Emergent Capital, Inc. announced that, effective October 23, 2017, Antony Mitchell resigned as Emergent's CEO and as a Member of the Board of Directors to pursue other opportunities. Effective October 25, 2017, Patrick Curry, the Interim CEO, has been named Chief Executive Officer and will perform these duties in addition to remaining Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emergent. In addition, Roy Patterson, of Omaha, Nebraska, has been appointed to the Emergent Board of Directors effective October 25, 2017. Mr. Patterson has been President of Patterson Family Group since 2011.
Mr. Patterson's responsibilities include investment decisions and asset allocation in public and private assets.