Atrium European Real Estate Limited
EANS-Adhoc: Atrium European Real Estate Limited
ATRIUM APPOINTS KARINE OHANA
TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- other 24.06.2015 ATRIUM APPOINTS KARINE OHANA TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ad hoc announcement. Jersey, 24 June 2015:- Atrium European Real Estate (the "Company") (VSE/Euronext: ATRS), a leading owner, operator and developer of shopping centres and retail real estate in Central and Eastern Europe, announces the appointment of Ms Karine Ohana M.Sc to the Board of Directors as an Independent Non-executive Director. Ms. Ohana has more than 30 years' experience in investment banking and financial advisory roles, is a social entrepreneur and is currently a Managing Partner at Ohana & Co., which she joined in 1998. Ohana & Co advises and invests in luxury, lifestyle, beauty, branded goods and retail. During her time there, Ms Ohana has advised a large number of leading international retail and luxury companies, involving cross border transactions between Europe, US and Asia. Prior to joining Ohana & Co Ms Ohana spent seven years between 1991 and 1998 at Société Générale, where she created the Luxury and Lifestyle practice and advised clients in the luxury goods sector. Ms. Ohana began her career at Merrill Lynch in 1987 following which she worked for Trésorerie Internationale and Caisse Nationale du Crédit Agricole. Ms. Ohana served as a Director of Citycon Oyj from 2013 to 2015 and is the author of a book written under the supervision of the Banking Regulation Committee of the French central bank "Les Banques de Groupe en France" (Corporate-owned banks in France). Ms. Ohana holds a Master's degree in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine. Chaim Katzman, chairman of the Board of Directors, commented: "Karine will be an excellent addition to the Atrium board, bringing with her a wealth of extremely relevant experience from both a capital markets and retail perspective and it gives me great pleasure to welcome her to the Company." For further information: FTI Consulting Inc.: +44 (0)20 3727 1000 Richard Sunderland / Claire Turvey / Ellie Sweeney About Atrium European Real Estate Atrium is a leading real estate company focused on shopping centre investment, management and development in Central and Eastern Europe. As at 31 March 2015, the Atrium Group owned 81 shopping centres and retail properties, with a market value of EUR2.6 billion, diversified across seven countries, with a total gross lettable area of 1.4 million sqm. In the year ended 31 December 2014, the Atrium Group had gross rental income of EUR214.5 million. Atrium is based in Jersey and is dual-listed on the Vienna and Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchanges under the ticker ATRS. Atrium is established as a closed-end investment company incorporated and domiciled in Jersey and regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Authority as a certified Jersey listed fund, and is listed on both the Vienna Stock Exchange and the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Appropriate professional advice should be sought in the case of any uncertainty as to the scope of the regulatory requirements that apply by reason of the above regulation and listings. All investments are subject to risk. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. The value of investments may fluctuate. Results achieved in the past are no guarantee of future results. Further inquiry note: For further information: FTI Consulting Inc.: +44 (0)20 3727 1000 Richard Sunderland Claire Turvey Richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Atrium European Real Estate Limited Seaton Place 11-15 UK-JE4 0QH St Helier Jersey / Channel Islands phone: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 mail: richard.sunderland@fticonsulting.com WWW: http://www.aere.com sector: Real Estate ISIN: JE00B3DCF752 indexes: Standard Market Continuous stockmarkets: official market: Wien, stock market: Luxembourg Stock Exchange language: English