Ashcourt Rowan PLC : Directorate Change

Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2897V

Ashcourt Rowan PLC

10 January 2012

10 January 2012

ASHCOURT ROWAN PLC

("Ashcourt Rowan" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Ashcourt Rowan plc (AIM: ARP), the UK wealth management group, is pleased to announce the appointment of James McMeehan Roberts (more commonly known as Jim Roberts) to the board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.

Jim Roberts, 60, has more than 30 years' experience in the financial services industry and brings with him extensive expertise in the retail investment market.

For 26 years Jim worked at Skandia Group, where he held a number of senior positions including Appointed Actuary, Finance Director and Group Investment Director. He also set up Skandia Investment Management which he chaired from its inception.

Jim currently holds a variety of senior industry positions, including Non-Executive Director at MGM Advantage and Sarasin & Partners; Chairman of Investment Committee at Insynergy Investment Management; Chairman of the Investment Committee at Verbatim Asset Management; and Member of the Advisory Board at Simply Biz.

Kenneth West, Chairman, commented:

"Jim has been at the forefront of developments in the financial services industry for many years and I am extremely pleased to be able to welcome him to Ashcourt Rowan. With Jim on board we will have access to one of the best and most progressive thinkers in the industry and his experience will be of huge benefit to us as we look to continue to develop and grow the business."

For further information please contact:

Jonathan Polin, CEO [e-mail]	Ashcourt Rowan plc www.ashcourtrowan.com	[phone]
Gordon Neilly [e-mail] Sue Inglis [e-mail] Rishi Zaveri [e-mail]	Canaccord Genuity Limited www.canaccordgenuity.com	[phone] [phone] [phone]

Media enquiries:

Andrew Appleyard

MRM www.mrm-london.com

[phone]

Appendix - disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

Mr McMeehan Roberts' previous name was Mr James Roberts.

In the last five years, Mr McMeehan Roberts has held the following directorships:

Current directorships	Previous directorships
Sarasin & Partners LLP Marine and General Mutual Life Assurance Society (trading as MGM Advantage)	None

Mr McMeehan Roberts currently has no notifiable interests in the Company.

There is no further information on Mr McMeehan Roberts required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Notes to the editors:

Ashcourt Rowan Plc is one of the UK's leading and fastest-growing wealth management companies. Today, Ashcourt Rowan provides its personalised approach to financial advice and asset management services directly and through third party advisers to over 50,000 clients across the UK via the Ashcourt Rowan (Ashcourt Rowan Financial Planning Ltd, Ashcourt Rowan Asset Management Ltd & Ashcourt Rowan Administration Ltd) and Savoy brands. The group currently has around £4 billion of assets under management and influence and an expanding network of 19 offices across the UK. Further information on Ashcourt Rowan can be found at www.ashcourtrowan.com.

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