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Zamaz PLC
01 February 2023
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1 February 2023
Zamaz plc
"Zamaz", "the Company" or "the Group"
Result of Annual General Meeting
&
Board and Senior Management Changes
At the Annual General Meeting of Zamaz plc, the London-based
international e-commerce and retail technology aggregator of
sustainable brands , held yesterday, all resolutions put to
shareholders were unanimously passed, including a number of Board
changes.
The General Meeting approved the following Board changes:
Martin Groak, (Chairman), and Daniele Besnati, (COO), who
retired in accordance with Company's Articles of Association, have
been re-elected to the Board. Christopher Hill, (CEO), who also
retired, did not seek re-election to the Board but will remain with
the Company, focused on sourcing and acquiring retail and
e-commerce businesses and brands. Mr Besnati will be taking over
the role of Group CEO (previously COO).
Dominic White, who is the Company's largest beneficial
shareholder, has been appointed to the Board as a non-executive
director. He was previously Chairman of the Company from its
formation until November 2021. Dominic is a Member of the Institute
of Financial Analysts and has over 25 years' experience in the
investment sector. He has held Board level investment positions at
international institutions including Security Capital, European
Realty, Henderson Global Investors and Cordea Savills Invest
Management and is currently Chairman of Eight Capital Partners plc,
an international tech-orientated financial services group listed on
the AQSE Growth Market;
Dr. Niccolo` Caderni has also been appointed as an independent
non-executive director. After an academic career in Astrophysics at
the Universities of Cambridge, California and Chicago, Dr Caderni
has since established a life-long practice in the financing and
management of innovation and creativity. He has covered senior
executive roles with Bankers Trust, Phillips Fine Art Auctioneers,
the Bentinck Thyssen family office, and has served on the Board of
the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. In 1999 he
co-founded IPG, an incubator focusing on the delivery of digital
content and was later elected Chairman of Webiz BV, the Private
Equity fund of Italian utility giant ENEL. Currently, Dr Caderni
holds a portfolio of advisory and non-executive roles, chiefly in
digital transformation and in life science, is a member of the
European Institute of Technology Culture and Creativity Supervisory
Board, and is the Chairman of RAFT, a leading medical research
charity and a Trustee of the Chelsea Academy Foundation.
Other management changes
The Company also announces:
Committee changes
Dominic White takes over from Daniele Besnati as Chairman of the
Nominations Committee and joins the Remuneration Committee in place
of Chris Hill. He also takes the chair of the Disclosure
Committee.
Senior Financial Management
Elena Schiavio has been appointed Chief Financial Officer
(Non-Board). She has taken over the role from Jean-Christophe
Agnésina who is continuing to work with the Group in a consulting
capacity.
Elena, an Italian chartered accountant, has more than 20 years
of experience in financial administration and an extensive
background of working within listed companies, having held multiple
CFO positions. She also has considerable international tax, HR,
corporate reorganisation and business restructuring experience,
working in both Italy and London. She holds a degree in Economics
from University Cattolica Sacro Cuore, and a Master's degree from
University LIUC, Castellanza.
Commenting on the Board and senior management changes, Martin
Groak, Zamaz Chairman, said:
"I am delighted to welcome Dominic and Niccolo to the Board.
Between them, their many years' experience of global capital
markets, fund management and the financing and management of
innovation and creativity will be of great value to Zamaz as the
business expands internationally. Dominic has been a supporter of
Zamaz since its inception, and recognised from an early stage the
huge potential within the business, while Niccolo's academic and
commercial reputation across numerous disciplines will undoubtedly
help us to expand and strengthen our brand portfolio.
"The Board would also like to take this opportunity to thank
Chris for his services as an executive director of the Company over
the past 12 months, and for his tremendous contribution during the
listing process. We look forward to continuing to work with him in
his new role."
"I am also very pleased to welcome Elena to our senior
management team as Chief Financial Officer. Her extensive financial
and operational experience gained across a variety of senior
administrative roles will be of great value as we build on
Jean-Christophe's excellent groundwork to fully integrate our
recent acquisitions. We look forward to converting more of our
acquisition pipeline in what we expect to be a busy 2023."
For the purposes of UK MAR, the person responsible for arranging
release of this announcement on behalf of Zamaz is Martin Groak,
Chairman.
Enquiries:
Zamaz plc www.zamaz.tech
Martin Groak, Chairman c/o Walbrook PR Limited
Walbrook PR Limited
Paul Vann/Nick Rome/Joe Walker Tel: 020 7933 8780
or 07768 807631
zamaz@walbrookpr.com
About Zamaz
Zamaz is a technology driven e-commerce business that
originates, acquires or licenses, operates and scales small and
medium-sized brands with category-winning products on global
marketplaces. With ever prolific customer data sources, the advent
of turnkey e-commerce website platforms, such as Shopify, and a
thriving ecosystem of third-party software integrators, the options
available to launch and build brands that can be marketed, sold,
and shipped online quickly and globally with limited risk have
never been more compelling. Such marketplaces, led by Amazon and
eBay, also provide connection to millions of consumers, and have
become a first-choice route-to-market for a generation of micro and
small and medium-sized enterprise businesses.
Zamaz mines and analyses data from such online retail technology
platforms which provide significant insights into consumer shopping
behaviour and trends and enable the business to deploy, market and
sell an optimised portfolio of brands, products, packs and prices
aligned with active, real-time consumer needs and demands
principally on UK and EU Amazon marketplaces.
About Bella Dispensa
Bella Dispensa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zamaz, is an
Italian-based online retailer of gourmet Italian food products
which operates in one of the fastest growing online sectors,
grocery shopping. The extensive relationships that Bella Dispensa
enjoys with its niche food suppliers makes it a strong addition to
the Zamaz Brand Portfolio and will give Zamaz the opportunity to
showcase and sell Bella Dispensa sourced products on its online
platform.
Bella Dispensa has already made two acquisitions since Zamaz
listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange: Ecocarni, a
purveyor of premium quality meats and associated products sourced
from Italy and Argentina to both wholesale and retail customers,
from its flagship store in Milan and Eccellenze S.r.l. which has a
retail store located on Milan's prestigious Corso Venezia, one of
the city's most exclusive and elegant avenues, being part of the
upscale Quadrilatero della moda shopping district. Recently
established in Q4 2021, Eccellenze has grown rapidly, and now
offers over 1,000 premium quality food products in-store, including
cheese, pasta, wine and oil. Its highly experienced management team
has also developed a unique eno-gastronomic "lifestyle shopping
experience" for its growing, highly discerning client base.
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