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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC
16 August 2017

For Immediate Release 16 August 2017

MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

LEI: 2138003EQ104LZ1JNH19

APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (M&C) is pleased to announce that Mr Christian de Charnacé will be joining the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Mr de Charnacé has over 40 years of global experience in merchant, corporate and institutional banking. Most recently he was CEO, Investment Banking Asia Pacific, for BNP Paribas based in Hong Kong. He has since 1980 led various divisions of the bank working in Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Los Angeles, Taipei, Tokyo, Paris and London. He has been involved in numerous financing and advisory transactions for clients throughout Asia, the US and Europe, and has considerable experience in advising listed companies.He began his banking career at Bank of America, working in its Multinational Division.

Kwek Leng Beng, M&C Chairman, said: "I am delighted that Christian de Charnacé has agreed to join the Board. He has banking and advisory expertise and international experience in key markets for M&C. Christian de Charnacé will make an important contribution as he brings that knowledge to the development and implementation of our strategy".

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R (1) to (6) in respect of Mr deCharnacé's appointment.

Enquiries:+44 (0)20 7872 2444

Jonathon Grech, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Peter Krijgsman, Financial Communications (Media)


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