– UK, London – Brooks Macdonald Group PLC (AIM:BRK), today announced the appointment of John Frederick Linwood as a non-executive director, with effect from 19 September 2018. Mr Linwood will also become a member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee.
Commenting on the appointment, Chris Knight, Chairman of Brooks Macdonald, said: “I am delighted to welcome John to the Board. His background in technology will be of significant benefit to us as we address the challenges of the digital economy.”
About John Linwood
Mr Linwood is Chief Technology Officer at Earth-i, a privately funded UK Earth observation company and a member of the Industry Advisory Board for the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University.
Mr Linwood was formerly the Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Wood Mackenzie (2014 – 2016), Chief Technology Officer for the BBC (2009 – 2013) and a Senior Vice President of International Engineering at Yahoo inc. (2004 – 2009). Prior to that, Mr Linwood held a number of senior positions at Microsoft Corp. (1993 – 2004).
About Brooks Macdonald Group PLC
Brooks Macdonald Group plc, through its various subsidiaries, provides leading investment management services in the UK and internationally. The Group, which was founded in 1991 and began trading on AIM in 2005, had discretionary funds under management (FUM) of £12.4bn as at 30 June 2018.
Brooks Macdonald offers a range of investment management services to private high net worth individuals, pension funds, institutions, charities and trusts. The Group also provides financial planning as well as offshore investment management and acts as fund manager to regulated OEICs providing specialist funds in the property and structured return sectors.
The Group has twelve offices across the UK and the Channel Islands including London, Hampshire, Leamington Spa, Manchester, Taunton, Tunbridge Wells, York, Scotland, Wales, Jersey, and Guernsey.
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