Polar Capital Holdings plc announced the following changes to the Board of Directors. Laura Ahto will be appointed as a non-executive Director at the next meeting of the Board on 17 November 2021. Samir Ayub will join the Board on 17 November 2021 in an executive capacity as Group Finance Director. Samir has over 20 years' experience in the financial services sector across several jurisdictions around the world. He has been with Polar Capital since 2010 in the roles of Financial Controller, and since 2019, as Group Finance Director. He is a Chartered Accountant having qualified with Ernst & Young LLP. Laura retired in 2021 as Chief Operating Officer, Global Asset Servicing and Digital (New York) for BNY Mellon Corp. having been with BNY Mellon in various posts in Europe since 2012 including CEO and Executive Director of the Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV in Belgium.