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COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED. — Board/Management Information 2015
Nov 10, 2015
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Board/Management Information
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MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT
Computershare Limited ABN 71 005 485 825 Yarra Falls, 452 Johnston Street Abbotsford Victoria 3067 Australia PO Box 103 Abbotsford Victoria 3067 Australia Telephone 61 3 9415 5000 Facsimile 61 3 9473 2500 www.computershare.com
| Date: | 11 November 2015 |
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| To: | Australian Securities Exchange |
| Subject: | Appointment of Chairman |
Computershare Limited (ASX: CPU) announces that Chris Morris will step down as Chairman of the company at the conclusion of today’s Annual General Meeting. Mr Morris will remain on the Board as a director subject to his re-election by shareholders at the meeting.
The Board has appointed Simon Jones as Chairman. Mr Jones has served on the Computershare board as a non-executive director since 2005 and is currently the company’s Lead Independent Director, Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee and Acting Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. He will relinquish each of those roles on assuming the role of Chairman.
Mr Morris said, “Having held the position of Chairman of Computershare since 2006, I believe it is now time for me to relinquish the role. I am immensely proud of everything that Computershare has achieved in my time as Chairman and as its CEO before that. I am also very much looking forward to remaining on the Board under the Chairmanship of Simon Jones. Simon has made an enormous contribution to Computershare over the years and he will do an excellent job as Chairman.”
Mr Jones said, “I am very proud to be given the opportunity to become the Chairman of Computershare. The company has exciting challenges and opportunities in front of it and I look forward to working closely with the Board and the company’s strong management team to execute on them. I am also very pleased that Chris Morris will remain on the Board as a director and the company will continue to receive the benefit of Chris’s wisdom, insight and passion for Computershare.”
For further information contact:
Mr Darren Murphy Head of Treasury and Investor Relations Ph +61-3-9415-5102 [email protected]
About Computershare Limited (CPU)
Computershare (ASX: CPU) is a global market leader in transfer agency and share registration, employee equity plans, proxy solicitation and stakeholder communications. We also specialise in corporate trust, mortgage, bankruptcy, class action and utility administration, and a range of other diversified financial and governance services.
Founded in 1978, Computershare is renowned for its expertise in high integrity data management, high volume transaction processing and reconciliations, payments and stakeholder engagement. Many of the world’s leading organisations use us to streamline and maximise the value of relationships with their investors, employees, creditors and customers.
Computershare is represented in all major financial markets and has over 15,000 employees worldwide. For more information, visit www.computershare.com.