Directorate Change

RNS Number : 2496X

Chalkwell Investments PLC

02 December 2010

 



Chalkwell Investments plc.

("Chalkwell" or the "Company")

Appointment of Directors

Dated: 2 December 2010

Chalkwell, the AIM-quoted investment company, with a focus on the resource sector, is pleased to announce today the appointments of Mr. Bruce Evers as Executive Chairman and Mr. Reinhold Heus as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Mr. Evers has a BA (Hons) degree in Modern Languages, Politics, History from Trinity College, University of Toronto. He started his career in 1983 as an Oil and Gas Analyst at Panmure Gordon, before  moving to Laurence Prust, Schroder Securities, Yamaichi International (Europe) Limited and Investec, where he worked for 12 years. Subsequently, Mr. Evers worked as a Corporate Broker at Evolution Securities, Fairfax and BDR Securities.

Mr. Heus graduated with a BSc degree in Economics from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. He started his career in 1982 with Royal Dutch Shell in Rotterdam as an Oil Trader before being promoted to Assistant to Head of Group Planning.  Mr. Heus transferred to Royal Dutch Shell in London as a Business Development Manager in 1986 and was later an Acquisitions Manager. Mr. Heus was Director of International Mergers & Acquisitions for the Energy sector at Daiwa Securities from 1989 before becoming Head Emerging Markets Division. In 1995, Mr. Heus was the Head of Global Corporate Finance Division of ANZ Investment Bank before moving to 3i Group plc as a Senior Advisor to the Board. Since 2003, Mr. Heus has been a Director with Faircourt Capital Group Ltd, a private consulting firm focused on the global Energy & Resources sectors.

The following are details of all current and former directorships in the previous five years held by Mr. Bruce Evers and Mr. Reinhold Heus:

Full Name: Bruce George Alexander Evers

Current Directorships	Former Directorships
30 Elsham Road London W14 Limited BDR Securities Limited	-
Full Name: Reinhold Heus
Current Directorships	Former Directorships
Faircourt Capital Group Ltd Faircourt Capital Limited Faircourt Energy Limited Faircourt Resources Limited Faircourt Energy Group Limited World Light Web Limited	Faircourt International Ltd News Air Lease Limited Transvision Resources Plc Faircourt (Benelux) Ltd Faircourt (Nordic) Ltd Faircourt Group Limited United African Airways Limited Faircourt (Asia) Ltd

There are no further details to be disclosed under Rule 17 schedule 2 paragraph (f) of the AIM Rules in relation to Mr. Bruce Evers and Mr. Reinhold Heus.

ENDS

For further information please contact:

Chalkwell Investments plc

Nigel Weller, Director                                                                                                 [phone]

Religare Capital Markets (Nomad)

Nick Harriss/Emily Staples                                                                                         [phone]

Religare Capital Markets (Broker)

Daniel Briggs                                                                                                                    [phone]

Bishopgate Communications

Michael Kinirons                                                                                                              [phone]

 

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