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Proactive Investors - Eight Capital Partners PLC (AQUIS:ECPE) said it has appointed Luciano Maranzana as its new chief executive officer.
Maranzana, who joined ECP as a non-executive director in August 2022, has had a successful professional career spanning nearly 30 years, primarily in asset management, the financial services company said.
He was previously managing director, Italy and Spain for UK investment group Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO) and managing director of Valore Reale Sgr Spa, a closed-end fund management company, where under his leadership, the company grew from five to over 30 employees with combined assets under management of more than €1.8bn.
He joined ECP from Negentropy Capital Partners Italia, a London-based alternative investment management and advisory company. Since then, he has been primarily involved with growing ECP's wholly-owned corporate finance advisory subsidiary, Innovative Finance.
"Luciano has been with Eight Capital for seven months and has contributed greatly to ECP's operations during this period, helping to implement and conclude a number of successful corporate activities and transactions. In his new role as CEO, his extensive cross-border asset management experience and expertise will further strengthen the wider group,” said ECP executive chairman Dominic White in a statement.
The company also announced the appointment of Gemma Godfrey as an independent non-executive director.
Godfrey is a non-executive director and independent consultant, having founded two digital businesses. As a former founder and CEO of an FCA-regulated digital investing business that was acquired by a global insurer, she went on to launch a digital media service on behalf of News UK. She was also a boardroom advisor on The (US) Apprentice.
White said Godfrey has “a proven track record in business strategy, digital transformation and innovation within financial services and Fintech and, as an entrepreneur, of successfully building and exiting a Robo Advisory business (digital investing service)”.
He added: "We look forward to working with both Luciano and Gemma as together we move the company successfully to the next stage of its development and growth as an international fintech operating business."