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Read the latest PLC CEO interviews. CEO’s from UK listed PLC’s, Analysts and Fund Managers answering questions about their business.

Fund manager interview on Diversified Energy – US gas, fantastic yield and growing US base (LON:DEC)

Gervais Williams, Co-Fund Manager of The Diverse Income Trust plc, highlighted Diversified Energy Company plc’s strong cash flow, high dividend yield, and growing US investor base in an interview with DirectorsTalk...

Ampeak Energy COO on advancing flagship AW1 Battery project at Uskmouth (LON:AMP)

Ampeak Energy Chief Operating Officer David Taaffe spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss the landmark AW1 battery storage project , the company’s first fully financed, owned and operated facility...

Strix Group’s Mark Bartlett on strong Billi and Consumer Goods growth (LON:KETL)

Strix Chief Executive Officer Mark Bartlett caught up with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2025. Despite macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical instability, the Group reported double-digit growth in its Billi division and solid performance in Consumer Goods, driven by new product releases, geographic expansion, and a successful restructuring...

Boku CEO on strong H1 2025 revenue growth and user expansion

Boku CEO Stuart Neal discussed the company’s interim results for the first half of 2025, highlighting a 34% rise in revenue to $63.3 million, a 53% increase in adjusted EBITDA, and strong growth in user activity with 95.5 million monthly active users...

Manx Financial on record H1 profits and Fiinu partnership (LON:MFX)

Manx Financial's Group Financial Director James Smeed caught up with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s strong interim results for the first half of 2025 and its strategic partnership with Fiinu via subsidiary Conister Bank...

Cizzle Biotechnology strengthens North American rollout of CIZ1B lung cancer test (LON:CIZ)

Cizzle Biotechnology Executive Chairman Dr Allan Syms spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s interim results and progress in commercialising its CIZ1B blood test for the early detection of lung cancer...

Avingtrans CEO on record revenue and strong order book momentum for FY25 (LON:AVG)

Avingtrans has delivered record revenue of £156.4 million for FY25, with Chief Executive Officer Steve McQuillan highlighting robust order book growth, major contract wins, and increasing demand across energy, defence, infrastructure and medical divisions...

Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy on PRIMED programme with JLR and Oxford University (LON:IKA)

Ilika's CEO Graeme Purdy spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s PRIMED programme, a £3 million grant-supported collaboration facilitated by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre...

Firering Strategic Minerals: Limeco expansion and supply outlook (LON:FRG)

Firering Strategic Minerals Non-Executive Director Vassilios Carellas discussed the company’s latest operational update on its Zambian quicklime operation, Limeco Resources. He outlined steps to boost Kiln 1 production from 50 to 80 tonnes per day, provided a timeline for Kiln 2’s start-up in mid-November,..

Acuity RM Group: Growth, efficiency gains and strong outlook (LON:ACRM)

Acuity RM Group CEO David Rajakovich spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s half-year results, highlighting a 5% revenue increase, a 58% reduction in losses, and significant cost savings...

Manx Financial CEO on Conister Bank’s partnership with Fiinu (LON:MFX)

Manx Financial CEO Douglas Grant spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss Conister Bank’s exclusive strategic partnership with Fiinu. The collaboration will deliver an app-driven, AI-powered overdraft product designed to help UK customers and SMEs manage short-term financial pressures during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis...

Finseta CEO on 16% Revenue Growth and Expansion into UAE & Canada (LON:FIN)

Finseta Group CEO James Hickman speaks with Giles Arbor about the company’s interim results, highlighting 16% revenue growth, the successful ramp-up of operations in Dubai and Canada, the launch of agency banking, and the Finseta corporate card...

ICFG Ltd Interim CEO on AI-driven finance and InsurTech expansion

ICFG Ltd’s Interim CEO, Enkhmaral Batkhuyag, shares insights on the company’s rapid growth from microfinance roots in Mongolia to its London Stock Exchange listing, regional expansion into Central Asia, and bold moves into digital insurance with the launch of MobiLife in partnership with MobiCom...

