Guardian Holdings Limited announced that at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 4, 2023, Mr. Robert Almeida was appointed Chairman of GHL's Board of Directors effective August 4, 2023. Mr. Almeida joined the Board in 2019 as an Investor, Business Executive and a Director. As an investor, he is a Founding Partner of Portland Private Equity, a leading manager of private equity funds focused on the Caribbean and Latin American region and a Director, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Portland Investment Counsel Inc., which is a regulated Investment Fund Manager in Canada.

Mr. Almeida succeeds Mr. Hylton and the Group wishes to take this opportunity to profoundly thank the former Chairman, Mr. Hylton, for his invaluable contribution during his tenure.