Ann: OFFICE: NZX: Appointment to newly created NZX Head of Market Supervision

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					NZX
09/06/2014 08:54
OFFICE

REL: 0854 HRS NZX Limited

OFFICE: NZX: Appointment to newly created NZX Head of Market Supervision

NZX is pleased to announce the appointment of Joost van Amelsfort as NZX's
Head of Market Supervision effective 4 August 2014.

Joost joins NZX with considerable experience providing complex legal and
commercial advice to capital markets participants, operating both in New
Zealand and overseas. Most recently he has been at Simpson Grierson as a
senior associate corporate/commercial. Prior to that he was at Linklaters
LLP, London and Dubai. His areas of expertise include corporate governance,
equity and debt capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and
commercial contracts, and public private partnerships.

The creation of the Head of Market Supervision role is a further step to
strengthen NZX's regulatory role. It reflects a split of the current Head of
Regulation role in two, to separate regulatory decision making and overall
policy development.

The Head of Market Supervision role will report directly to NZX's Board and
has responsibility for NZX's regulation of its Issuers and Market
Participants. NZX's current Head of Regulation, Robyn Dey, will assume the
Head of Policy and Legal role (which will report to the CEO) and will have
responsibility for market development and policy work, and oversee NZX's
general legal function.

NZX Chairman Andrew Harmos commented: "We are delighted Joost has accepted
the role and look forward to him starting as Head of Market Supervision,
reporting directly to the board. NZX takes its responsibilities and
obligations as a regulated market operator and a regulatory body very
seriously, and this is another important plank in the structure and
governance of NZX's regulatory function."

For further information please contact:
Kate McLaughlin
Corporate Communications
M: 027 533 4529
E: [email protected]
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