n CEO and Founder Dirk Harbecke leaves ADC after seven successful years of building and running the sub-Saharan African financial services group
DGAP-News: ADC African Development Corporation AG / Schlagwort(e):
Personalie/Personalie
CEO and Founder Dirk Harbecke leaves ADC after seven successful years
of building and running the sub-Saharan African financial services
group
17.11.2014 / 10:39
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- Dirk Harbecke has been Founder and CEO since the inception of ADC
- Supervisory Board and Dirk Harbecke agree on a Termination Agreement
with immediate effect
The CEO and Founder of ADC African Development Corporation AG, Dirk
Harbecke, leaves the company with immediate effect. Mr. Harbecke and the
Supervisory Board agreed on a Termination Agreement following the
completion of the acquisition of ADC by Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Ltd. in late
August.
Mr. Harbecke intends to focus on new projects.
Mr. Harbecke stated: "I am very proud of what we have built at ADC in the
past seven years. I would like to thank the whole team and all our partners
and friends in Africa, who worked with ADC to realize our vision of
building a leading pan-African financial services group. I am happy that I
had the opportunity to work in Africa on the ground, to meet remarkable
people and entrepreneurs - and to make friends with so many of them. After
the take-over of ADC by Atlas Mara, the company is in great hands to
continue the vision of creating a leading pan-African banking group under
new leadership."
Alastair Newton, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, comments: "I have
worked with Dirk for many years. With his entrepreneurial spirit and
leadership, he was a driving force behind the vision of ADC and its
implementation. We wish Dirk all the best for his future projects."
Bob Diamond, Founder of Atlas Mara, adds: "Dirk and his team built a unique
platform with ADC. I would like to thank him for the trust he showed in
Atlas Mara and his support for the take-over offer that lead to an
acceptance by more than 95% of ADC's shareholders."
About ADC
ADC African Development Corporation AG (ADC) (ISIN: DE000A1E8NW9;
Bloomberg: AZC.GR; www.african-development.com) is a German open market
(Entry Standard) listed holding company with investments in sub-Saharan
Africa. ADC has a strong footprint in Southern Africa via BancABC, a
regional commercial banking group operating in Botswana, Mozambique,
Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe as well as in West Africa via Union Bank of
Nigeria. Parallel to its banking operations, ADC has a private equity
portfolio active in growth markets across sub-Saharan Africa. ADC is
indirectly majority-owned by Atlas Mara Co-Nvest Limited which is listed on
the main market of the London Stock Exchange. For more information, visit
Atlas Mara's website at www.atlasmara.com.
Kontakt:
Investor Relations
investor-relations@african-development.com
T +49 69 719 12 80 119
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Sprache: Deutsch
Unternehmen: ADC African Development Corporation AG
Grüneburgweg 18
60322 Frankfurt/Main
Deutschland
Telefon: +49 69 719 12 80 119
Fax: +49 69 719 12 80 115
E-Mail: info@african-development.com
Internet: www.african-development.com
ISIN: DE000A1E8NW9
WKN: A1E8NW
Börsen: Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf; Frankfurt in Open
Market (Entry Standard)
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