Last checked at 26 Aug 2008 10:29
For immediate release 26 August 2008
Caledonian Trust PLC ("Caledonian Trust" or the "Company")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
The Board of Caledonian Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan James Hartley as Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 26 August 2008.
Mr. Hartley is currently finance director of Mactaggart & Mickel Limited and provides tax services at Hartley & Ritchie Tax Advisers. He is also a non-executive director at Cornelian Asset Managers Limited. Mr. Hartley was previously a Tax Partner at KPMG LLP in Edinburgh.
Douglas Lowe, Chairman and Chief Executive of Caledonian Trust, commented:
"I am delighted Alan has joined the Board of Caledonian Trust. He has a keen intellect, a command of tax law and a deep and complementary knowledge of the property industry. He will serve the Company well."
For further information please contact:
Douglas Lowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tel: 0131 220 0416
David Ovens, Noble & Company Limited Tel: 0131 225 9677
Appendix:
In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, the following information in relation to the appointment of Mr. Hartley to the Board of Caledonian Trust PLC is disclosed:
Alan James Hartley, aged 61, holds and has held within the five preceding years the following directorships and partnerships:
Current directorships:
Mactaggart & Mickel Group Limited
Mactaggart & Mickel Limited
Mickel Products Limited
M&M Timber Systems Limited
Forty Eight Shelf (182) Limited
Forty Eight Shelf (196) Limited
MCET Limited
Merchants' Hall Limited
Allan Properties (Edinburgh) Limited
Cornelian Asset Managers Group Limited
Cornelian Asset Managers Limited
Cornelian Asset Managers GP Limited
Cornelian Asset Managers Nominees Limited
Management Trust Company Limited (The)
Harelaw Estates Limited
Longthorn Farms Limited
Millerhill Estates Limited
Current Partnerships:
L E Hartley M.R.Pharm.S
Past directorships and partnerships:
The British Ski and Snowboard Federation
Save as set out above, there is no further information to be disclosed in respect of Mr. Hartley under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.