The Board of Hansa Trust PLC announced the appointments of Mr. Jonathan Davie and Lord Oxford as non-executive directors of the company, with effect from 1 January 2013. Mr. Davie is aged 66 and lives in the U.K. He is Chairman of IG Group Holdings Plc and First Avenue LLP and a non-executive Director of Persimmons plc Mr. Davie's previous roles include Vice Chairman of Credit Suisse, CEO of BZW Global Equities and non-executive Director of Credit Suisse UK Private Bank and Infrastrata plc Lord Oxford is aged 60 years and lives in the U.K. He is a non-executive director of JKX Oil & Gas plc He joined the Foreign Office in 1980 and was the Counsellor at the British Embassy in Kiev from 1992 until his resignation in 1997 to pursue private business interests.