PRESS RELEASE 78 16/05/2016
ShareSoc (the UK Individual Shareholders Society) has appointed Mark Northway as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Mark is a senior practitioner in financial markets with wide ranging managerial and governance experience across credit, fixed income, equity and treasury markets. Mark’s recent activities have centred on the development of asset management businesses in both listed and private equity space.
Mark takes over as Chairman from Stan Grierson who will remain on the board. The board has expressed a vote of thanks to Stan for his leadership and guidance over the past two years. We are very pleased that he will remain actively involved in the future.
Mark made these comments on his appointment:
“I am very proud to be involved with ShareSoc at such an exciting time in the society’s development. Industry and social changes are resulting in increased personal involvement by individual investors in the management of their savings and investments, and direct shareholdings have an important part to play in this process. Agency issues, institutional stewardship and individual shareholder rights need to be monitored and addressed as the basis for public trust and engagement with the stock market. ShareSoc is well equipped to represent and defend its members’ interests.”
ShareSoc has also co-
For further information, please contact:
Roger Lawson
Deputy Chairman, ShareSoc
Telephone: 020-
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