The board of directors of Giordano International Limited announced that with effect from the conclusion of the board meeting held on March 9, 2017, Mr. Ishwar Bhagwandas CHUGANI resigned as an executive director in order to facilitate the alternation of directors and to devote more time to the management and operation of the group's business in the Middle East. Mr. CHUGANI shall also continue to act as a member of the management committee of the company. The board further announced that Mr. Mark Alan LOYND was appointed as an executive director with effect from the conclusion of the board meeting held on March 9, 2017. Mr. Mark Alan LOYND has been with the group since September 2013 and is currently the general counsel, company secretary and group human resources director of the company. He oversees legal, regulatory, compliance, corporate governance, human resources and talent development affairs of the group. Mr. LOYND is a member of the management committee of the company and one of the authorized representatives of the company.