26 January 2022
Oberon Investments Group plc
("Oberon", or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director of subsidiary
Oberon, the boutique wealth management and corporate broking group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Hvide Macleod as a Non-Executive Director of its subsidiary Oberon Investments Ltd with immediate effect.
Robert has over 20 years' experience working with ship owners and operators giving him in-depth knowledge of global markets and trading. Robert worked at Glencore plc, the world's foremost commodity trading company for seven years, five of them as partner, before retiring in 2011. He was also a board member of the NYSE listed Frontline Limited, as well as CEO of Frontline Management AS from 2014 to 2020.
He is currently a portfolio manager of private equity investments based in Norway, and serves on the boards of a number of companies both in the UK and Norway, including HVPD, UK and Go Green Investments Corp. Over his career, Robert has built up an extensive contact network and knowledge of equity markets.
Simon McGivern, CEO of Oberon Investments Group, commented: "We are delighted to announce Robert's appointment to the Board of Oberon Investments Limited. His experience, contacts and enthusiasm will be hugely beneficial to us as Oberon continues to accelerate its growth in 2022, both as a fund manager and corporate broker. We expect him to make a significant contribution to all aspects of Oberon's development and very much look forward to his guidance and support."
Notes
Robert Hvide Macleod (aged 42) does not hold any shares in Oberon Investments Group plc, or its subsidiaries.
In the five years preceding this announcement, Robert Hvide Macleod held the following directorships and no partnerships:
| Current Directorships |
| · Hans Hvide & Co AS · High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd · Rankedin AS · GoGreen Investments Corporation (NYSE) · Soiltech AS · EnergyNest AS · Green Transition Holding AS · Aquaship AS · Highland Tankers AS
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| Past Directorships (in previous five years) |
| · Frontline Management AS · Frontline Ltd (NYSE)
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There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to the AQSE Growth Market Rules for Issuers.
The directors of Oberon accept responsibility for this announcement.
This announcement contains information which, prior to its disclosure, was inside information as stipulated under Regulation 11 of the Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019/310 (as amended).
For further information, please contact:
| Oberon Investments Group plc |
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| Simon McGivern / John Beaumont |
Via IFC Advisory |
| AQSE Corporate Adviser and Broker |
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| Novum Securities Limited |
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| Richard Potts / Lucy Bowden |
020 7399 9400 |
| IFC Advisory Ltd
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020 3934 6633 |
| Graham Herring/Florence Chandler |
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Notes to Editors
Oberon operates in the UK wealth and fund management sector and in the corporate broking and financial advisory sectors. Since Oberon Investments Ltd was established in April 2017, Oberon group's AUA have grown to in excess of £750m million in September 2021. This has been achieved organically by adding new clients and new fund managers, attracted by the emerging brand and by a number of small, selective and accretive acquisitions. Oberon Capital, the corporate broking division, launched in June 2020, provides advice and raises capital for companies from seed and early-stage funding through to IPO and beyond.