Bramdean New Board Statement
18 Junio 2009 - 10:03AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBRAL
RNS Number : 1468U
Bramdean Alternatives Limited
18 June 2009
Bramdean Alternatives Limited
('Bramdean' or 'the Company')
New Board appointments
Following the Extraordinary General Meeting of Bramdean Alternatives Limited
held today in Guernsey, Jonathan Carr has been appointed as a Non-Executive
Director and Chairman; and David Copperwaite and Mark Tucker have been appointed
as Non-Executive Directors.
All three Directors assumed their roles immediately following completion of the
Extraordinary General Meeting.
Commenting on the new Board's appointment Jonathan Carr, incoming Chairman,
said:
"I would like to thank the outgoing Directors for their service to the Company.
I would also like to thank the Shareholders for the support that they have shown
in appointing the new Board to consider the best course of action for their
Company to take."
"The new independent Board of Bramdean Alternatives has significant experience
in finance and investment and it is our intention to work swiftly to assess the
current state of the Company's investments and to consider all possible options
to maximise value for Shareholders."
"As independent Directors we will report back to Shareholders as quickly as
possible on the avenues open to us. We take up our appointments with open minds
and welcome all advice and suggestions from stakeholders as to how maximum value
can be achieved."
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For more information contact:
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| Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial | +44 (0) 20 7861 3232 |
| David Rydell | |
| Olly Scott | |
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Notes to Editors
Jonathan Carr, Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Mr Carr is a very experienced individual having been involved in the closed-end
fund market for a number of years. Mr Carr is currently Chairman of Galaxy Asset
Management Limited, Royal London UK Equity & Income Trust plc and Talisman 1st
Venture Capital Trust plc. He was formerly a non-executive Director of Income &
Growth Trust plc, Framlington 2nd Dual Trust plc and BFS Income & Growth Trust
plc. Mr Carr was also previously the Chairman of Premier Absolute Growth &
Income Trust and Govett Enhanced Income Trust.
David Copperwaite, Non-Executive Director
Mr Copperwaite joined Lloyds Bank International in 1973 and he left the firm in
1997 as a principal manager. His responsibilities included all international
private banking operations in Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar and London,
encompassing banking, investment funds, cash management, lending, trusts and
offshore company management. Since 1997, Mr Copperwaite has been involved as a
Director to a number of investment funds operated by various financial groups
including Lloyds TSB Bank, Scottish Widows, Premier and Carrousel. These include
multi-functional investment funds, a number of which are listed on stock
exchanges in London, Dublin, Singapore, the Channel Islands and Luxembourg. Mr
Copperwaite is a former Chairman or President of The Guernsey International
Bankers Association, The Association of Guernsey Banks, The Guernsey Fund
Managers Association and is a current Member of the Institute of Directors and
the Guernsey Fund Association.
Mark Tucker, Non-Executive Director
In 1982 Mr Tucker joined the Jersey branch of HSBC where he headed one of its
retail banking departments. In 1988 he became assistant manager of Cater Allen
Bank in Jersey and assumed responsibility for the day-to-day operations within
the bank. In 1989 Mr Tucker relocated to London to take up a business
development role with GNI Limited, one of the founding members of the LIFFE
exchange and in 1991 he assumed a similar position with Brody, White and
Company, Inc. in New York. Whilst at Brody, White, Mr Tucker was instrumental in
the formation of its affiliate Gresham Asset Management, Inc. where he selected
alternative investment mangers on behalf of alternative investment vehicles, a
role that continued via Mr Tucker's employment with Mitsui & Company in 1996. In
1997 Mr Tucker joined HFR Investments, Inc. in Chicago where he served as its
president and chief executive officer until 2002 when he returned to Jersey. He
remains a Director and shareholder of HFR Investments, Inc. Mr Tucker is an
Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, a member of the Institute of
Directors and a Fellow of the Securities Institute.
This information is provided by RNS
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