1 September 2021

Vela Technologies plc

("Vela" or "the Company")

Appointment of director

The Board of Vela (AIM: VELA) announces that, further to the announcements released by the Company on 31 July 2020 and 23 July 2021 regarding the appointment of an additional director, Emma Wilson has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mrs Wilson qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2001.  Since qualification Emma has been employed in industry in senior finance positions and in large and small practices.  In 2010 Emma established her own accounting practice, Bailey Wilson, which serves a variety of types and sizes of businesses, including clients listed on AIM and on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.

As a director, Emma will take principal responsibility for the Company's finance and company secretarial functions, which have previously been contracted to Bailey Wilson but which will now be taken 'in-house'.  Additionally, Emma will play a full part in the other responsibilities of the Board and, in particular, will participate equally with the existing directors in investment appraisal and monitoring.  It is expected that the time commitment required by the Company will allow her to continue to manage her practice.

As announced in its market update of 23 July 2021, the Company still intends to appoint a further non-executive director to the Board in due course. Further announcements will be made at the appropriate time.

Brent Fitzpatrick, Chairman of Vela, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Emma to the Board. She is a seasoned professional and brings wide-ranging business and functional experience. We look forward to her valuable insight and specialist skills and I am confident she'll make a significant contribution to the Vela board."  

AIM Disclosures:

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Emma Kate Wilson, who is aged 43, has previously used the surnames: Bailey and McIntyre; and has the following current or past directorships or partnerships:

Emma holds no ordinary shares in the Company.

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About Vela Technologies   

Vela Technologies (AIM: VELA) is an investing company focused on early stage and pre-IPO long term disruptive technology investments. Vela's investee companies have either developed ways of utilising technology or are developing technology with a view to disrupting the businesses or sector in which they operate. Vela Technologies will also invest in listed companies where valuations may offer additional opportunities.