The Board of Directors of Distell Group Limited announced that Mr. David Nurek will retire as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the company, with effect from November 24, 2016. The Board of Directors of further announced that Mr, Jannie Durand, who joined the board in 2012 as a Non-Executive Director, will succeed Mr. Nurek as Chairman, with effect from November 24, 2016. Mr. Durand is Chief Executive Officer of Remgro and a director of, inter alia, RCL Foods, Capevin Holdings and Mediclinic International PLC. He is also a member of the remuneration committee, nomination committee and investment sub-committee of Distell. Mr. Andre Parker, who joined the board in 2008 as Independent Non- Executive Director, has been appointed as Lead Independent Director with effect from November 24, 2016. Mr. Parker is currently the chairman of Tiger Brands. Retired as managing director of SABMiller Africa & Asia, he served on several boards of SABMiller subsidiaries in these territories and was also an executive committee member of SABMiller plc. He is also a director of Standard Bank. Mr. Parker was appointed chairman of the remuneration committee of Distell in 2013 and is also a member of the nomination committee and investment sub-committee.