Appointments & Resignations of Non-exec Directors

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Jade Road Investments Limited announced significant changes to its board of directors on March 18, 2026, with the appointment of Yunus Olcer and Christian Reyntjens as non-executive directors, and the resignations of long-serving directors Hugh Viscount Trenchard and Stuart Crocker. Olcer brings experience from Goldman Sachs and various investment management roles, while Reyntjens is the founder of a family office and previously a Partner at York Capital Management. Reyntjens holds a 2.32% stake in the company, representing 250,000 shares. The company's Executive Chairman expressed gratitude for the departing directors' contributions and welcomed the new appointees to support the company's new investment strategy.

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Jade Road Investments Limited
19 March 2026
 

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JADE ROAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

("Jade Road Investments", "JADE" or the "Company)

Appointments and Resignations of Non-executive Directors

Jade Road Investments Limited (AIM:JADE), the London quoted investment company that looks to provide investors exposure to private mid / late-stage technology companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of new directors to, and resignation of current directors from, the board of the Company on 18 March 2026.

New non-executive appointments

Yunus Olcer is an experienced investment manager and currently consults to NOIA Capital, a Dubai-based multi-family office specialising in growth capital investments, acting as Portfolio Manager of its public equities hedge fund investments. He began his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London, before moving into investment management roles at Blue Mountain Capital, Sikra Capital (Leucadia Investment Management) and Berry Street Capital, where he focused on global equities, credit and special situations investments.

Yunus holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Berlin, graduating with first-class honours; he also studied Corporate Finance and Management at Tongji University in Shanghai.

Christian Reyntjens is the founder of A Black Square, a family office focused on investments in special situations, real estate, and private equity. The family office also oversees the family's art collection and maintains engagement with cultural institutions. Prior to founding A Black Square, Christian was a Partner at York Capital Management, where he led the European equity group and co-managed the York European Opportunities and York European Focus funds. Earlier in his career he worked in Mergers & Acquisitions at Merrill Lynch in London.

Christian holds an M.S. in Banking and Finance from HEC Lausanne and a B.S. and M.S. in Management Engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven.

Information disclosed in accordance with Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of these appointments:

Ahmet Yunus Olcer (aged 42)

 

Current Directorships:

Sophereon Ltd

International Foundation for Muslim Theology

 

Christian March Herman Reyntjens (aged 51)

 

Holding of 250,000 shares (2.32%) in the Company

Save for the information set out above, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Resignations

The Company announces that resignations have been received from its two long-serving non-executive directors, Hugh Viscount Trenchard and Stuart Crocker.

Speaking on behalf of the Company, John Croft, Executive Chairman expressed his thanks to Hugh and Stuart for their respective contributions to and support of the Company, in particular through its more recent restructuring and transformation, and welcomed Yunus and Christian to the board, bringing their experience to support the Company as it focuses on its new investment strategy.

 

For further information, please contact:

Jade Road Investments Limited

+44 (0) 778 531 5588

John Croft

 

Zeus - Nominated Adviser & Sole Broker

+44 (0) 203 829 5000

James Joyce / Andrew de Andrade

 

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