Executive Changes

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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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26 July 2022

For immediate release
Wellington Drive Technologies – Executive Changes

Wellington appoints new Vice President of Engineering

Wellington Drive Technologies Limited (NZX: WDT), the world’s leading provider of IoT solutions and high
efficiency motors for commercial refrigeration, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rami Elbeltagi
as Vice President of Engineering. Rami joins Wellington from Fisher and Paykel Appliances where he most
recently held the role of Group Chief Engineer. Rami will start with Wellington in October.

Rami’s career includes starting his own digital business, and roles of increased responsibility at Compac
Sorting Equipment and Fisher & Paykel Appliances. Rami has a master’s degrees in business administration
(MBA) and in mechatronics (ME) and is PMP certified.

In this new role Rami will lead the Wellington Engineering team and will also be a member of the Executive
Team. He will be heavily involved in developing and delivering new products and solutions to keep us at the
forefront of this rapidly developing market.

Wellington CEO Greg Balla said: “We are very pleased to have Rami join us. He is an important hire and we
are very excited to see the contribution he will make. Rami possesses considerable leadership, product
design and agile/lean innovation experience and will play a key role in accelerating the development of
Wellington’s product offering. Attracting talent of this quality is important given the opportunity for growth
ahead of us”

Other executive changes

Wellington would also like to announce a further change to its executive team. After twenty-three years
with the business, our Chief Technology Officer David Howell has decided it is time for a change and has
resigned effective 5
th
August 2022.

Wellington CEO Greg Balla said: “David has made a significant contribution to the organisation and on
behalf of Wellington Drive I would like to thank him for that. David has been part of a team that has
created a portfolio of high-quality products and solutions that have transformed the business and which
our customers love. We are well positioned for further growth and David’s efforts have played an
important part in this. We wish David well in his next endeavours.”

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About Wellington Drive Technologies:
Wellington is a leading provider of IoT solutions, cloud-based fleet management platforms, proximity
marketing solutions, 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 solutions for global food and beverage brands as well as Smart City projects in
the Australian market. Wellington’s products and services 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:

Greg Balla
Chief Executive Officer
Phone +64 21 938601