Directorate Change
Updated : 10:01
27 April 2020
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc
Directorate Change
Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plc (the "Company") announces the appointment of Michael de Picciotto to the Board as a representative non-executive director of the Yew Tree Consortium, with immediate effect.
Michael de Picciotto is Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Engel & Volkërs AG, a Hamburg-based real estate group founded in 1977, a position he has held since March 2016, having been an important shareholder in the firm since 2014.
Michael started his career at RBC Dominion Securities, a global investment bank, in 1982 where he held several roles in Paris and London and was co-head of the Capital Markets department from 1986 to 1988.
Michael then joined Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), a family owned Swiss private bank in London and Geneva where he worked for 27 years until 2015. During that time, he held several senior leadership positions including being responsible for UBP's global financial activities as well as treasury and trading and its London operations from 1990. Michael also served as a long-standing member of the Executive Board of Union Bancaire Privée and remains a shareholder in the bank. Michael studied at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales at the University of Lausanne.
Executive Chairman, Lawrence Stroll said: "I am very pleased to be announcing the appointment of Michael de Picciotto to the Board. He is a strong addition to the Board where his expertise and experience will be of great value to us. This is a very important time for the Company as we manage through the current uncertainties and start to execute our plans to enable Aston Martin to become one of the preeminent luxury car brands in the world, delivering value for our customers, staff, partners and shareholders alike."
Mr Picciotto has asked to waive his Board fee for 2020.
The Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority with regard to the appointment of Mr de Picciotto.
Enquiries:
Investors and Analysts Charlotte Cowley, Director of Investor Relations
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+44 (0)7771 976764 charlotte.cowley@astonmartin.com |
Media Kevin Watters, Director of Communications
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+44 (0)7764 386683 kevin.watters@astonmartin.com |
Grace Barnie, Corporate Communications Manager
| +44 (0)7880 903490 grace.barnie@astonmartin.com |
Toby Bates, Senior Advisor, Financial Communications
| +44 (0)7584 773837 toby.bates1@astonmartin.com |
Brunswick Dan Roberts, Andrew Porter, Diana Vaughton |
+44 (0)20 7404 5959 astonmartin@brunswickgroup.com |
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