TruSpine Technolgs. - Director Appointments
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TruSpine Technologies Plc · TSP28/02/2024 12:30
28 February 2024
TruSpine Technologies plc
("TruSpine" or the "Company")
Director Appointments
TruSpine Technologies plc, (AQSE: TSP) the medical device company focused on the development of its pioneering "screwless," spinal (vertebral) stabilisation systems announces that, further to the announcement on 27 November 2023, Victoria Sena and Samuel Ogunsalu have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Company. In addition the Company has appointed Geoffrey Miller as Non-executive Chairman.
Victoria Sena
Victoria Sena founded Cherrybank Consulting Limited in 2019 to assist clients in the areas of governance, operations, risk, and compliance. Previously Victoria spent eight years at the Bank of
Save as set out below, no further information regarding Victoria Sena is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.
Victoria Lisa Nadine Sena (aged 35) has held the following current and former directorships within the past five years:
Current Directorships |
Directorships in the past 5 years |
Cherrybank Consulting Limited |
Sarnia Asset Management Limited |
MicroEnterprise Africa |
Sarnia CESAR Fund Limited (Previously Sarnia Europe Fund Limited) |
Six Degrees Wealth Limited |
Sarnia Film Finance Limited |
Victoria Sena holds no ordinary shares, options or warrants over ordinary shares in the Company.
Samuel Ogunsalu
Samuel Ogunsalu has over 20 years' experience in technology commercialisation, licensing, and business development. He has executed a wide number of transactions ranging from negotiating licences and M&As, to transformational technology partnerships with companies such as Merck, GSK, Pharmacia (merged with Pfizer) and Abbott (now AbbVie) as well as helping to establish preclinical research programmes with a number of industrial partners and set up joint ventures, start-ups, and spinout companies to develop novel technologies. Samuel was previously Chief Business Officer & Director of an oncology company and Chief Commercial Officer of an AIM quoted biotech company. Prior to that he has held a number of positions across technology business units connected with Queen Mary College,
Save as set out below, no further information regarding Samuel Ogunsalu is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.
Samuel Olawole Ogunsalu (aged 57) has held the following current and former directorships within the past five years:
Current Directorships |
Directorships in the past 5 years |
Impact Africa Platform Ltd |
Arkatap LLP |
IP Synergy Consulting Limited |
Impact Global Platform Ltd |
Obros Investments Limited |
Impact Technologies Platform Ltd |
Synergy & Impact Ltd |
Kayden Therapeutics Limited |
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Water Logica Limited |
Mr. Ogunsalu was a director of Viratis Limited. A liquidator was appointed on 23 February 2010 to undertake a voluntary liquidation. The company was dissolved on 9 June 2011 with all creditors settled and a distribution to shareholders.
Samuel Ogunsalu holds 200,000 ordinary shares in the Company. Sam hold no options or warrants over ordinary shares in the Company.
Geoffrey Miller
Mr Miller currently serves as the co-Founder of Afaafa Ltd, his venture capital company that he shares with his spouse since 2013. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of Conviction Life Sciences Company Ltd since 2022; was Chairman at MJ Hudson PLC from 2022-2023, having been a Non-Executive Director from 2019-2021; Chairman at Globalworth Real Estate Investments Ltd from 2013-2021; Chief Executive Officer at GLI Finance Ltd from 2009-2015, Chairman at Hastings Insurance Group Ltd from 2012-2014 and Aurora Russia Ltd from 2011-2013. Prior to this, Mr Miller was Head of Research Marketing at Troika Dialog in
Save as set out below, no further information regarding Geoffrey Miller is required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.
Geoffrey Richard Miller (aged 57) has held the following current and former directorships within the past five years:
Current Directorships |
Directorships in the past 5 years |
Afaafa Limited |
Alpha Digital Assets Limited |
Conviction Life Sciences Company Limited |
CannaFi Group Limited |
International Finance Development Company SA, Holding |
Clarion 5 IC Limited |
MJ Hudson Group Holdings Limited |
Clarion ICC Limited |
MJ Hudson Group Plc |
Dovetail Technologies Limited |
SEO II GP Limited |
DTP Limited |
SEO II GSY Holdings Limited |
Effective Business Solutions |
SUGEF GP Limited |
Flourish Holdings Limited |
SUGEF Holdings Limited |
Flourish Holdings Ltd |
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Globalworth Investments Advisers Limited |
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Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited Green Street Holdings Limited |
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Island Finance Limited |
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PDS-Photonica Holdings (Guernsey) Limited |
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PDS-Photonica Holdings ( |
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PDS-Photonica Limited |
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RGM TM Ltd |
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Sarnia Asset Management Limited |
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Sarnia Film Finance Limited |
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Select Finance Investments Limited |
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Source Holdings Limited |
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Un Limited |
Mr. Miller was a director of Funding Knight Holdings Limited. An administrator was appointed on 28 June 2016 and on 15 August 2016 a liquidator was appointed to undertake a creditors voluntary liquidation. The company was dissolved on 27 June 2018 with all creditors settled and a distribution to shareholders.
Mr. Miller is a director of MJ Hudson Group PLC and of MJ Hudson Group Holdings Limited. In August 2023, following the sale of the operations of MJ Hudson Group PLC, both companies were put into a creditors voluntary liquidation which is ongoing.
Geoffrey Miller holds 1,800,000 ordinary shares in the Company through his pension. Geoffrey holds no options or warrants over ordinary shares in the Company.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 4.9 of the AQSE Growth Market Access Rulebook.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the
Enquiries:
TruSpine Technologies Plc |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7118 0852 |
Laurence Strauss, Chief Executive Officer |
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Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (AQSE Corporate Adviser) |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7213 0880 |
Liam Murray / Ludovico Lazzaretti |
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Peterhouse Capital Limited (Broker & Financial Adviser) |
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Lucy Williams / Duncan Vasey
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Novus Communications (PR and IR) |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7448 9839 |
Alan Green / Jacqueline Briscoe |
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