AGBA Group Appoints Bob Diamond as Chairman and Announces Atlas Merchant Capital as Strategic Advisor
19 September 2023 - 3:15PM
NASDAQ-listed, AGBA Group Holding Limited (“AGBA”, “The Group”),
the leading one-stop financial supermarket in Hong Kong, announced
the appointment of Mr. Bob Diamond as the Chairman of the AGBA
Board, effective immediately. AGBA has also engaged Atlas Merchant
Capital (“Atlas”) as its strategic advisor for its forthcoming
phase of expansion.
Mr. Diamond brings decades of financial services
experience, an established leadership track record, as well as deep
credibility in global finance to the Board. Mr. Diamond is the CEO
of Atlas and formerly served as CEO of Barclays Bank PLC. Atlas is
a global investment firm founded by Mr. Diamond and Mr. David
Schamis, offering debt and equity investment strategies to invest
in public and private markets through its differentiated expertise
in financial services and credit markets.
AGBA has previously stated that a primary reason
for its listing on NASDAQ is to expand its product-base and
establish a global presence. With the addition of Mr. Diamond, the
Group firmly believes that AGBA will be able to accelerate the
implementation of its strategic vision, setting the stage for
long-term success.
AGBA is Asia’s leading investment advisor
(equivalent to a Registered Investment Advisor “RIA” in the U.S.),
providing financial advice and distributing life insurance and
asset management products to individuals. The Group has long
identified significant demand for unique investment assets in the
United States from clients across Asia, especially in the Greater
Bay Area of China. The strategic advisory relationship with Atlas
represents a significant milestone for AGBA.
AGBA believes in the capabilities and strengths
of OnePlatform, its integrated digital platform for financial
intermediaries. The technology and infrastructure of OnePlatform
are designed and built to be portable to key markets in the U.S.,
Canada and the United Kingdom. Working in collaboration with Atlas
as a strategic advisor, the Group seeks to drive the global
expansion of OnePlatform through organic growth, strategic
partnerships, and acquisitions.
Mr. Bob Diamond,
Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Merchant
Capital and Chairman of AGBA Group said:
“I am thrilled to be working with Wing-Fai and AGBA and for Atlas
Merchant Capital to be a strategic advisor. I look forward to our
companies growing, working and investing together.”
Mr. Wing-Fai Ng, Group
President, AGBA Group Holding Limited said: “Bob, David,
Jeroen Nieuwkoop (our Chief Strategy Officer) and I have known and
worked with each other for decades. All of us at AGBA are elated to
be working with Bob, David and the Atlas team in capturing growth
and leading transformation in our financial industries. It is a
privilege to be working with them again. Personally, there is
nothing in business better than working together with consummate
professionals you know and trust.”
The latest press release is available on the
Company's website, please visit www.agba.com/ir
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About AGBA Group:Established in
1993, AGBA Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: “AGBA”) is a leading
one-stop financial supermarket based in Hong Kong offering the
broadest set of financial services and healthcare products in the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) through a tech-led
ecosystem, enabling clients to unlock the choices that best suit
their needs. Trusted by over 400,000 individual and corporate
customers, the Group is organized into four market-leading
businesses: Platform Business, Distribution Business, Healthcare
Business, and Fintech Business. For more information about AGBA,
please visit www.agba.com
About Atlas Merchant Capital
LLC: Atlas Merchant Capital LLC was founded to participate
in compelling market opportunities in the financial services
sector. Based in New York and London, the company was founded by
Bob Diamond and David Schamis, who, together with their partners,
form a complementary partnership with extensive operating and
investing expertise across the financial services landscape. Learn
more by visiting www.atlasmerchantcapital.com.
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