STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
| For Immediate
Release |
7 September
2016 |
PowerShares Global
Funds Ireland plc
Re: Retirement of Director
Karen Dunn Kelley, Non-Executive
Director of PowerShares Global Funds Ireland plc (the “Company”)
has effectively retired from the Board of the Company as of Monday,
5 September 2016.
The Board would like to thank Karen for her invaluable
contribution during her service.
Karen remains an employee of Invesco.
Re: Appointment of Director
Further to the approval of the Central Bank of Ireland, the Directors of PowerShares Global
Funds Ireland plc (the “Company”) wish to announce the appointment
of Mr Bernhard Langer as a
Non-Executive Director of the Company, effective as of Monday,
5 September 2016.
Bernhard Langer
Bernhard Langer became Chief
Investment Officer (CIO) for the Invesco Quantitative Strategies
team at Invesco in January 2009 and
is responsible for the quantitative equities investment approach,
related products and clients. He oversees more than 40 investment
professionals worldwide, with team members in New York, Boston, Frankfurt, Melbourne and Tokyo. Mr. Langer began his investment career
in 1989 with Bayerische Vereinsbank, moving to their asset
management function where he led the strategy team from 1992 until
his departure. He joined Invesco in 1994 as a portfolio manager for
equities and became head of equities in 1996 and CIO for
Germany in 2000. In 2002, he
assumed responsibility for the Quantitative Strategies Group
(International).
Mr Langer has never:
(i) had any unspent convictions in relation to
indictable offences; or
(ii) been a director of any company or partnership which,
while he was a director with an executive function or partner at
the time of or within the 12 months preceding such events, been
declared bankrupt, went into receivership, liquidation,
administration or voluntary arrangements; or
(iii) been subject to any official public incrimination and/or
sanctions by statutory or regulatory authorities (including
designated professional bodies); or been disqualified by a court
from acting as a director of a company or from acting in the
management or conduct of affairs of any company.
No information is required to be disclosed pursuant to
LR9.6.13
Enquiries:
| Invesco PowerShares |
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+44
2070653897 |
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| Davy |
Paul Boland |
+353
1 614 8933 |
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