Roquefort Therapeutics Stephen West analyses value of US acquisition (LON:ROQ)

Roquefort Therapeutics Executive Chairman Stephen West discusses the company’s proposed £30 million reverse takeover of Coiled Therapeutics. The deal, supported by a £6 million investment from A2A Pharmaceuticals and its investors, will pivot Roquefort into a clinical-stage biotech, adding AO-252, a novel TACC3-targeting cancer therapy already in Phase I trials, to its pipeline...

Likewise CEO on 10% sales growth and strategic expansion plans (LON:LIKE)

Likewise Group CEO Tony Brewer reported strong H1 2025 results, with like-for-like sales up 10.2% in the first eight months. The company has expanded to 12 distribution centres, 152 delivery vehicles, and 99 sales executives, while also investing in new cutting facilities in Glasgow, Derby, and Newport to support future growth...

Cerillion recognised in Gartner reports, drives AI innovation in telecom software (LON:CER)

Dominic Smith, Marketing Director at Cerillion, discusses the company’s recent inclusion in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant and how embedded AI across its product suite is helping telecom providers streamline operations, personalise services, and accelerate growth...

Cora Gold’s CEO Bert Monro on Updated Reserves and DFS for Sanankoro

Cora Gold CEO Bert Monro discusses the updated definitive feasibility study for the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali. The revised study shows a 26% increase in reserves, extending mine life to 10 years, with projected average annual production of 65,000 ounces of gold...

Great Western Mining begins drilling at key Nevada prospects (LON:GWMO)

Great Western Mining Executive Chairman Brian Hall has outlined upcoming drilling at the West Huntoon copper porphyry and the Rhyolite Dome gold prospect, alongside progress at Yellow Peak and tungsten work at Defender Pine Crow...

XP Factory CEO on double digit growth and expansion plans (LON:XPF)

XP Factory CEO Richard Harpham spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s FY25 results. Revenue rose 19% on a comparable basis to nearly £58m, while EBITDA increased 30% to £6.6m. Both Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar delivered strong like-for-like sales growth, supported by customer demand and strategic site expansions...

Arbuthnot Banking Group: Growing in targeted areas (LON:ARBB)

Analyst Mark Thomas from Hardman & Co highlights the bank’s focus on low capital intensity and high risk-adjusted return businesses, disciplined credit practices, and plans to expand in underserved market segments...
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Fund manager interview on Diversified Energy – US gas, fantastic yield and growing US base (LON:DEC)

Gervais Williams, Co-Fund Manager of The Diverse Income Trust plc, highlighted Diversified Energy Company plc’s strong cash flow, high dividend yield, and growing US investor base in an interview with DirectorsTalk...

Ampeak Energy COO on advancing flagship AW1 Battery project at Uskmouth (LON:AMP)

Ampeak Energy Chief Operating Officer David Taaffe spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss the landmark AW1 battery storage project , the company’s first fully financed, owned and operated facility...

Strix Group’s Mark Bartlett on strong Billi and Consumer Goods growth (LON:KETL)

Strix Chief Executive Officer Mark Bartlett caught up with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s interim results for the six months ended 30th June 2025. Despite macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical instability, the Group reported double-digit growth in its Billi division and solid performance in Consumer Goods, driven by new product releases, geographic expansion, and a successful restructuring...

Boku CEO on strong H1 2025 revenue growth and user expansion

Boku CEO Stuart Neal discussed the company’s interim results for the first half of 2025, highlighting a 34% rise in revenue to $63.3 million, a 53% increase in adjusted EBITDA, and strong growth in user activity with 95.5 million monthly active users...

Manx Financial on record H1 profits and Fiinu partnership (LON:MFX)

Manx Financial's Group Financial Director James Smeed caught up with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s strong interim results for the first half of 2025 and its strategic partnership with Fiinu via subsidiary Conister Bank...

Cizzle Biotechnology strengthens North American rollout of CIZ1B lung cancer test (LON:CIZ)

Cizzle Biotechnology Executive Chairman Dr Allan Syms spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s interim results and progress in commercialising its CIZ1B blood test for the early detection of lung cancer...

Avingtrans CEO on record revenue and strong order book momentum for FY25 (LON:AVG)

Avingtrans has delivered record revenue of £156.4 million for FY25, with Chief Executive Officer Steve McQuillan highlighting robust order book growth, major contract wins, and increasing demand across energy, defence, infrastructure and medical divisions...

