Interviews

DirectorsTalk Interviews brings investors closer to the people behind listed companies, markets and sectors. We feature interviews with CEOs from UK, US and Canadian companies, alongside fund managers, analysts and sector specialists, giving audiences direct insight into strategy, performance, opportunities and risks. Each interview is designed to help investors understand the businesses shaping the market and make more informed decisions.

Sintana Energy: A Fully Funded 10-Well Runway With Mopane Already Anchoring the Story (video)

Stéphane Foucaud of Auctus Advisors sets out why Sintana Energy could be entering a defining period, with Mopane already anchoring the valuation and a fully funded, multi-country drilling programme offering..

Thor Energy PLC: Hydrogen Readings Jump 10x as HY-Range Moves Toward Drill Targets (video)

Thor Energy PLC CEO Andrew Hume says the company’s HY-Range project is advancing quickly after Phase 2 surface geochemistry returned natural hydrogen readings up to 10 times higher than its..

Time Finance: Record Profits, Bigger Margins and £80m of Firepower for the Next Lending Push (video)

Time Finance CEO Ed Rimmer outlines how the group delivered record revenue and profit, improved margins and grew new business by 26% without adding headcount...

PowerPlay Media Targets AIM With $12m Revenue Ambition And Global Sports Rights Momentum (video)

PowerPlay Media is preparing for AIM through a reverse takeover with Cloudified Holdings, with Executive Chairman Othman Shoukat setting out how the company plans to convert its sports, media and..

ICG Enterprise Trust PLC: Mark Thomas Sees Exit Momentum Building As Defensive Growth Starts To Bite (video)

Mark Thomas, Analyst at Hardman & Co, discusses ICG Enterprise Trust PLC’s FY26 results and why he believes the trust’s defensive growth strategy could support future realisations...

Oriole Resources Wapouzé Could Turn Limestone into a Funding Lever for Cameroon Gold Growth (video)

Oriole Resources CEO Martin Rosser explains why Wapouzé could add a new layer to the company’s investment case. The limestone project has moved quickly into drilling, with BCM supporting the..

Cizzle Biotechnology US Launch Opens the Door to Lung Cancer Test Royalties (video)

Cizzle Biotechnology has reached a pivotal commercial milestone, with its CIZ1B lung cancer blood test now available for clinical use in the United States. Executive Chairman Dr Allan Syms discusses..

NB Private Equity Partners: Why Hardman Sees The Exit Window Opening Again (video)

Hardman & Co analyst Mark Thomas discusses NB Private Equity Partners’ latest results, highlighting resilient portfolio earnings growth, a mature exit-ready portfolio and a sizeable buyback commitment. He also explains..

Oriole Resources: Mbe Step-Out Drilling Sets Up a Bigger Resource Moment (video)

Oriole Resources CEO Martin Rosser says the completed step-out drilling at Mbe South could translate into a meaningful increase in the current resource, with five holes still awaiting assays and..

Criterium Energy: Two Months From a Cash Flow Shift That Could Reframe the Entire Project (video)

Stéphane Foucaud of Auctus Advisors explains why Criterium Energy may be approaching a critical inflection point, with first gas from its Indonesian assets potentially adding meaningful free cash flow, easing..

Cora Gold: Fully Funded Sanankoro Moves From Development Story To Resource Growth Opportunity (video)

Cora Gold CEO Bert Monro discusses the company’s new 12,000-metre drilling campaign at Sanankoro, where the project is now fully funded to production and deposits remain open along strike and..

Corero Network Security: Why DDoS Defence Is Becoming Critical Infrastructure For The AI Era (video)

Corero Network Security CEO Carl Herberger explains why DDoS protection is becoming increasingly vital as AI infrastructure, data centres and digital businesses face faster, more persistent attacks. He also highlights..

Cerillion plc: Record Orders, Omantel Win And A £271m Pipeline Point To A Bigger H2 (video)

Cerillion Plc CEO Louis Hall discusses a record six-month order intake, a 64% jump in the back order book, and why the landmark £42.5m Omantel contract could become a launchpad..

