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Board Change

18th Mar 2014 07:00

RNS Number : 5412C
PureCircle Limited
18 March 2014
 



PURECIRCLE LIMITED

("PureCircle" or "the Company")

 

Board Change

 

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and marketer of high purity stevia ingredients, announces that Mr. John Slosar and Mr. Sunny Verghese (both Non-Executive Directors of PureCircle) have advised the Company that owing to increasing business commitments they wish to retire as directors of PureCircle with effect from today. Mr. Slosar has recently been appointed Chairman of The Swire Group in Hong Kong and Mr. Verghese has increased his responsibilities with Olam International.

 

The Board accepts with regret Mr. Slosar's and Mr. Verghese's resignations and wishes to thank them for their contribution to the Company over the past years.

 

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment, effective today, of Mr. Christopher Pratt, as a Non-Executive Director of PureCircle.

 

Christopher Dale Pratt, aged 57, was formerly the Chairman of Swire Pacific Limited, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited and Swire Properties Limited. He was also a director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Air China Limited. He joined the Swire Group in 1978 and has worked with the group in Hong Kong, China, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Mr. Pratt received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 2000.

 

As of the date of this announcement, Mr. Pratt directly holds 686,916 shares in PureCircle, representing 0.42% of the total voting rights in the Company.

 

A list of Mr. Pratt's directorships and partnerships over the past five years is included as an appendix below.

 

Save for the information set out in this announcement, there are no other matters in relation to Mr. Pratt's appointment that require disclosure under the AIM Rules.

 

On the above Board changes, Mr. Paul Selway-Swift, Chairman of PureCircle said "the Board is sorry to lose people of John Slosar's and Sunny Verghese's experience. They have made a great contribution to PureCircle over the past years and we wish them well. We are at the same time, delighted to welcome Christopher Pratt as a Non-Executive Director to the Board. He brings with him a wealth of valuable experience which we believe will benefit the Company".

 

 

18 March 2014

 

For more information:

PureCircle Limited (www.purecircle.com)

Magomet Malsagov, CEO

+60 3 2166 2206

William Mitchell, CFO

+44 7974 005 163

RFC Ambrian Ltd (NOMAD)

+61 8 9480 2500

Stephen Allen

 

 

 

 

Appendix - Mr. Christopher Pratt's List of Directorships and Partnerships

 

Current Directorships/Partnerships

Ceased Directorships/Partnerships in the past 5 years

The Shek O Development Company Limited

Cathay Pacific Airways Limited

Air China Limited

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited

John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited

Swire Pacific Limited

Swire Properties Limited

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Swire Aviation Limited

Cathay Pacific Services Limited

Swire Beverages Holdings Limited

Swire Pacific Holdings Inc.

SITA Waste Services Limited

Swire Beverages Limited

John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia) Pte. Limited

Shrewsbury Holdings Limited

Cannon Trustees Limited

Tai-Koo Limited

John Swire & Sons Limited

Swire Pacific Middle East FZE

SPHI Ltd.

Banyan Limited

Swire Pacific Offshore NZ Limited

Swire Pacific Offshore Ship Finance Limited

SPOL Diveships Corporation

SPOL Vessels Corporation

Swire Pacific Offshore Limited

Swire Supply Vessels Corporation

Gallivat Corporation

SPO Marine Corporation

SPO Support Corporation

Orange Rederiet Aps

SPO Ships Limited

Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings Limited

Swire Pacific Offshore Maritime Limited

Swire Pacific Ship Management Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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