The board of directors of Briscoe Group Limited announced hat it has appointed Andy Coupe as an independent non-executive director of Briscoe Group, to be effective from 1 October 2016. Mr. Coupe's appointment follows the announcement on 20 May 2016 of Alaister Wall's intention to retire from the Board, and subsequent discussions with a number of potential candidates to fill the vacancy thus created. Mr. Wall will retire from the Board effective from 30 September 2016 but will continue as part of the senior management team until 2017. Andy Coupe is a professional director who has had more than 30 years' experience in investment banking. As well as Board directorships with Farmright Ltd. (which he vhairs), Gentrack Group Ltd, Kingfish Ltd, Barramundi Ltd, and Marlin Global Ltd, he will become Chair of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel from 1 October 2016. In addition, Andy is a director of Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd, and was appointed chair by the Crown in 2015 to lead the Board through the restructuring that lead to a deed of company arrangement and the current divestment process.