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APPOINTMENT
01/05/2021
PREVIOUS ROLES
London Metal Exchange, Stockbroking, Research Analyst, Equity Salesman, Specialist Corporate Broker. James Capel, Credit Lyonnais, Nedbank, Canaccord and Mirabaud
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee
Beginning his career at the London Metal Exchange, James has spent the subsequent 34 years involved in stockbroking and commodities in a variety of roles, including research analyst, equity salesman and specialist corporate broker, which covered mining finance, origination and distribution. He has worked on a wide range of projects worldwide, ranging from industrial minerals, coal, iron ore, precious metals, copper, diamonds, lithium, uranium, plantations, forestry and palm oil. Lately, he has employed his corporate governance skills, having gained substantial experience as an independent director on the boards of several quoted and unquoted companies. In addition, Mr Leahy has direct experience in capital markets, having worked at James Capel, Credit Lyonnais, Nedbank, Canaccord and Mirabaud, where he gained invaluable experience with international institutional fund managers, hedge funds, private equity and sector specialist investors. Additionally, Mr Leahy has been involved in many IPOs, as well as primary and secondary placings, and the development of junior mining companies through to production.
He is currently a director of the listed fund Geiger Counter Ltd, Savannah Resources Plc and Capital Metals Plc.
APPOINTMENT
07/05/2018
PREVIOUS ROLES
Linklaters in London, Hong Kong and New York. Director of Equity Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch & Co in London & New Yok. Solicitor at Investment Manager/Business Development Director at JM Finn & Co., London.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Audit Committee
Michael is a qualified lawyer, qualified investment manager and corporate financier with a broad range of international commercial and legal experience in both Europe and the US over the last 30 years.
After graduating from the University of Cambridge, he practised as a solicitor at Linklaters in London, Hong Kong and New York, working with leading global financial institutions. He then moved to Merrill Lynch & Co. to work in both London and New York, where he became a managing director of Equity Capital Markets, with primary responsibility for origination, execution and commercial negotiation of equity and equity-linked transactions, including a series of major privatisations in the UK and EMEA regions during that time.
Since 2005, Michael has held senior roles in venture capital and portfolio companies in London and Hong Kong focusing on renewable technology companies. He was Chairman of Environmental Recycling Technologies Plc prior to his appointment to the Board of Active Energy Group in 2015. After an initial non-executive role, Michael was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of AEG in July 2018 and is currently based between London and US.