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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
15 January 2024
Pollen Street plc - Directorate Change
Pollen Street plc today announces that Lucy Tilley will join the Company as its next Chief Financial Officer. Lucy will also join the Board as an executive director. Lucy will succeed Julian Dale, who will be stepping down from the Board and as Chief Financial Officer following the publication of the 2023 financial results and a handover period. A further announcement will be made in due course once Lucy's start date has been confirmed.
Lucy is joining Pollen Street from Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) Plc ("MAB"), where she has been Finance Director since 2015 and Chief Financial Officer since 2019. Prior to this, Lucy was a director in the corporate broking team at Canaccord Genuity Limited and is a chartered accountant.
Robert Sharpe, Chairman and Lindsey McMurray, Chief Executive Officer commented:
"On behalf of the Board we are delighted to be welcoming Lucy Tilley to the Company. Lucy brings a wealth of experience, which will help drive the Group through its next phase of growth. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank Julian for his dedication and contribution to the Group over the past 5 years."
Notes:
1. Remuneration arrangements
A statement containing the information required by Section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006 will be added to the company's website in due course. The Company also confirms that Lucy Tilley's remuneration will be in line with the Remuneration Policy adopted by the Company.
2. Regulatory disclosure
The Company confirms that in respect of Listing Rule 9.6.13(R), Lucy Tilley is an executive director of MAB. There are no details to disclose in respect of Listing Rule 9.6.13R (2)-(6).
About Pollen Street plc
Pollen Street plc is an alternative asset manager dedicated to investing with the financial and business services sectors across both Private Equity and Private Credit strategies. The business was founded in 2013 and has consistently delivered top tier returns alongside growing AuM.
Pollen Street benefits from a complementary set of asset management activities focused on managing third-party AuM (the "Asset Manager") together with on-balance sheet investments (the "Investment Company").
The Asset Manager raises capital from top tier investors and deploys it into its Private Equity and Private Credit strategies. The strong recurring revenues from this business enable us to deliver scalable growth.
The Investment Company invests in strategies aligned with core strategies of the group and today the investment portfolio is aligned with the private credit strategy. The portfolio is a well-diversified pool of primarily senior credit assets to high quality borrowers generating strong returns together with capital preservation. The portfolio consists of both direct investments and investments in funds managed by Pollen Street.
POLN is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: POLN). Further details are available at www.pollencap.com.
For further information about this announcement please contact:
Barclays Bank plc - Joint Broker
Neal West / Stuart Muress
+44 (0)20 7623 2323
Liberum Capital Limited - Joint Broker
Chris Clarke / Edward Mansfield
+44 (0)20 3100 2000
FGS Global
Chris Sibbald
Chris.Sibbald@fgsglobal.com
+44 (0)7855955531
Link Company Matters Limited - Corporate Secretary
polncosec@linkgroup.co.uk
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