9th Nov 2009 12:32
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Press Release |
9 November 2009 |
Lighthouse Group plc
("Lighthouse" or "the Group")
Appointment of Director
The Board of Lighthouse Group plc (AIM: LGT) announces the appointment of Mr Mark Stuart Ross to the Board as Group Risk Director with effect from 20 October 2009. Mr. Ross has been Company Secretary since March 2008, having joined the Group at the start of that year.
Prior to joining Lighthouse, Mr Ross led the Ernst & Young South West Regulatory and Risk Practice. He has over fifteen years' compliance and risk management experience gained with regulators, in senior industry positions, and various consulting positions. These included acting as head of IMRO Compliance at AXA Sun Life, and Head of UK Compliance at 3i PLC. Mr Ross is a graduate of Bristol University and a Chartered Accountant.
David Hickey, Chairman, commenting on the appointment said: "This new role reflects the need for strategic risk management to be embedded at the heart of regulated organisations.
"Mark possesses considerable risk management, governance and regulatory expertise, and the Board joins me in welcoming him."
Contacts:
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Lighthouse Group plc |
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David Hickey, Executive Chairman |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 5646 |
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Peter Smith, Finance Director |
Tel: +44 (0) 117 933 0754 |
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www.lighthousegroup.plc.uk |
The following information on Mr Ross is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules:
Aged 45
Current directorships:
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City Pensions Limited |
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Financial Services Advice and Support Limited |
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The Falcon Group plc |
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Lighthouse Financial Services Advice and Support Limited |
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Carrwood Barker Mortgages Limited |
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Carrwood Freedman Limited |
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Carrwood Barker Holdings Limited |
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Carrwood Moorgate Limited |
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Carrwood Barker Wales Limited |
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LighthouseFSAS Limited |
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Carrwood General Limited |
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Carrwood Mortgage Services Limited |
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Carrwood Secretaries Limited |
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Carrwood Barker Financial Planning Limited |
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Carrwood Financial Services Limited |
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Carrwood Directors Limited |
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Carrwood Healthcare Limited |
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Brighthelm Business Solutions Limited |
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Temple Mortgages Limited |
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LighthouseXpress Limited The Compliance Institute |
Directorships in past 5 years:
LighthouseGP Limited
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Shore Capital and Corporate Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
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(Nominated Adviser to the Company) |
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Dru Danford |
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Stephane Auton |
Media enquiries:
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Abchurch Communications |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700 |
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Heather Salmond |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7704 |
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Nick Probert |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7715 |
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www.abchurch-group.com |
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Winningtons PR |
Tel: +44 (0) 117 920 0092 |
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Tom Cooper |
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Notes to Editors
About Lighthouse Group plc
Lighthouse Group is the largest autonomous provider of independent financial advice, wealth management and distribution of retail financial products in the UK, with in excess of £6 billion of funds under advice. The Group is cash generative, profitable and dividend paying.
Lighthouse Group provides support to approximately 900 IFAs across the UK who, in turn, provide fully independent financial planning advice to both private and corporate clients via its operating divisions including LighthouseCarrwood, LighthouseTemple, Falcon Group, LighthouseXpress, LighthouseFSAS, LighthouseGP and City Pensions.
Based in major operational centres across Britain, the Group has grown through both organic growth and key strategic acquisitions since being admitted to AIM in October 2000.
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