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RNS Number : 3740E  B.P. Marsh & Partners PLC  16 September 2024

16 September 2024

 

B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc

("B.P. Marsh" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

 

B. P. Marsh (AIM: BPM), the niche venture capital provider to early stage
financial services businesses, announces today that Francesca Chappell, the
Company's Chief Finance Officer, has been appointed as a Director, with
immediate effect.

 

Fran joined B.P. Marsh in 2013 and has over a decade of experience in the
financial services sector having had various senior financial roles at B.P.
Marsh.

 

In 2018, Fran was appointed as a director of B.P. Marsh & Company Limited.
Fran is a Fellow Chartered and Certified Accountant (FCCA).

 

Throughout her time at B.P. Marsh, Fran has been involved in all aspects of
the Group's finance function. This has included a key role with the Valuation
Committee, assisting the Group's Portfolio across a variety of financial
matters, and assisting with the New Business process. Fran currently sits on
the Company's Investment Committee and has recently been appointed to the
Valuation Committee and Disclosure Committee.

 

Commenting on her appointment, Brian Marsh, the Chairman and Founder of the
Company stated:

"The Board is pleased to welcome Fran. With her extensive tenure and
experience, there is no one better suited to take on the Financial
Directorship of the Company. The appointment of Fran demonstrates the Group's
ability to develop talent from within."

 

Fran, as part of the Company's Joint Share Ownership Plan, has a beneficial
interest (as a joint owner alongside JTC Employer Solutions Trustee) over
86,104 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.23% of the total voting
rights of the Company.

 

Furthermore, Fran has options over 137,500 Ordinary Shares as part of the
Company's Share Option Plan announced on 15(th) November 2023.

 

Fran has a beneficial interest in 587 Ordinary Shares together with a
beneficial interest in 25,809 Ordinary Shares held in the Company's SIP Trust,
representing in aggregate approximately 0.07% of the total voting rights of
the Company.

 

Further information

 

Francesca Louise Chappell (née Lowley), aged 35, is or has been a director or
partner of the following companies or partnerships during the past five years:

 

 Current directorships and partnerships        Past directorships and partnerships (past five years)
 B.P. Marsh & Co. Trustee Company Limited      None.
 B.P. Marsh & Company Limited
 B.P. Marsh (North America) Limited
 B.P. Marsh Asset Management Limited
 Brian Marsh Enterprises Limited
 Marsh Insurance Holdings Limited
 Stanton Search Ltd

 

There is no further information required to be disclosed in respect of the
above appointment pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies.

 

The Group intends to report the Half-Year results for the period to 31 July
2024 on 23 October 2024. Fran Chappell will join Dan Topping (the Group's
Chief Investment Officer) in presenting these results to analysts and
shareholders.

 

 

For further
information:

 

 B.P. Marsh & Partners Plc                           www.bpmarsh.co.uk (http://www.bpmarsh.co.uk/)
 Brian Marsh OBE                                     +44 (0)20 7233 3112

 Nominated Adviser & Broker

 Panmure Liberum Limited
 Atholl Tweedie / Amrit Mahbubani / Ailsa MacMaster  +44 (0)20 7886 2500

 Financial PR & Investor Relations
 Tavistock                                           bpmarsh@tavistock.co.uk
 Simon Hudson / Tim Pearson / Katie Hopkins          +44 (0)20 7920 3150

 

Notes to Editors:

B.P. Marsh's current portfolio contains fifteen companies. More detailed
descriptions of the portfolio can be found at www.bpmarsh.co.uk
(http://www.bpmarsh.co.uk/) .

 

Since formation over 30 years ago, the Company has assembled a management team
with considerable experience both in the financial services sector and in
managing private equity investments. Many of the directors have worked with
each other in previous roles, and all have worked with each other for over ten
years.

 

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