Finance Director Appointment

RNS Number:1458L
Ambrian Capital PLC
07 January 2008

7th January 2008                                                      AIM: AMBR

                              Ambrian Capital plc

          John Coles appointed Finance Director of Ambrian Capital plc


Ambrian Capital plc ("Ambrian Capital" or "the Company") announces that with
effect from 7th January 2008 John Coles is appointed to the role of Finance
Director.



Nathan Steinberg, the previous Finance Director, will remain as a non-executive
director of Ambrian Capital and will continue to assist the Company in its
development.




Since January 2005, John has held the role of Finance Director of Ambrian
Partners Limited the wholly-owned corporate finance and stockbroking subsidiary
of Ambrian Capital, where he has been responsible for finance, compliance and
administration. John has also been instrumental in establishing Ambrian
Commodities Limited, the FSA regulated broker-dealer of LME futures and options,
and Ambrian Asset Management Limited and is Finance Director of both
subsidiaries.



John, aged 46, has over 20 year's experience in investment banking and asset
management. After qualifying as a chartered accountant, he worked with Robert
Fleming in private equity, investment banking and stockbroking. Prior to joining
Ambrian, John was Deputy Managing Director of JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management
in France.



John holds an Honours degree in business and economics from Trinity College,
Dublin and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales.



Tom Gaffney, Chief Executive Officer of Ambrian Capital, commenting on the
appointment, said "I am delighted to welcome John to the Board of Directors of
Ambrian Capital. John not only brings a wealth of experience in key areas in
which Ambrian is strong and growing including investment banking and
stockbroking activities, but also comes to the role already with an in-depth
knowledge of the Ambrian Capital business having been instrumental in setting up
numerous key functions within the Group including the market making activities
of Ambrian Partners Limited, and Ambrian Asset Management. For these reasons and
more, I am confident that John is excellently placed to take on the role of
Finance Director of Ambrian Capital and help to continue the strong growth and
development of the business that we have achieved to date. I would also like to
thank Nathan Steinberg for his work and valuable contribution in the role of
Finance Director."



John Coles holds 264,444 options to purchase Ambrian Capital shares exercisable
between June 2008 and June 2010 at an exercise price of 10p per share.



Current directorships

Ambrian Partners Limited

Ambrian Commodities Limited

Ambrian Asset Management Limited

Ambrian Nominees Limited



There is nothing further to disclose in relation to the appointment of John
Coles under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.



About Ambrian Capital plc

Ambrian Capital is an AIM-quoted independent investment bank involved in the
mining, oil and gas, alternative energy, bio-energy, soft commodities and
technology sectors.  Ambrian Capital has three wholly-owned subsidiaries:
Ambrian Partners Limited, a corporate finance advisor and stockbroker; Ambrian
Commodities Limited, an Associate Member of The London Metal Exchange and a
broker-dealer of LME traded metals, precious metals, carbon credits and soft
commodities; and Ambrian Asset Management Limited, a specialist investment
management business.



Further information about the Group is available on Ambrian Capital's website:
www.ambrian.com.





Enquiries:



Tom Gaffney                                      Tel:       [phone]
Chief Executive, Ambrian Capital plc

Chris Howard                                     Tel:       [phone]
Collins Stewart

Justine Howarth/Louise Goodeve                   Tel:       [phone]
Parkgreen Communications




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