Company Announcements

Chief Executive Officer Succession

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Alpha Fin Markets Consulting plc
23 November 2022
 

23 November 2022

 

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc

                                        ('Alpha FMC', 'Alpha', the 'Company' or 'Group')                                       

 

Chief Executive Officer Succession

 

 

The Board of Alpha FMC (AIM: AFM), a leading global provider of specialist consultancy services to the asset management, wealth management and insurance industries, announces that Euan Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, has notified the Board of his intention to step down as Chief Executive Officer and from the Board on 31 March 2023. Following this, Euan has agreed to remain with the Group as a Strategic Adviser.

The Board is also very pleased to announce that Luc Baqué, currently Global Head of Asset & Wealth Management Consulting at Alpha, will succeed Euan as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 April 2023.

Luc, aged 46, joined Alpha in 2010 to create the Paris Office. He became Head of Europe in 2016 and Global Head of Asset & Wealth Management Consulting in 2020. Luc has more than 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha, he spent five years with UBS in Paris as head of change management and six years with Solving International, a strategy management consultancy, specialising in Financial Services. 

 

Commenting on the Board changes, Ken Fry, Non-Executive Chairman, said:

"Euan has been instrumental in the success of Alpha since he joined the business in 2004 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2013. During that time, the business has expanded into one of the leading global asset and wealth management consultancies. We are therefore very grateful for his strong and effective leadership and are delighted that he has agreed to stay on as a Strategic Adviser.

We are equally delighted to appoint Luc as the new Chief Executive Officer. Since becoming Head of Asset and Wealth Management in 2016, the division has experienced exceptional growth. As a key member of the executive team, he has made a significant contribution to Alpha and the Board is confident that he will continue to drive the business forward in the years ahead."

Euan Fraser, Chief Executive Officer, said:

"It has been a privilege and a pleasure to lead Alpha and to work with such a fantastic team of passionate and committed individuals. I am also extremely grateful for the support I've received from shareholders and from the Board over the years. The business is in great shape and well-placed for continued growth. I am delighted to remain with the Group as a Strategic Adviser and look forward to working with the Board, Luc and the leadership team."

Luc Baqué, Global Head of Asset & Wealth Management Consulting, said:

"It is a privilege to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer at Alpha and to build on the successful strategic development of the Group. With such an outstanding group of employees, I look forward to our continued success, for our clients, employees and shareholders."

Additional disclosures

As at the date of this announcement, Luc Baqué has a beneficial interest in 1,568,929 ordinary shares in the Company. In the last five years, he has been a director of the following companies:

 

Company

Appointed

Resigned

Alpha Technology Services SAS

24 January 2020

31 July 2021

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting SAS

27 July 2010

19 July 2021

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Luxembourg) SA

19 June 2020

-

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting Switzerland SA

12 December 2016

-

Axxsys Danmark ApS

5 June 2019

31 October 2019

M & E SC

10 December 2012

-

 

There is nothing further to disclose in relation to the appointment of Luc Baqué under Schedule Two, Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 

 

Enquiries:

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting plc

 

+44 (0)20 7796 9300

Ken Fry (Non-Executive Chairman)

Euan Fraser (Chief Executive Officer)

John Paton (Chief Financial Officer)


 

Investec Bank plc - Nominated Adviser and Joint Corporate Broker

 

+44 (0)20 7597 4000

Patrick Robb

James Rudd

Harry Hargreaves


 

Berenberg - Joint Corporate Broker

 

+44 (0)20 3207 7800

Chris Bowman

Toby Flaux

Alix Mecklenburg-Solodkoff


 

Camarco - Financial PR

 

+44 (0)20 3757 4980

Ed Gascoigne-Pees

Phoebe Pugh

 

 

 

About Alpha FMC:

Headquartered in the UK and quoted on the AIM of the London Stock Exchange, Alpha is a leading global provider of specialist consultancy services to the asset management, wealth management and insurance industries.

 

Alpha has worked with all of the world's top 20 and 80% of the world's top 50 asset managers by AUM, along with a wide range of other buy-side firms. It has the largest dedicated team in the industry, with over 900 consultants globally, operating from 16 client-facing offices spanning the UK, North America, Europe and APAC. 

 

 

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