Expansion of Senior Finance Leadership Team

Appointment of new Group CFO and creation of Portfolio CFO role

EMV Capital Plc (AIM: EMVC), the deep tech and life sciences VC investment group, announces the appointment of Anesh Patel as Group Chief Financial Officer (non-Board) with Stephen Crowe, the Company's current CFO, transitioning to a newly created role of Portfolio CFO (non-Board). Both changes are expected to take effect from 1 December 2025.

The creation of these two distinct roles reflects EMVC's development into a business with over £100 million of Assets Under Management (AUM) and a portfolio of more than seventy companies, supported by multiple revenue streams across corporate finance, fund management, and value-creation services. As the Group has scaled, the scope of the finance function has naturally evolved, requiring a dedicated Group-focused CFO and a separate senior role focused exclusively on supporting portfolio company growth.

Anesh Patel is an accomplished strategic finance leader with over twenty years of relevant experience. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young and his subsequent experience in investment banking and leadership roles within AIM-quoted life sciences companies closely align with EMVC's core areas of corporate finance, M&A projects, portfolio management and venture development.

Stephen, who has been with the Company for over seven years, will support an orderly handover before concentrating full-time on providing senior financial and accounting services to selected EMVC portfolio companies (paid for by the portfolio companies), ensuring continuity and strengthening of the Group's active portfolio-management model.

Dr Ilian Iliev, CEO of EMV Capital, commented:

"As the Group continues to grow, we are expanding our senior finance leadership. Stephen has been instrumental in helping build EMVC to where it is today, and I am delighted that he will continue to support our portfolio companies in a dedicated capacity. His move into the Portfolio CFO role allows us to deploy his strengths even more directly into supporting our portfolio.

"We are equally pleased to welcome Anesh to EMVC. His blend of financial leadership, capital-markets experience and sector expertise makes him exceptionally well aligned to our next phase of growth. He joins the Group at an important time as we continue to build scale across the organisation and drive towards break-even within our core operations."