East West Resources PLC Appointment (9871H)

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RNS Number : 9871H

East West Resources PLC

18 July 2012

18 July 2012

East West Resources plc

(the "Company" or "East West Resources")

Appointment of Peter Curry

The Directors of East West Resources plc are pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Anthony Curry as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. Peter replaces Lee Seng Huang who is stepping down as a Non-Executive Director. Also stepping down from the Board is Julian Alexander McIntyre. These changes will take place with immediate effect.

Peter Curry, 60, is currently an Executive Director of Sun Hung Lai & Co Ltd and Group CFO. He joined Sun Hung Kai & Co Limited as the Group Chief Financial Officer in November 2010. With over 35 years of business experience, he has worked as Tax Partner in Peat Marwick Mitchell (now known as "KPMG") and thereafter in different listed and unlisted companies in Australia as executive director or managing director specialising in natural resources, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.

Nathan Steinberg, Chairman of East West Resources, said:

"We are pleased that Peter has accepted our invitation to serve as a Non-Executive Director of East West Resources. Peter's experience in natural resource companies and corporate finance will be of great value to us going forward.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Julian and Seng Huang for their years' of service."

Directorships currently held or previously held in the last five years by Peter Curry are as follows:

 
Current:                           Former: 
Sun Hung Kai & Co Limited          Forest Enterprises 
 APAC Resources Ltd                 Australia Ltd 
 Mount Gibson Iron Ltd 
 Ormil Energy Ltd 
 South Pacific Securities Pty Ltd 
 

Forest Enterprises Australia Ltd, of which Peter Curry was a director, was put into administration on 15 April 2010.

There is no further information on Peter Curry required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

 
East West Resources 
 plc 
Nathan Steinberg,     + 44 (0)20 
 Chairman              7269 7680 
 
Macquarie Capital 
 (Europe) Limited 
Steve Baldwin         + 44 (0)20 
 Nicholas Harland      3037 2000 
 
 
M:Communications 
                      + 44 (0)20 
Charlotte Kirkham      7920 2331 
 

Notes to Editors:

East West Resources plc

East West Resources plc (AIM: EWR) is a specialist natural resources business active in commodities merchandising and principal investments.

Commodities

Ambrian Metals Limited is a physical metals trader with a particular strength in refined copper. Through Ambrian Metals' offices in London and Shanghai and agents in New York, Santiago, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Tokyo, it sources non-ferrous metals from producers for distribution to an international client base of metals consumers and merchants.

Ambrian Energy GmbH is a physical energy trading company focused on the supply of biofuels.

Principal Investments

Ambrian Principal Investments Limited is an investment company which holds Ambrian's principal investment portfolio. It is managed by Ambrian Asset Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Further information on Ambrian Capital is available on the Company's website: www.ambrian.com

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