Tekcapital plc Appointment of Director (9112Y)
07 Gennaio 2020 - 8:00AM
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Tekcapital plc
07 January 2020
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Tekcapital Plc
("Tekcapital", the "Company" or "the Group")
Board Addition
THE RT HON LORD WILLETTS FRS JOINS TEKCAPITAL'S BOARD
Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK), the UK intellectual property (IP)
investment group focused on creating marketplace value from
investing in university technology, is pleased to announce that
Lord David Willetts has joined the Board of Tekcapital with
immediate effect.
The Rt Hon Lord Willetts FRS is President of the Resolution
Foundation and former U.K. Minister for Universities and Science.
He served as the Member of Parliament for Havant (1992-2015), and
previously worked at HM Treasury and the No. 10 Policy Unit. Lord
Willetts is a visiting Professor at King's College London, former
Chair of the British Science Association and a member of the
Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He is also an Honorary
Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford. Lord Willetts has written
widely on economic and social policy. His book 'The Pinch', which
focused on intergenerational equity, was published in 2010, and he
recently published 'A University Education'. Lord Willetts is a
graduate of Oxford University and has been awarded numerous
honorary doctorates.
Dr Clifford Gross, Executive Chairman at Tekcapital, commented:
"We are very pleased to have Lord David Willetts join our board and
believe that his extensive business and university experience,
coupled with his knowledge regarding the commercialisation of
scientific discoveries, will further enhance the board's skills and
growth prospects for the Company."
The Rt Hon Lord Willetts said "Tekcapital is an exciting company
with a global university network. I look forward to helping
Tekcapital turn their ideas into the businesses of the future."
The following information regarding the appointment of Lord
David Lindsay Willetts, aged 63, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g)
of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Current directorships and/or partnerships: Former directorships and/or partnerships
(within the last five years):
8GT Advisory Limited Borough of Havant Sport and Leisure
Biotech Growth Trust Plc Trust
Booker Prize Foundation British Science Association
Davco Limited Genome Research Ltd and Sanger Institute
Eight Great Technologies Fund National Council for Universities
Foundation for Science and Technology and Business
Marchmount Executive Services Limited Science Museum
Resolution Foundation The Biotech Industry Association
Sirius Constellation Limitied The Council For Industry and Higher
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Education
Thames Holdings Limited The Francis Crick Institute Limited
UK Research and Innovation Vantix Diagnostics Inc.
Verditek Plc
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Lord Willetts does not have any beneficial interest in the
ordinary shares of the Company, but has been granted 100,000 stock
options under the Company's stock option plan.
There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of
the AIM Rules for Companies.
About Tekcapital plc
Tekcapital creates value from investing in new,
university-developed intellectual properties and provides a range
of IP investment services to make it easy for organisations to
commercialise university-developed technology. Tekcapital is quoted
on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol TEK)
and is headquartered in Oxford, in the UK. For more information,
please visit www.tekcapital.com
LEI: 213800GOJTOV19FIFZ85
For further information, please contact:
Tekcapital Plc +1 305-200-3450
Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.
SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP
(Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 3470 0470
Richard Morrison / Charlie Bouverat (Corporate
Finance)
Novum Securities Limited (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7399 9427
Colin Rowbury (Corporate Broking)
Flagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications +44 (0)207 129
1474
Tim Thompson/Andrea Seymour/Fergus Mellon
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