2nd Oct 2012 07:00
2 October 2012
Antisoma plc ("Antisoma" or the "Company")
Appointment of Independent Non-Executive Director
Antisoma is pleased to announce that Jonathan Morley-Kirk is to be appointed to the Board of Antisoma as an additional Independent Non-Executive Director and as a member of the Board's Audit, Remuneration and Investment committees. Mr Morley-Kirk's appointment is subject to Antisoma shareholders' approval at the Annual General Meeting scheduled for 25 October 2012.
Jonathan Charles Rowell Morley-Kirk (aged 51) has extensive experience of capital markets and investment structuring and has served as a director on a range of public (including AIM listed) and private companies, including as chairman of Fox-Davies Capital Limited, the London based stockbroker specialising in the natural resources sector, from 2003 to 2008.
He is currently a non-executive director of East Siberian PLC (formerly PetroKamchatka Plc) and is a director and CFO of Longreach Oil & Gas Limited, both of which are oil and gas exploration companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Mr Morley-Kirk is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute. He previously has held directorial positions at the investment banks S G Warburg Securities and Samuel Montagu & Co.
Mr Morley-Kirk does not currently hold any shares in the capital of Antisoma.
Save as set out below, Mr Morley-Kirk has confirmed that there is no other information that is required to be disclosed under schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
Antisoma plcMichael Pappas, Non Executive ChairmanMike Bretherton, Finance Director | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7099 7268 |
Altium (Nominated Adviser)Tim Richardson Katherine Hobbs | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7484 4040 |
Information to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies
Current directorships
Longreach Oil & Gas Limited
Longreach Oil & Gas (UK) Limited
EastSiberian Plc (Formerly PetroKamchatka Plc)
NorthGlen Capital SPC
Dimension Resources Limited
Alternative Vision SPC
Fox-Davies Capital (Jersey) Limited
Global Biotechnology Transfer Foundation Limited
Snap Ring Joint Limited
Directorships in past five years
Cardinal Resources Plc
Fluid Leader Group Plc
Financial Trading & Consultancy Limited
Fox-Davies Capital Limited
Fox-Davies Nominee Limited
Petrokamchatka Resources Limited
World Polo Limited
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