R&Q announces change of non-executive director

3 February, 2014

The Board of Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd (“R&Q”) (AIM: RQIH) today announces that Paul McNamara will be retiring as a non-executive director of the Company.  The Board also announces the appointment of Alastair Campbell as a non-executive director to succeed Mr McNamara as Chairman of the Group Audit Committee and member of the Group Remuneration Committee, with immediate effect.

These directorate changes form part of an on-going reorganisation of the group’s board following the redomiciliation to Bermuda and further changes are expected to be announced over the coming months.

Alastair Campbell, aged 68 qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1968.  After qualifying he worked with PKF Littlejohn LLP, becoming a partner in 1970.  Between 1984 and 1998 he acted as the Senior Partner and Chairman of the firm.  Following his retirement in 2010 he has worked as a consultant and expert witness on a number of accounting related projects.  For some 20 years he was a member of the Insurance Industries Sub-Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which considers all aspects of accounting, auditing and reporting of insurance entities.  He is a member of the Academy of Experts, which promotes high objective standards for experts.

Ken Randall, Chairman and CEO of R&Q: “We would like to thank Paul for his guidance and counsel to the group since becoming a non-executive director in 2007 and we wish him well following his retirement from the board.

We are delighted to welcome Alastair to the R&Q board and look forward to the benefit of his experience as the development of the group continues.”

The following information on Alastair Campbell is provided pursuant to AIM Rule 17:

Current Directorships:
27 Roland Gardens Management Limited

Directorships held within the previous five years:
PKF Littlejohn LLP

Save as disclosed above, and in accordance with AIM Rule 17, there is nothing further to disclose under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

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