Northern Bear, announced the appointment of Mr. John Holroyd to the Board as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr. Holroyd is both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. He became an audit and advisory partner in the firm of Neville Russell in July 1990. Neville Russell merged its practice with the International firm of Mazars and Guerard in September 1998 and the UK arm of the enhanced business became Mazars LLP in August 2004.