Appointment of independent non-executive Director

RNS Number : 4207R

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC

26 June 2015

 

 ARTEMIS ALPHA TRUST PLC (the 'Company')

Appointment of independent non-executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr John Ayton MBE as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 25 June 2015.

Mr Ayton practised as a corporate lawyer in Hong Kong and the City of London before founding Links of London, a global jewellery brand. After selling the company in 2007, Mr Ayton has been an investor in, and mentor to, a number of emerging luxury brands businesses, as well as launching the jewellery brand Annoushka. He is director of a number of private companies.

Mr Ayton is a director of Venue Retail Limited, a private company which was placed into Voluntary Members Liquidation in July 2014. There are no other details to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

For further information, please contact:

Artemis Fund Managers Limited
Company Secretary
Telephone: [phone]

 

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