The Warehouse Group announces new Director appointment

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To: Market Information Services Section
NZX Limited

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Monday, 20 April 2020


The Warehouse Group announces new Director appointment

The Warehouse Group Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Dean Hamilton as
a Non-Executive Director of The Warehouse Group Board.

Mr Hamilton comes to The Warehouse Group with significant CEO and financial markets
experience. He was CEO of Silver Fern Farms Limited where he successfully led the
business through a period of significant change and improvement in financial performance,
health & safety, staff and supplier engagement, sustainability and consumer trust in the
brand.
His career includes 12 years at global investment bank Deutsche Bank, working in both
Australia and New Zealand, where he advised a wide range of companies on M&A, capital
management, corporate restructuring and capital raising.
Other current directorships Mr Hamilton holds include Fulton Hogan (Chair), Tappenden
Holdings, Auckland International Airport and Skyline Enterprises. He is on the Audit & Risk
board committees for Auckland International Airport and Skyline and the Health & Safety
committees of Fulton Hogan and Auckland International Airport (Safety and Operational
Risk).

Mr Hamilton holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University and
is a Chartered Member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.

The Warehouse Group Chair Joan Withers said she is delighted Dean is joining The
Warehouse Group Board. “Dean has unique breadth of senior commercial experience as a
non-executive director, as CEO of a large operational business and as a managing director
in a global investment bank. He also has extensive experience in equity and debt capital
markets and investor engagement in Australia and New Zealand.”

“Dean’s substantial and broad ranging experience will add a valuable skillset to our Board
and will complement the experience of existing members. I look forward to working with
Dean as we drive the strategic plan for the Group forward.”

Mr Hamilton will attend his first Board meeting as a director on 28 May 2020 and, as
required by the Company’s Constitution, will stand for election by shareholders at the Annual
Shareholder Meeting in November.

Joan Withers, Chair
To be contacted via Tanya Henderson on +64 21 195 2854

ENDS