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Board Changes
Fiinu PLC announced board changes effective immediately, including the resignation of Independent Non-Executive Director Mark Wallace due to personal and health reasons; he will not take up his position at Fiinu P.S.A.. Paul Barnes has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director, bringing expertise in treasury, liquidity management, and foreign exchange. Michael Hopton, who joined in July 2025 as Chief Operating Officer and interim CFO, has been appointed as an Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for Finance, Operations and Risk. Neither Paul Barnes, aged 57, nor Michael Hopton, aged 47, currently hold any shares or options in Fiinu PLC. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nInformation contained within this Announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 which forms part of English law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended. Upon the publication of this announcement via the Regulatory Information Service, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.\n \n20 October 2025\n \nFiinu Plc\n(\"Fiinu\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nBoard changes\n \nFiinu Plc (AIM: BANK), the fintech group and creator of the Plugin Overdraft®, announces the appointment of two new directors and the resignation of one Independent Non Executive Director.\n \nMark Wallace has informed the Company that, for personal and health reasons, he has decided to resign as an Independent Non Executive Director of Fiinu, with immediate effect, and will not take up his position as Chair of the Company's Polish foreign exchange subsidiary, which has been renamed Fiinu P.S.A.. That position, on an interim basis, will be taken up by David Hopton, the Fiinu Plc Chair. Mark has made a valuable contribution during his all too brief time with the Company, and the Board wishes him well for a full and speedy recovery.\n \nThe Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Barnes as an Independent Non Executive Director of Fiinu Plc, with immediate effect. Paul brings extensive general management expertise, particularly in treasury and liquidity management, short term markets trading (including securities financing and foreign exchange), and business growth.\n \nPaul was part of the senior management teams at Santander Corporate and Investment Banking (\"SCIB\") and Santander UK. He served as a Managing Director, member of the SCIB London Executive Committee and a member of the SCIB European Markets Executive Committee, as well as sitting on the Santander UK Asset and Liability Committee. Externally he represented Santander on the Bank of England Money Markets Liaison Committee, The London Money Market Association, and was the Industry elected Chair of the UK Liquidity Managers Committee under UK Finance.\n \nIn addition, the Board has approved the appointment of Michael Hopton to the Board of Fiinu Plc as an Executive Director and Group Chief Operating ...