VivoPower International PLC announced that Ashwin Roy will join its board of directors on September 20, 2019 as an independent non-executive director, as well as joining the audit and risk committee of the board effective immediately. The board of directors has determined that Ashwin Roy satisfies Nasdaq’s definition of financial sophistication and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, with the appointment of Ashwin Roy to the audit and risk committee, Kevin Chin will step down from his role as a non-voting observer member of the audit and risk committee. Ashwin is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and an experienced international private equity investor with a proven investment track record. He started his career with PwC in London where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in audit and transaction support covering UK and multinational companies.