European Wealth Group Limited Directorate Change (6228R)

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RNS Number : 6228R

European Wealth Group Limited

18 June 2018

European Wealth Group Limited

("EWG", the "Company" or the "Group")

Board Appointment

European Wealth Group Limited (AIM: EWG, EWGL), the integrated wealth management group, is pleased to announce that Jonathan Freeman has joined the Board as a non-Executive Director.

Jonathan has over 25 years of experience in the financial services with a strong track record in strategic development and corporate governance within both the fund management and corporate finance sectors. His most recent previous roles include being a director of Hume Capital Securities plc and the CEO of Syndicate Asset Management plc. Prior to these roles, Jonathan was a director of Beeson Gregory.

Jonathan is currently the non-Executive Chairman of PhotonStar LED Group plc, the Senior Independent Director of Futura Medical plc and non-Executive Director of Braveheart Investment Group plc, all of which are quoted on AIM.

Marianne Ismail, CEO, EWG, said: "I am delighted to welcome Jonathan to the Board of EWG; he brings significant corporate finance, fund management and quoted company experience to the Group at a key time in its development."

The following disclosures are required regarding Mr Freeman's appointment pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Jonathan David Freeman, aged 53, has been a director of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:

 
 Current directorships            Past directorships 
-------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Futura Medical plc               Hume Capital Securities 
  Futura Medical Developments      plc 
  Limited                          Hume Capital Management 
  PhotonStar LED Group plc         Limited 
  Braveheart Investment            Hume Capital (Guernsey) 
  Group plc                        Limited 
  Viking Fund Managers Limited     Caisson Light Industrial 
  Finance Yorkshire Equity         Properties Limited 
  GP Limited                       One Capital Limited 
  The Friends Of St. Bridget's, 
  Skenfrith Limited 
  Movision 81 Film Partnership 
  Movision 39 Film Partnership 
 

Jonathan Freeman was a non-executive director of Altair Financial Services International plc which was placed into administration by the directors in 2009.

Jonathan Freeman was a non-executive director of Cobra Capital Limited, a Guernsey incorporated and regulated investment company, from 2004 until 2010. The company was wound up with the consent of the shareholders and its creditors in 2010.

Jonathan was a non-executive director of Hume Capital Securities plc, an FCA regulated retail broker and corporate finance business from August 2012 to when it was put into administration in March 2015. In addition he acted as the interim CEO from April to June 2014.

At the date of this announcement, Mr Freeman does not have any beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Group.

Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

For further details, please contact:

 
 European Wealth Group 
  Limited                    [phone] 
 Marianne Ismail 
 Hugo Evans 
 
   finnCap Ltd (Nomad 
   and Broker)                 [phone] 
 Adrian Hargrave 
 Anthony Adams 
 
   Redleaf Communications      [phone]; [e-mail] 
   (for media) 
 Robin Tozer 
 

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