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Appointment of COO
Appointment of COO.
About this update from Prospex Energy Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 0975O Premier Management Holdings PLC 13 September 2011 \n \n\nEmbargoed: 0700hrs 13 September 2011\n \nPremier Management Holdings plc\n(\"Premier Management\" or the \"Company\")\n \nAppointment of COO\n \nPremier Management, the Central Asia-focused natural resources investment company, is pleased to appoint Richard Nolan to the board as Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. Richard has over fifteen years of experience in investment banking with a significant emphasis on natural resources. Richard has an extensive background researching, advising and raising capital for companies operating in the natural resources sector, advising on all aspects of corporate strategy, asset selection and asset development. \n \nRichard has specialised in corporate advisory and equity research in London since 2001, when he joined ABN Amro advising on mergers and acquisitions in a number of sectors including metals & mining. Richard later joined Steubing AG, producing equity research for predominantly hedge fund clients and has worked for two hedge funds Ramius Capital, and Titanium Capital, researching and recommending global investment ideas with a focus on natural resource and associated sectors. \n \nSince 2008 Richard has specialised in equity analysis in the natural resources sector for Newedge Group, and most recently, London-listed investment bank Daniel Stewart and Company. Richard has been regularly invited to contribute expert opinion and analysis on the natural resources sector in the print and broadcast financial media. Richard was educated in Canada, including an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business. Richard began his career in 1995 with TD Bank in Toronto.\n \nGerry Desler, Chairman, commented,\n \n\"Premier Management is in the advanced stages of identifying gold resource opportunities in Kyrgyzstan and is assembling a board with the capability to develop and implement our strategy in this area. We are delighted to welcome Richard Nolan as COO. He brings a wealth of technical, analytical and capital markets expertise to the board and will be instrumental in building the Company.\"\n \nPremier Management has an option to acquire the entire issued share capital of Central Asia Resources Limited which is investigating, and has signed protocol...