1 September 2022
Oberon Investments Group plc
("Oberon", or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Oberon Investments Group plc (AQSE: OBE) ("the Group"), the boutique investment management, wealth planning and corporate broking group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Ibbotson as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Mark was previously Chief Executive Officer of LIFFE, as well as being Global Head of Clearing for the NYSE Euronext Group. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of G. H. Financials and has a number of other non-executive director ("NED") positions, including at Skytra, an Airbus subsidiary, where Mark is the Independent NED.
Prior to his current roles, Mark was Group CEO of G. H. Financials where he oversaw a major strategic expansion of the company's customer base and its global presence to become a major force in futures clearing across the world's leading derivatives exchanges. Mark's career began at the London Stock Exchange in its options division ("LTOM") which merged with the fast-growing LIFFE exchange. Mark spent 23 years at LIFFE - through acquisitions by Euronext, New York Stock Exchange and finally Intercontinental Exchange ("ICE") in 2013.
Mark also served two terms as a member of the FCA's Market Practitioner Panel between 2013 and 2018, which represents the interests of financial market participants. The FCA has a statutory duty to consult the Panel in order to help it meet its strategic and operational objectives.
| Current Directorships |
| Futures Industry Association G.H Financials Limited Mzuzu Limited Skytra Limited
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| Past Directorships (five years) |
| FIA Europe Limited |
Alex Hambro, interim Non-Executive Chairman, commented:
"I would like to welcome Mark to the Oberon Board. Mark brings with him not only a successful commercial background but also extensive regulatory and compliance experience, both of which will provide challenge and support to Oberon's risk and compliance function and further improve regulatory governance and oversight within the firm."
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
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| AQSE Corporate Adviser and Broker |
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| Novum Securities Limited |
020 7399 9400 |
| Richard Potts / Lucy Bowden |
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IFC Advisory Limited |
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 £1 billion in 2022. 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.