Barramundi Limited has appointed Andy Coupe as an independent director of the company effective from March 1, 2013. Andy brings capital markets knowledge having worked in a number of sectors within the financial markets over the last 30 years. Currently, he is a consultant in investment banking at UBS New Zealand Limited where his role principally encompasses equity capital markets and takeover transactions which has involved numerous initial public offerings and secondary market transactions.

He is also Deputy Chair of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel, a director of Farmright Limited and a member of the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand.