Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2084T

Acorn Income Fund Ld

01 December 2011

 



ACORN INCOME FUND LIMITED (THE "COMPANY")

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of John Nigel Ward as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2011.  Speaking for the Company, the chairman John Boothman said:

"I am delighted to welcome Nigel Ward to the board of the Company. He brings with him a wealth of experience in the area of offshore funds that I feel sure will be invaluable to us in the next phase of our development."

Mr Ward, aged 55 is an Independent Non-Executive Director on the board of several offshore funds and companies, including AIM and CISX listed, with investment mandates ranging across property, agricultural land, ground rents, UK and North American equities, credit, and mining and exploration.

He has over 38 years experience of international investment markets, credit and risk analysis, portfolio management, corporate and retail banking, corporate governance, compliance and the managed funds industry.

Mr Ward, a founding Commissioner of the Guernsey Police Complaints Commission, is also an Associate of the Institute of Financial Services, a member of the Institute of Directors and holder of the IoD Diploma in Company Direction. He is a resident of Guernsey.

Mr Ward has, in the past 5 years, been a director of the following companies:  

Current Directorships	Previous Directorships
Crystal Amber Fund Limited	Nordic Leisure Limited
Braemar Group PCC Limited	Centrix IX Fund Limited
Braemar Agricultural Land Investments Limited	RM Squared Limited
RENN Entrepreneurial Fund Limited
TMG 001 Limited
TMG 002 Limited
TMG 003 Limited
TMG 004 Limited
Eidos Investments (Guernsey) Limited
Midlands Ground Rents Limited
BSA 001 Limited
Africa Management Limited
North West Ground Rents Limited
BSA 002 Limited
Gateway (Leeds) Ground Rents Limited
Anacap Credit Opportunities GP II Limited Masshouse Ground Rents Limited

Mr Ward has confirmed that there is no other information to be disclosed under UKLA Listing Rule LR 9.6.13R.

For further information contact:

Anson Fund Managers Limited

Secretary

Tel: [phone]

1 December 2011

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