WDT announces the appointment of John Scott as a director

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Wellington Drive Technologies Ltd
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21 Arrenway Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632
PO Box 302-533 North Harbour, Auckland 0751, New Zealand
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21 February 2019

Media Release
For immediate release
Wellington Drive Technologies Ltd (WDT) announces the appointment of John Scott
as a non-executive director of WDT


Wellington Chairman Tony Nowell announced the appointment of John Scott as a non-executive director and
welcomed Mr Scott to the board.

Mr Scott is currently Executive Vice President – Global and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee
for Navico, a specialist electronics company and a world leader in the manufacture and distribution of marine
electronics for the recreational market, with brands operating in navigation, fishfinding equipment and value-
added applications for the marine industry. He is concurrently Chief Operating Officer -Asia Pacific Region
and Navico’s Executive Vice President Product Management – Global. Previous roles included Global
Marketing with Navico, global operations and global product management roles with Brunswick New
Technologies (marine electronics), and business development engineering and project engineering roles
with Ericsson / Volex (communications), after graduating from The University of Auckland in 1997 with a
Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical Engineering.

“John Scott brings to the board more than 20 years of global experience in managing large multi-site supply
chain operations, including design, technical support, procurement and delivery, with global pricing,
maintenance and margin responsibility. He has been actively involved in multiple acquisition and cash
raising events and has an acute knowledge of the rapidly developing dynamics of global electronics supply,
big data and IoT opportunities.

“He brings valuable experience of Asia, European and North American operations, and will add considerably
to our governance of strategy, innovation and new market development.”

Mr Scott is considered by the board to be an independent director for the purposes of Listing Rule 3.3.2 and
will commence his duties with immediate effect.

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About Wellington Drive Technologies:

Wellington is a leading provider of IoT solutions, cloud-based fleet management platforms, energy-efficient
electronic motors and connected refrigeration control solutions. It serves some of the world’s leading food
and beverage brands and refrigerator manufacturers, and offers proximity-based marketing for Smart Cities
to the Australian market. Wellington’s services and products improve sales, decrease costs and reduce
energy consumption. Headquartered in Auckland with a global reach, Wellington is listed on the New
Zealand stock exchange under the ticker symbol NZ:WDT

For further information visit
www.wdtl.com



Contact:

Tony Nowell
Chairman
P:
021 488-895