The Board of Numis Corporation Plc announced the appointment of Alan Thomas Carruthers as Non-Executive Chairman following Gerald Corbett's previously announced decision to step down from the Board, both with immediate effect. Alan has over 27 years equity markets experience working for leading financial services firms and held senior positions as Head of Global Sales Trading at Morgan Stanley (1996 - 2003), Global Head of Equities at Cazenove (2003 - 2010) and Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Cash Equities at JP Morgan Cazenove (2010 - 2011). Alan Carruthers is currently a director of McClean Advisory Limited and St. Catherine's School, Bramley.