2nd Jul 2009 07:00
Impact Holdings (UK) plc
("IHUK" or "the Company")
Board Changes and Shareholding in Company
Board Changes
The Board of IHUK are pleased to announce Roger William Barlow (aged 55) will join the Group with effect from 2 July 2009 as Non Executive Director.
Roger is FCA qualified and is presently Chairman of the Marsden Building Society having previously been a senior Audit Partner with KPMG before becoming a board member on various private and public companies. He was Executive Director and CFO of Libertas Capital Group plc, an AIM listed company, until November 2007, and thereafter served as a Non Executive Director.
Roger's present directorships include:
Marsden Building Society
Marsden Technology Services Limited
Libertas Capital Group plc (in administration)
Sapien Partnership Limited
His past directorships, with dates of resignation, within the last five years include:
Libertas Capital Corporate Finance Limited (June 2008)
Libertas Capital Securities Limited (June 2008)
Libertas Capital Ventures Limited (June 2008)
Libertas Capital Group Employees Share Trust Limited (June 2008)
The Legacy Evolution Company Limited (March 2006)
Dynamix Marketing and Communications Limited (July 2005)
Richard Kilsby, Chairman, said:
"Roger brings a wealth of experience and will assist in growing the business as we move forward, creating value for shareholders and delivering the Group's strategy".
Mr Barlow does not hold any shares in IHUK and there are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
David Hughes will move from Non-Executive Director to main board Executive Director with the title Legal Director. He will be responsible for all legal and company secretarial matters and also develop and manage the property bridging interests of Impact Bridging Solutions Limited and Impact Bridging Developments Limited.
David (aged 49), is a Solicitor and Member of the Law Society and has, during his successful career, held a number of senior positions, most recently as Senior Partner of Yaffe Jackson Ostrin, Solicitors where he was responsible primarily for dealing with major commercial clients on property related matters. David also has considerable property interests in both the UK and Europe.
Holdings in Company
The Board of IHUK has also been informed that, following recent acquisitions, Mr Bruce Judge now maintains a beneficial interest over 322,000 Ordinary Shares of 50p each in the Company, (which represents approximately 28.41 per cent. of the Company's current issued share capital).
For further information:
Impact Holdings (UK) plc Paul Davies, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 0161 437 9499 Daniel Stewart & Company plc Simon Leathers / Charlotte Stranner Tel: 020 7776 6550
Notes to Editor:
Impact Holdings (UK) plc through its individual subsidiaries provides short term funding solutions, loans administration and IT support services in two specific sectors:
The legal disbursements market;
Property based bridging and development market.
In addition Impact will fund other opportunities where debt instruments or debentures provide the primary security and there are opportunities for short term bespoke funding where serviceability precludes larger lenders from entering this area.
Impact is regulated by The Office of Fair Trading through which it is licensed to lend under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Financial Services Authority for regulated lending.
Related Shares:
IHUK.L