The Diverse Income Trust: Gervais Williams Sees UK Income Stocks Moving From Resilience To Outperformance (video)

Gervais Williams, co-fund manager of The Diverse Income Trust, discusses why UK equity income may be moving into a stronger phase, how geopolitical uncertainty and higher oil prices could affect..

Sintana Energy: Namibia Drilling Window Opens As Chevron, TotalEnergies And Galp Advance The Next Catalysts (video)

Sintana Energy’s Robert Bose and Eytan Uliel discuss the company’s latest funding, the next wave of Namibia activity, Chevron’s upcoming PEL 90 well, progress in Uruguay and why management believes..

Ilika plc: Stereax Revenues Begin as Goliath Finds New Routes Beyond EVs (video)

Ilika Plc (LON:IKA) CEO Graeme Purdy says the company has reached a key commercial inflection point, with Stereax now shipping into medical device supply chains and revenues expected to multiply..

Firering Strategic Minerals: LimeCo Stake Rises as Kilns 3 and 4 Set Up the Next Growth Test (video)

Firering Strategic Minerals is increasing its LimeCo exposure at a crucial stage, with new kilns, higher throughput and a clearer route towards 45% ownership all in focus. Vassilios Carellas explains..

DynaResource: Higher Revenues, New Veins And A 2026 Push To Unlock San José de Gracia’s Bigger Prize (video)

DynaResource President and CEO Rohan Hazelton discusses a stronger Q1 2026, with revenue up to $18 million and adjusted EBITDA reaching $6 million, while setting out how new vein discoveries,..

Manx Financial Group Expands Lending Push with Deposits Up 12% and New Products Incoming (video)

Manx Financial Group says demand for short-term lending products is accelerating as consumers and SMEs navigate economic uncertainty, with deposits rising 12% and Payment Assist delivering 29% growth. Douglas Grant..

EDX Medical Group: Sir Chris Evans on the Diagnostics Shift That Could Redefine Early Cancer Detection (video)

Cancer diagnostics are moving beyond broad screening and into precision-led detection, and Sir Chris Evans believes EDX Medical Group (LON:EDX) is positioned at the centre of that transition. In this..

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Sintana Energy: A Fully Funded 10-Well Runway With Mopane Already Anchoring the Story (video)

Stéphane Foucaud of Auctus Advisors sets out why Sintana Energy could be entering a defining period, with Mopane already anchoring the valuation and a fully funded, multi-country drilling programme offering exposure to Namibia, Angola and Uruguay...

Thor Energy PLC: Hydrogen Readings Jump 10x as HY-Range Moves Toward Drill Targets (video)

Thor Energy PLC CEO Andrew Hume says the company’s HY-Range project is advancing quickly after Phase 2 surface geochemistry returned natural hydrogen readings up to 10 times higher than its Phase 1 results...

Time Finance: Record Profits, Bigger Margins and £80m of Firepower for the Next Lending Push (video)

Time Finance CEO Ed Rimmer outlines how the group delivered record revenue and profit, improved margins and grew new business by 26% without adding headcount...

PowerPlay Media Targets AIM With $12m Revenue Ambition And Global Sports Rights Momentum (video)

PowerPlay Media is preparing for AIM through a reverse takeover with Cloudified Holdings, with Executive Chairman Othman Shoukat setting out how the company plans to convert its sports, media and live events platform into recurring revenue...

ICG Enterprise Trust PLC: Mark Thomas Sees Exit Momentum Building As Defensive Growth Starts To Bite (video)

Mark Thomas, Analyst at Hardman & Co, discusses ICG Enterprise Trust PLC’s FY26 results and why he believes the trust’s defensive growth strategy could support future realisations...

Oriole Resources Wapouzé Could Turn Limestone into a Funding Lever for Cameroon Gold Growth (video)

Oriole Resources CEO Martin Rosser explains why Wapouzé could add a new layer to the company’s investment case. The limestone project has moved quickly into drilling, with BCM supporting the programme and the potential for a future cement-sector partnership or royalty-style structure that could help fund Oriole’s wider gold ambitions...

Cizzle Biotechnology US Launch Opens the Door to Lung Cancer Test Royalties (video)

Cizzle Biotechnology has reached a pivotal commercial milestone, with its CIZ1B lung cancer blood test now available for clinical use in the United States. Executive Chairman Dr Allan Syms discusses the royalty opportunity.....

