01 May 2024
Alpha
Group International plc
("Alpha"
or the "Group")
Result of
AGM & Confirmation of Director Appointment
The Board of Alpha Group, a
high-tech, high-touch provider of financial solutions dedicated to
corporates and institutions internationally, is pleased to announce
that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all
resolutions were duly passed.
Following the AGM, and further to
its announcement on 20 March 2024, Jayne-Anne Gadhia has been
appointed to the Board of Alpha as Chair Designate with immediate
effect.
About Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Jayne-Anne brings a wealth of
financial leadership experience to the Board. A chartered
accountant, she spent six years at Norwich Union (now Aviva) before
becoming one of the founders of Virgin Direct in 1995. Three years
later, she set up the Virgin One account, which was acquired by the
Royal Bank of Scotland in 2001. She subsequently spent five years
at RBS before returning to Virgin as CEO to launch Virgin Money,
where she served for more than 10 years, from 2008 to 2018. During
this time, she led the company's acquisition and successful
integration of Northern Rock, subsequently listing Virgin Money in
2014.
Following the sale of Virgin Money,
Jayne-Anne joined Salesforce from 2019-2021. She left Salesforce to
focus on her own fintech, Snoop, which was sold to Vanquis Bank in
July 2023.
Jayne-Anne is currently Lead
Non-Executive Director at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Chair of
Moneyfarm, Senior Independent Director at the Tate, and a Senior
Advisor at Vanquis Bank.
From 2016 to 2021 she was also the
UK Government's Women in Finance Champion and continues to support
and promote the Women in Finance Charter as an adviser. In 2018 she
was named Leader of the Year at the Lloyds Bank National Business
Awards. She sits on the Mayor of London's Business Advisory Board
and the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum.
Jayne-Anne was awarded a CBE in the
2014 New Year's Honours list, made a Dame in the 2019 Honours list,
and awarded a CVO in the 2022 Birthday Honours List.
In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of
the AIM Rules for Companies, Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia (aged 62 years)
holds/has held the following directorships/partnerships in the last
five years:
Current
Directorships
|
Past
Directorships
|
MFM
Investment Ltd
|
Jagash
Ltd
|
MFM
Holding Ltd
|
Gadhia
Consultants Limited
|
GadhiaGroup Limited
|
Usnoop
Limited
|
|
Stagecoach Group Limited
|
|
The
Prince's School of Traditional Arts
|
|
The
King's Foundation
|
Jayne-Anne does not hold any legal
or beneficial direct or indirect interest in the securities of the
Company.
There are no further disclosures to
be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies.
Enquiries:
Alpha Group International plc
Morgan Tillbrook, Founder and
CEO
Tim Powell, CFO
|
Via Alma Strategic
Communications
|
Peel
Hunt (Sponsor and Joint Broker)
Neil Patel
Paul Gillam
Kate Bannatyne
|
+44 (0) 20 7418 8900
|
Liberum (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)
Max Jones
Edward Mansfield
Anake Singh
|
+44 (0) 20 3100
2000
|
Alma
Strategic Communications
(Financial Public Relations)
Josh Royston
Andy Bryant
Kieran Breheny
|
+44 (0) 20 3405 0205
|
Notes to editors
Alpha is a high-tech, high-touch
provider of enhanced financial solutions dedicated to corporates
and institutions globally. Working with clients across 50+
countries, we blend intelligent human capabilities with new
technologies to provide clients with an enhanced alternative to
their bank, with solutions covering: FX risk management, global
accounts mass payments, fund finance and bank
management.
Key to our success is our team -
over 450 people based across seven global offices, brought together
by a high-performance culture and a partnership structure that
empowers them to act as owners of our business.
Whilst we are an established
business listed on the London Stock Exchange, we remain
relentlessly focused on maintaining the same level of operational
agility and client focus we had when we first started in 2009. This
dynamic, combined with the passion of our people, have enabled us
to make a substantial and enduring difference to our clients, and
deliver a growth story to match.