Ilika CEO Graeme Purdy on PRIMED programme with JLR and Oxford University (LON:IKA)

Ilika's CEO Graeme Purdy spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss the company’s PRIMED programme, a £3 million grant-supported collaboration facilitated by the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Centre...

Firering Strategic Minerals: Limeco expansion and supply outlook (LON:FRG)

Firering Strategic Minerals Non-Executive Director Vassilios Carellas discussed the company’s latest operational update on its Zambian quicklime operation, Limeco Resources. He outlined steps to boost Kiln 1 production from 50 to 80 tonnes per day, provided a timeline for Kiln 2’s start-up in mid-November,..

Acuity RM Group: Growth, efficiency gains and strong outlook (LON:ACRM)

Acuity RM Group CEO David Rajakovich spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s half-year results, highlighting a 5% revenue increase, a 58% reduction in losses, and significant cost savings...

Manx Financial CEO on Conister Bank’s partnership with Fiinu (LON:MFX)

Manx Financial CEO Douglas Grant spoke with DirectorsTalk to discuss Conister Bank’s exclusive strategic partnership with Fiinu. The collaboration will deliver an app-driven, AI-powered overdraft product designed to help UK customers and SMEs manage short-term financial pressures during the ongoing cost-of-living crisis...

Finseta CEO on 16% Revenue Growth and Expansion into UAE & Canada (LON:FIN)

Finseta Group CEO James Hickman speaks with Giles Arbor about the company’s interim results, highlighting 16% revenue growth, the successful ramp-up of operations in Dubai and Canada, the launch of agency banking, and the Finseta corporate card...

ICFG Ltd Interim CEO on AI-driven finance and InsurTech expansion

ICFG Ltd’s Interim CEO, Enkhmaral Batkhuyag, shares insights on the company’s rapid growth from microfinance roots in Mongolia to its London Stock Exchange listing, regional expansion into Central Asia, and bold moves into digital insurance with the launch of MobiLife in partnership with MobiCom...

Roquefort Therapeutics Stephen West analyses value of US acquisition (LON:ROQ)

Roquefort Therapeutics Executive Chairman Stephen West discusses the company’s proposed £30 million reverse takeover of Coiled Therapeutics. The deal, supported by a £6 million investment from A2A Pharmaceuticals and its investors, will pivot Roquefort into a clinical-stage biotech, adding AO-252, a novel TACC3-targeting cancer therapy already in Phase I trials, to its pipeline...

Likewise CEO on 10% sales growth and strategic expansion plans (LON:LIKE)

Likewise Group CEO Tony Brewer reported strong H1 2025 results, with like-for-like sales up 10.2% in the first eight months. The company has expanded to 12 distribution centres, 152 delivery vehicles, and 99 sales executives, while also investing in new cutting facilities in Glasgow, Derby, and Newport to support future growth...

Cerillion recognised in Gartner reports, drives AI innovation in telecom software (LON:CER)

Dominic Smith, Marketing Director at Cerillion, discusses the company’s recent inclusion in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant and how embedded AI across its product suite is helping telecom providers streamline operations, personalise services, and accelerate growth...

Cora Gold’s CEO Bert Monro on Updated Reserves and DFS for Sanankoro

Cora Gold CEO Bert Monro discusses the updated definitive feasibility study for the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali. The revised study shows a 26% increase in reserves, extending mine life to 10 years, with projected average annual production of 65,000 ounces of gold...

Great Western Mining begins drilling at key Nevada prospects (LON:GWMO)

Great Western Mining Executive Chairman Brian Hall has outlined upcoming drilling at the West Huntoon copper porphyry and the Rhyolite Dome gold prospect, alongside progress at Yellow Peak and tungsten work at Defender Pine Crow...

XP Factory CEO on double digit growth and expansion plans (LON:XPF)

XP Factory CEO Richard Harpham spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s FY25 results. Revenue rose 19% on a comparable basis to nearly £58m, while EBITDA increased 30% to £6.6m. Both Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar delivered strong like-for-like sales growth, supported by customer demand and strategic site expansions...

Arbuthnot Banking Group: Growing in targeted areas (LON:ARBB)

Analyst Mark Thomas from Hardman & Co highlights the bank’s focus on low capital intensity and high risk-adjusted return businesses, disciplined credit practices, and plans to expand in underserved market segments...
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