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Euromoney: Board changes

12th Dec 2012 07:10

RNS Number : 3288T
Euromoney Institutional InvestorPLC
12 December 2012
 



EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PLC

 

RNS Announcement

December 12, 2012

 

Board and Committee Changes

 

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, the international online information and events group, is pleased to announce the following board and committee changes:

Appointment of non-executive directors

Following a meeting of the board yesterday, Andrew Ballingal and Tristan Hillgarth have been appointed independent non-executive directors of the Company with immediate effect.

Mr Ballingal (aged 51) is Chief Executive and Chief Investment Officer of Ballingal Investment Advisors (BIA), an independent investment firm based in Hong Kong, which advises two award-winning Asia Pacific hedge funds, the BIA Pacific Fund and the BIA Pacific Macro Fund.

A graduate of Oxford University, he has lived in Asia for over 20 years and worked in the Asia Pacific investment market at various firms including Barclays/BZW, Sloane Robinson and Schroders before founding BIA in 2002.

In addition to extensive Asia Pacific investment experience, Mr Ballingal has had significant involvement over two decades as an advisor, investor, and partner in hedge and absolute return investment funds. Since 2008, he has served as a member of the Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC Asia Pacific Advisory Board.

Mr Hillgarth (aged 63) is a director of Jupiter Asset Management Limited. He joined Jupiter in 2005 and served as Group Business Development Director for seven years.

He previously spent 14 years with Invesco where he was Vice Chairman of its UK business, and previously CEO of Invesco Europe and CIO of Invesco Global. Prior to that he worked as a director and fund manager at the investment management firms Throgmorton and Framlington, and in corporate finance at Charterhouse Japhet.

Mr Hillgarth has nearly 30 years experience of the asset management industry across Europe. He is also a chartered accountant and has a degree in Economics and Politics from Trinity College Dublin.

 

There is no further information to be disclosed under LR 9.6.13R of the listing rules or DTR 3.1.2R of the disclosure rules in respect of either director.

 

Both independent non-executive directors will be put forward for re-election at the Company's next annual general meeting on January 31, 2013.

Resignation of non-executive director

Jaime Gonzalez, an independent non-executive director of the Company since 2004, has indicated his intention not to seek re-election as a director at the Company's next annual general meeting.

Nominations Committee

Christopher Fordham, who was appointed Managing Director of the Company on October 15, 2012, has been appointed to its Nominations Committee with immediate effect.

Company secretary

In accordance with corporate governance best practice, the roles of finance director and company secretary are to be separated. With immediate effect, Chris Benn, group financial controller, will assume the company secretary responsibilities from the Company's finance director, Colin Jones.

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC

Richard Ensor, Chairman: +44 20 7779 8845; [email protected]

Christopher Fordham, Managing Director: +44 20 7779 8845; [email protected]

Colin Jones, Finance Director: +44 20 7779 8845; [email protected]

 

FTI Consulting

Charles Palmer: +44 20 7269 7180; [email protected]

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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