Ocean Wilsons Regulatory News (OCN)

Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited

Board Changes 

Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited announces the retirement of Mr Alex Cooper as a non-executive Director at today's Annual General Meeting after 11 years of service. We would like to thank Mr Cooper for his contribution to the Group and wish him every success for the future.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrey Berzins by the Board as a non-executive Director of Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited with effect from 3 June 2013.

Mr Berzins is 54 and lives in Singapore. He is currently Managing Director of Suez Asia Holdings and a Director of Aberdeen Asian Income Fund. Mr Berzins has extensive experience of the Asian investment business having lived and worked there since 1984. He has held a number of positions throughout the investment industry including Managing Director on the Asian private equity arm of the French based Compagnie de Suez (now GDF Suez) group.

Mr Berzins has a BSc Honours (1st Class) in Statistics from the University of Bath and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

In the last five years Mr Berzins was previously a non-executive director of the Cubit Long/Short Commodity Fund.

There are no other disclosures under Listing Rule 9.6.13.

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