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The Directors

 

Ray Horney Chairman

Aged 72, has been the Chairman of the Company since its launch. He founded Rayford Supreme Holdings plc, a UK retail group listed on the London Stock Exchange, in 1983, which was acquired by Harris Queensway plc in 1985. He became chairman of St James Beach Hotels, a group of three hotels in Barbados, in 1989, which was listed on the London and Barbados Stock Exchanges in 1994. He took on the added responsibility of managing director in 1995 and the group was then purchased by Elegant Hotels in an agreed takeover in 1997. Mr Horney is also chairman of China Real Estate Opportunities plc and Nordic Land plc, both of which are listed on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM). He is vice chairman of Sandyport Development Co. Limited, a private property company in Nassau, Bahamas and chairman of Redleaf Shopping Centres Limited and Redleaf (Iberia) Limited. He is also chairman of Havenview Investments Limited and Castle Market Holdings Limited. He is chairman of the Management Engagement Committee.

   
 

Richard Barrett

Aged 55, is a Barrister of the King's Inns Dublin. He is Managing Director of Treasury Holdings, the Investment Advisor for the global property portfolio and Irish property portfolio. He is also a director of Havenview Investments Limited, Castle Market Holdings Limited and China Real Estate Opportunities plc.

   
 

Keith Jenkins

Aged 66, was managing partner of KPMG Jersey from 1975 to 1997, specialising in audit and advisory services to the financial services sector. He was a council member and treasurer of the Jersey Chamber of Commerce and was the former appointee of the States of Jersey Finance and Economics Committee to the Jersey Child Care Trust. He is also a director of Nordic Land plc. He is chairman of the Audit Committee.

   
 

Philip Jenkinson

Aged 58, was called to the French Bar in 1985 and is currently managing partner of Triplet and Associes, a French law practice specialising not only in French Corporate and M & A matters but also Real Property in France. Prior to being called to the French Bar, he spent six years as Vice Consul (Commercial) at a British Consulate Overseas and before that he worked in industry for seven years with Italian, Dutch and UK corporations. He is also a director of Nordic Land plc.

   
 

Robert Tincknell

Aged 41, he joined Treasury Holdings in 2002 as Group Development Director and became Group Deputy Managing Director of CREO in 2004. After taking responsibility for the China expansion program in 2005, Rob and his family moved to Shanghai in 2006 and he has been responsible for setting up the overall China business. Rob was previously Managing Director of the commercial division of The Berkeley Group plc and completed many well known large scale development projects. He is a Chartered Surveyor.

   
 

Garth Milne

Aged 66, was formerly head of the investment funds division at UBS Warburg having originally set up the team at Laing and Cruikshank. He has been involved in investment funds in the City of London for over 30 years and is a director of several investment companies including Sargem Limited, Utilico Emerging Markets Limited, The Directors’ Dealing Investment Trust plc, INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Trust PLC.

   
 

Martin Richardson

Aged 61, has been a partner of the Jersey practice of Rawlinson & Hunter since 1987, specialising in trust and mutual fund administration services, to the financial sector. He is a director of Diversified Portfolios Fund Limited, Equity Investment Partnership Investment Company PLC and a number of other companies.

   
 

Alternate Directors

Jane Pearce and Richard Thomas have been appointed as alternate directors for both Martin Richardson and Keith Jenkins to ensure that the Company can continue to carry on business as normal, if for any reason Mr Richardson and Mr Jenkins are unable to act.

Mrs Pearce is a director of Ogier Fiduciary Services (Jersey) Limited and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Mr Thomas is a partner of Ogier and a Jersey Advocate.