25th Feb 2015 14:23
25 February 2015
Amiad Water Systems Ltd.
("Amiad" or "the Company")
Result of EGM and Appointment of New Non-Executive Director
Amiad Water Systems Ltd. (AIM: AFS), a leading global producer of water treatment and filtration solutions, announces that at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Company held earlier today, resolutions 1 to 5, 7 and 8 were duly passed, including the resolution appointing Mr. Derek Zissman as a non-executive director of the Company.
Whilst resolution 6 concerning the approval of a change in the terms of remuneration of Dr. Eli Opper, the Chairman of the Company, so as to include a three month advance notice period was supported by shareholders, due to the requirements of Israeli law, this proposal will only be validly passed if confirmed by a further resolution of shareholders at either the next annual general meeting or (if earlier) an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.
Mr. Zissman, based in the UK, will serve as a statutory external director of the Company, as required under Israeli law, for a period commencing on 3 March 2015 and expiring on 2 March 2018.
Eli Opper, Chairman of Amiad, said: "We are delighted to welcome DerekZissman to the Board of Amiad. The extensive breadth and depth of his experience in the capital markets will be of great benefit to Amiad and we look forward leveraging his expertise. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank Michael Rosenberg, who will retire as a director on 2 March 2015, for all his hard work on behalf of Amiad. Michael joined the Board at the time of the Company's IPO in 2005 and has made an outstanding contribution to the Company's development since then."
Mr. Zissman, aged 70 and a Chartered Accountant, has over 45 years' experience in the capital markets in the UK. He joined KPMG UK ("KPMG") in 1971 and was promoted to Partner within five years - a position he held for over 30 years. During his time at KPMG, Mr. Zissman was a founding Partner of the UK's Corporate Finance Group and the Private Equity Group in the UK and US. Following his retirement in March 2008, he has held Directorships at Alchemy Partners, Barclays Wealth & Investment Management and Seymour Pierce. He is a current Director and member of the Audit Committee at a number of companies operating in the IT, leisure transportation and engineering sectors, including AIM-listed The 600 Group PLC.
Other than set out below, there are no other matters required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two to the AIM Rules for Companies as regards Mr Zissman's appointment.
Regulatory disclosures:
Mr. Derek Zissman | |
Current Directorships | Directorships within the last five years |
Athena SCS Ltd. | Barclays Wealth & Investment Management Advisory Board |
Parakou Tankers Ltd. | Seymour Pierce Ltd* |
Hotel Urbano Viagens e Turismo S.A. | Wesleyan Assurance Society |
The Aberdeen Foundation (Trustee) | |
GFI Software S.á.r.l | |
The 600 Group PLC |
*Seymour Pierce Ltd was placed into administration in February 2013, whilst Mr. Zissman was a Director.
Enquiries:
Amiad Water Systems Ltd. | |
Arik Dayan, Chief Executive Officer Irit Ben-Dov, Chief Financial Officer | +972 4 690 9500 |
Oriel Securities Ltd. | |
Giles Balleny | +44 20 7710 7600 |
Luther Pendragon Ltd. | |
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Oliver Hibberd | +44 20 7618 9100 |
About Amiad
Amiad Water Systems (AIM: AFS) is a leading global producer of automatic, self-cleaning water treatment and filtration products and systems. Through its engineering skills and ability to innovate, Amiad provides cost-effective "green" solutions for the industrial, municipal, irrigation, oil & gas and ballast water markets. In these segments its patented products are being integrated into the core of systems for filtration and water treatment, micro irrigation and membrane protection, wastewater and potable water treatment, cooling systems and sea water filtration.
Headquartered in Israel, Amiad provides these solutions through nine subsidiaries and a comprehensive network of over 170 distributors to customers in more than 80 countries.
For additional information or product details, please visit www.amiad.com.
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