MICT Appoints Sir David Trippier to its Board of Directors
May 17 2022 - 7:15AM
MICT, Inc. (Nasdaq: MICT) (“MICT” or the "Company"), today
announces the appointment of Sir David Trippier as a non-executive
member of its Board of Directors.
Sir David has served as Chairman or director of
numerous private and public companies, including as Chairman of
London Stock Exchange listed stockbrokers, W H Ireland Group plc,
Chairman of Cambridgeshire Horizons and Non-Executive Director of
Granada Television.
Prior to this, Sir David served in various
ministerial positions in the United Kingdom Government between 1983
and 1992, having become a Member of Parliament of the United
Kingdom in 1979. Between 1983 and 1987, Sir David was Minister for
Smaller Firms and Enterprise and remained a Minister in various
Departments until 1992, including as “Green” Minister where we was
instrumental in negotiating international agreements on Climate
Change and Global Warming on behalf of the United Kingdom.
During Sir David’s earlier years, he served with
the Royal Marines in Singapore, Malaysia, Malta, and Norway, later
being awarded the Royal Marines Reserve Decoration, and being
appointed as an Honorary Colonel.
In 1994, Sir David was appointed by the Council
of the London Stock Exchange to sit on the committee that went on
to formulate and launch the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). In
November 2006, Sir David won a National Award for “Outstanding
Leadership” sponsored by the Daily Telegraph, and was nominated as
one of 100 of Britain’s most influential men and women in the
Public and Private Sectors. Sir David was knighted by the Queen in
July 1992 when he was 46 years of age.
“We are honoured to welcome Sir David to our
Board. We believe his decades-long leadership -- both in terms of
guiding companies and his participation within the British
Government -- will enable Sir David to make a valuable contribution
in guiding MICT through its recently announced merger with Tingo,
as well as into continued success for the combined businesses,”
commented MICT’s CEO Darren Mercer.
“MICT’s financial technology platforms have the
potential to reach a huge target market and significantly
underserved populations, allowing for worldwide opportunities. I
look forward to working with the management team to identify and
maximize opportunities for the successful execution of MICT’s
exciting and ambitious business plan,” added Sir David.
About MICT, Inc.
MICT, Inc. (NasdaqCM: MICT) operates through its
subsidiaries, GFH Intermediate Holdings Ltd ("GFHI"), its various
fully owned subsidiaries or VIE structures. GFHI's versatile
proprietary trading technology platform is designed to serve a
large number of high growth sectors in the global fintech space.
Primary areas of focus include online brokerage for equities
trading and sales of insurance products in several high-growth
foreign markets including Asia where GFH owns a substantial
propriety database of users.
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the COVID-19 lockdowns currently in place will be lifted in
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