NB Private Equity Partners: Why Hardman Sees The Exit Window Opening Again (video)

Hardman & Co analyst Mark Thomas discusses NB Private Equity Partners’ latest results, highlighting resilient portfolio earnings growth, a mature exit-ready portfolio and a sizeable buyback commitment. He also explains why dry powder, liquidity pressure and new exit routes could support future realisations, while setting out the risks investors should keep in view...

Oriole Resources: Mbe Step-Out Drilling Sets Up a Bigger Resource Moment (video)

Oriole Resources CEO Martin Rosser says the completed step-out drilling at Mbe South could translate into a meaningful increase in the current resource, with five holes still awaiting assays and an updated mineral resource estimate expected early in Q3. With BCM International now holding 50% of Mbe, the project is moving into a sharper resource-growth phase...

Criterium Energy: Two Months From a Cash Flow Shift That Could Reframe the Entire Project (video)

Stéphane Foucaud of Auctus Advisors explains why Criterium Energy may be approaching a critical inflection point, with first gas from its Indonesian assets potentially adding meaningful free cash flow, easing balance sheet pressure and opening the door to further reserve growth...

Cora Gold: Fully Funded Sanankoro Moves From Development Story To Resource Growth Opportunity (video)

Cora Gold CEO Bert Monro discusses the company’s new 12,000-metre drilling campaign at Sanankoro, where the project is now fully funded to production and deposits remain open along strike and at depth. The interview highlights how Cora is aiming to expand resources, optimise the mine plan and test new targets across a large, underexplored gold system in Mali...

Corero Network Security: Why DDoS Defence Is Becoming Critical Infrastructure For The AI Era (video)

Corero Network Security CEO Carl Herberger explains why DDoS protection is becoming increasingly vital as AI infrastructure, data centres and digital businesses face faster, more persistent attacks. He also highlights Corero’s software-led model, managed services, strategic partnerships and post-Edinburgh investor plans...

Cerillion plc: Record Orders, Omantel Win And A £271m Pipeline Point To A Bigger H2 (video)

Cerillion Plc CEO Louis Hall discusses a record six-month order intake, a 64% jump in the back order book, and why the landmark £42.5m Omantel contract could become a launchpad for further Middle East growth...

The Diverse Income Trust: Gervais Williams Sees UK Income Stocks Moving From Resilience To Outperformance (video)

Gervais Williams, co-fund manager of The Diverse Income Trust, discusses why UK equity income may be moving into a stronger phase, how geopolitical uncertainty and higher oil prices could affect markets, and where the trust is finding dividend growth across holdings such as Yu Group, PayPoint and TP ICAP...

Sintana Energy: Namibia Drilling Window Opens As Chevron, TotalEnergies And Galp Advance The Next Catalysts (video)

Sintana Energy’s Robert Bose and Eytan Uliel discuss the company’s latest funding, the next wave of Namibia activity, Chevron’s upcoming PEL 90 well, progress in Uruguay and why management believes the market is still missing the value of Mopane...

Firering Strategic Minerals: LimeCo Stake Rises as Kilns 3 and 4 Set Up the Next Growth Test (video)

Firering Strategic Minerals is increasing its LimeCo exposure at a crucial stage, with new kilns, higher throughput and a clearer route towards 45% ownership all in focus. Vassilios Carellas explains how the recent fundraising fits into the company’s growth plans and what investors should watch over the next six to twelve months...

DynaResource: Higher Revenues, New Veins And A 2026 Push To Unlock San José de Gracia’s Bigger Prize (video)

DynaResource President and CEO Rohan Hazelton discusses a stronger Q1 2026, with revenue up to $18 million and adjusted EBITDA reaching $6 million, while setting out how new vein discoveries, gravity recovery and a planned 4,000 metre drill programme could shape the next stage at San José de Gracia...

Manx Financial Group Expands Lending Push with Deposits Up 12% and New Products Incoming (video)

Manx Financial Group says demand for short-term lending products is accelerating as consumers and SMEs navigate economic uncertainty, with deposits rising 12% and Payment Assist delivering 29% growth. Douglas Grant explains why the group believes its lending model is well positioned for the next phase of the cycle...
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