IMF Bentham Limited (IMF) announced the appointment of Ms. Karen Phin to the IMF board of directors (Board) as non-executive director and as a member of IMF's Audit and Risk Committee, Remuneration Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and Nomination Committee, with effect from Aug. 25, 2017. Ms. Phin's previous roles included Managing Director and Head of Capital Management at UBS AG, Senior Specialist in the Corporations Group at ASIC and Managing Director and Head of Capital Advisory at Citigroup Australia and New Zealand. Ms. Phin is currently a non-executive director of Magellan Financial Group Ltd. and a member of its Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Nominations Committee. Ms. Phin has been appointed by the Board as an additional director and will stand for election at the 2017 annual general meeting. IMF also announced that Mr. Halse has informed the Board that he will not seek re-election as a director and will therefore retire from the Board at the conclusion at the 2017 annual general meeting. Mr. Halse will also be retiring from his positions as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee and member of the Corporate Governance Committee and the Remuneration Committee.