Directorate Changes Plus500, a leading technology platform for trading Contracts for Difference ( CFDs ) internationally, today announces several changes to the composition of the Board of Directors (the Board ). Appointment of Sigalia Heifetz as Non-Executive Director Sigalia Heifetz will be joining the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect. She will be appointed to the Remuneration Committee, Regulatory and Risk Committee and Disclosure Committee of the Board. Sigalia holds Non-Executive Directorships at a number of leading Israel-based corporations across a range of sectors and industries, including Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises Ltd, Clal Industries, Golf & Co, Maman, Tamar Petroleum and Clal Biotechnology Industries. She also previously held Non-Executive positions at Bet Shemesh Engines Ltd and Hadera Paper, prior to which she was an audit partner at accountancy firm BDO.
Western Gate to vote against Stock Spirits chair 1st February, 2021 by Nicola Carruthers
Shareholder Western Gate has called for the removal of Stock Spirits’ chairman and senior independent director due to the firm’s ‘unconvincing’ M&A strategy and ‘significant’ sales losses since 2017.
David Maloney, chairman of Stock Spirits
Western Gate, which owns a 10% stake in Prestige vodka owner Stock Spirits, said it intended to vote against the re-election of chairman David Maloney and the senior independent director of Stock Spirits, John Nicolson, at the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) on 4 February.
Furthermore, Western Gate has requested an “immediate” appointment of independent replacements for the roles using an independent executive search firm.
Directorate Change Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (the Company ) announces the following changes to the Board and its Committees to support the Company in its future ambitions. Anne Stevens, Robin Freestone, Richard Parry-Jones and Antony Sheriff are appointed to the Board as independent non-executive directors and Stephan Unger is appointed as the representative non-executive director of Mercedes-Benz AG, each appointment is effective 1 February 2021. Peter Espenhahn (Audit and Risk Committee Chair) and Lord Matthew Carrington (Remuneration Committee Chair) will support the Company through the publication of the 2020 financial results and will step down from the Board at the close of the AGM. Bill Tame will step down from the Board immediately.
RDI is an income focused UK Real Estate Investment Trust (UK-REIT) with a diversified portfolio invested principally in the UK. The investment approach is driven by an in depth understanding of occupational demand including the impact of technology, transport and infrastructure investment. The portfolio has been repositioned in recent years to increase its weighting to London and the South East, and to provide greater exposure to our leading hotel and serviced office operating platforms. RDI is committed to delivering attractive income led total returns across the real estate cycle. The current strategic objectives of a lower leverage capital structure and more focused allocation of capital are targeted at delivering an industry leading and sustainable income return.
The Board acknowledges the following voting outcomes from today s meeting: • the significant votes in excess of 20% that have been cast against the Board s recommendation for each of resolution 2 (to approve the directors remuneration report for FY2020) and resolution 12 (the directors general authority to allot shares); • the failure to pass resolution 14 (the disapplication of further pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment), primarily as a result of the votes cast by two of the Company s shareholders; and • the significant number of votes (approximately 34.5m) which have been registered as withheld by one of the Company s shareholders in relation to each of resolutions 11 (authority to make political donations), 13 (the initial disapplication of pre-emption rights on cash share issues of up to 5%), 14 (the disapplication of further pre-emption rights in connection with an acquisition or