Vela Technologies PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (3402T)
July 21 2022 - 7:40AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 3402T
Vela Technologies PLC
21 July 2022
21 July 2022
Vela Technologies plc
("Vela" or "the Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
The Board of Vela Technologies (AIM: VELA) announces the
appointment of Antony Laiker as a Non-Executive Director of the
Company with immediate effect.
Antony Laiker served as an Executive Director of the Company
from 2013 to 2020. Currently, in addition to roles as an investor
and director / advisor to a number of early stage companies, he is
a stockbroker at First Equity Limited.
The Company intends to strengthen the Board further through the
appointment of an additional independent Non-Executive Director to
the Board in due course.
Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman of Vela,
commented:
" We welcome Antony back to the board in a non-executive
capacity. Antony is a significant shareholder in Vela and has
extensive experience of the small-cap marketplace. We look forward
to drawing upon this experience again as the Company seeks to build
and manage its investment portfolio. His knowledge of Vela's
investments and the background to the Company will be important as
we seek to create shareholder value."
AIM Disclosures:
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and
Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Antony Jon Laiker, who is aged 60, has the following current or
past directorships or partnerships:
Current directorships/partnerships Past directorships/partnerships
held within the last five years
Widdington Limited Vela Technologies plc
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BIXX Tech Limited
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BIXX Limited
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GPFONE Limited
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Antony Laiker has a total beneficial interest in 977,799,500
ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares"), representing 6.02 per cent. of the Company's issued share
capital. Included within the total beneficial interest stated above
are 420,000,000 Ordinary Shares held by BIXX Tech Limited, a
company of which Antony Laiker is a director and significant
shareholder.
For further information, please contact:
Vela Technologies plc Tel: +44 (0) 7421
Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman 728875
James Normand, Executive Director
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser) Tel: +44 (0) 20
3328 5656
Nick Athanas / Piers Shimwell
Peterhouse Capital Limited (Broker) Tel: +44 (0) 20
7469 0930
Lucy Williams / Duncan Vasey / Eran Zucker
/ Lauren Riley
Novus Communications (PR and IR Adviser) Tel: +44 (0) 20
7448 9839
Alan Green / Jacqueline Briscoe
About Vela Technologies
Vela Technologies plc (AIM: VELA) is an investing company
focused on early stage and pre-IPO long term disruptive technology
investments. Vela's investee companies have either developed ways
of utilising technology or are developing technology with a view to
disrupting the businesses or sector in which they operate. Vela
Technologies will also invest in already-listed companies where
valuations offer additional opportunities.
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