Frenkel Topping Group plc announced that Tim Linacre has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company and that Mark Richards has stepped down from the Board with immediate effect to focus on his other directorships. Tim has been appointed as the Company's Senior Independent Director. After qualifying with Deloitte Haskins and Sells he spent 5 years with Hoare Govett before moving to Panmure Gordon in 1992, working at that firm for 20 years including 8 years as CEO. Tim is currently Senior Managing Partner at Instinctif Partners.