PureCircle Limited Appointment of Director (8155I)
22 June 2017 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8155I
PureCircle Limited
22 June 2017
PureCircle Limited
Appointment of Director
PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and
innovator of great-tasting stevia sweeteners for the global
beverage and food industry, is pleased to announce the appointment
of Mr. John Slosar as an Independent Non-Executive Director with
effect from 1 July 2017.
Mr Slosar, aged 60, is Chairman of Cathay Pacific Airways
Limited, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Swire Pacific
Limited, Swire Properties Limited and Hong Kong Aircraft
Engineering Company Limited. He is also a Director of The Hongkong
and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Air China Limited. He
joined the Swire group in 1980 and has worked with the Swire group
in Hong Kong, the United States and Thailand.
He is a graduate of both Columbia University and Cambridge
University.
Commenting on the appointment of John Slosar, the Chairman Paul
Selway-Swift said:
"John was a director of PureCircle from 2007 to 2014 when other
business commitments led him to retire from our board. We are
delighted that he is now able to return to the board which I am
sure will benefit from his experience and knowledge as it has in
the past."
A list of Mr. Slosar's directorships over the past five years is
included as an appendix below.
No other information is required to be disclosed as required
under LR 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.
As at 22 June 2017, Mr Slosar has confirmed that he holds
1,471,202 shares in PureCircle Limited.
22 June 2017
Enquiries:
Investors/Analysts
Rakesh Sinha, CFO Phone: +60 1 2326 0005
Email: Rakesh.sinha@purecircle.com
Media
Emma Kane (Redleaf), Media Relations Phone: +44 (0)20 7382 4747
Email: media@purecircle.com
Notes to Editors
About PureCircle
-- PureCircle is the only company that combines advanced R&D
with full vertical integration from farm to high-quality innovative
stevia sweeteners.
-- The Company collaborates with farmers who grow the stevia
plants and with food and beverage companies which seek to improve
their low- and no-calorie formulations using a sweetener from
plants.
-- PureCircle will continue to: lead in research, development
and innovation; produce a growing supply of multiple varieties of
stevia sweeteners using all necessary and appropriate methods of
production; and be a resource and innovation partner for food and
beverage companies.
-- Founded in 2002, PureCircle is continually investing in
breakthrough research and development and it currently has 69
stevia-related approved patents and 200 pending.
-- PureCircle has offices around the world with the global
headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
-- PureCircle's shares are listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange.
-- For more information, visit: www.purecircle.com.
Appendix - Directorships held by Mr Slosar in other publicly
quoted companies
Current Directorships Ceased Directorships in
the past 5 years
------------------------------- ----------------------------
Air China Limited PureCircle Limited (stepped
down in March 2014)
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Cathay Pacific Airways
Limited
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Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering
Company Limited
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Swire Pacific Limited
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Swire Properties Limited
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The Hongkong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation Limited
(a wholly owned subsidiary
of HSBC Holdings Plc)
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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