13th Jul 2026 10:18
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of London-listed company director and manager changes announced on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Rank Group PLC - Maidenhead, England-based gaming operator and owner of Grosvenor Casino and Mecca Bingo brands - Confirms Richard Harris, who has been interim chief executive officer since January, as the company's permanent CEO, effective from Monday. Harris joined Rank as chief financial officer in 2022, having previously worked at retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC, estate agent Foxtons Group PLC and electronics firm Laird PLC. At Rank, Harris stepped up to interim CEO after John O'Reilly resigned in January "following discussions with the board".
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Great Portland Estates PLC - London-based office space developer and landlord - Development Director Andrew White will leave late this year after 13 years with the company, having joined in 2013. GPE noted that White has led many of its most significant developments in London, including Rathbone Square, Hanover Square, 30 Broadwick Street, 50 Finsbury Square, 2 Aldermanbury Square, The Delft and 30 Duke Street - more than 2.5 million square feet of development in total. Executive Director Dan Nicholson retains board-level responsibility for development, GPE says, and White's role won't be replaced.
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Incanthera PLC - Manchester, England-based dermatology and oncology technology firm - Continues its management changes following the acquisition of Swiss skincare brand enielle. Incanthera named Stuart Robertson as CEO last month, with former CEO Simon Ward moving to chief scientific officer. Robertson is the founder of Giffries Technology AG, which owned enielle. On Monday, Incanthera says Laura Brogden will join the board as CFO and executive director. Brogden has worked with Incanthera since its spin-out from the University of Bradford in 2026. Incanthara also promotes Non-Executive Director Caroline Murray to chair. Murray has worked for Novartis AG, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi SA. Werner Burki, a former executive of SIX Group in Zurich, joins the board as a non-executive director. "This is the first in a series of announcements to come as we reorganise the company into a far leaner and more focused sales and stakeholder-centric global business," says CEO Roberston, adding the company aims to provide "science-led, best-in-class products that improve skin health in a warming world".
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Shaires Holdings Ltd - late-stage technology investor formerly known as Jade Road Investments Ltd - Names leadership team to lead its new investment strategy of taking "a small number of high-conviction positions in category-defining businesses", rather than pursuing diversification. Suhail Rizvi will be executive chair, Vick Seth will be CEO, and Shervin Pishevar will be non-executive vice chair. They are described by Shaires as "three highly accomplished technology investors and capital markets professionals from the United States within a London public vehicle". Rizvi comments: "Value creation in transformational technology companies occurs while they are still private. In artificial intelligence, that trend is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, yet public market investors have had only limited access to these opportunities. Shaires has been created to bridge that gap." Shaires says it is "well advanced" in preparations for a capital raise. As Jade Road, the company had said it planned to conduct equity issues of a minimum of USD100 million.
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By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor
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