Bramdean New Board Statement


 

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 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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