The Board of Fulham Shore announced the appointment of Desmond (Des) Gunewardena to the company's Board as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. Gunewardena is a leading London restaurateur with over 25 years' experience of the industry. Des co-founded Conran Restaurants in 1991 and was CEO of the Conran Group until 2006. In that year he and business partner David Loewi led the buyout of the restaurants and created D&D London Limited. Mr. Gunewardena has overseen the expansion of the group's portfolio to comprise of 30 restaurants and a five-star boutique hotel in the UK, as well as four restaurants overseas. Mr. Gunewardena is also a non-executive of London First, a non-profit organisation that seeks to support London's global competitiveness by influencing national and local government policies and investment decisions. Mr. Gunewardena will be appointed as chairman of the Company's audit committee and a member of the remuneration committee.