEMS LIMITED
LIMITED
FORESTER LIFE LIMITED
KINGSWOOD HOLDINGS
OBERON INVESTMENTS GROUP
PLC
SAGA PERSONAL FINANCE LIMITED
SAGA PLC
VIVOPOWER INTERNATIONAL PLC
Ms Godfrey does not hold shares in the Company.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to
R.4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.
The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of
this announcement.
Enquiries:
Eight Capital Partners plc +44 20 3808 0029
Dominic White - Executive Chairman info@eight.capital
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP
AQSE Corporate Adviser
Jo Turner / James Lewis +44 20 7213 0880
Walbrook PR Limited +44 20 7933 8780
Paul Vann/Nick Rome +44 7768 807631
eightcapital@walbrookpr.com
About Eight Capital Partners:
Eight Capital Partners plc is an international financial
services operating company focused on owning and operating
businesses engaged in "Fintech" operations, from the digitisation
of banking services, through to blockchain-backed decentralised
finance companies.
ECP provides equity, debt, and equity-related investment capital
to companies seeking capital for growth and development,
consolidation or acquisition, or pre-IPO financing. The Company
seeks to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders,
predominantly through capital appreciation, by maximising the
revenues, profits and value of its operating subsidiaries, and
taking advantage of the increasing number of acquisition
opportunities within the continuously developing global technology,
and fintech sectors.
www.eight.capital
Eight Capital Partners operates two subsidiary businesses:
Epsion Capital:
Epsion Capital is an independent corporate advisory firm based
in London with an extensive experience in UK and European capital
markets. The team of senior and experienced ECM and M&A
professionals is specialised across multiple markets, sectors and
geographies and it prides itself on a commercial approach that
allows the clients to achieve their growth ambitions.
www.epsioncapital.com
Innovative Finance:
Innovative Finance is a corporate finance advisory business that
develops mergers and acquisitions and financing solutions across
multiple sectors, primarily in Europe, with access to international
transactions. It is currently working on transactions in the USA
and Europe which are linked to technological developments in the
financial services industry, AI, cybersecurity and e-commerce.
www.innovfinance.com
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