HWN- Howden Africa Holdings Limited- Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

HWN- Howden Africa Holdings Limited- Appointment of Chief Financial Officer     
Howden Africa Holdings Limited                                                  
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
(Registration number 1996/002982/06)                                            
Share code: HWN     ISIN: ZAE000010583                                          
("Howden" or "the Company" or "the Group")                                      
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer                                          
In compliance with paragraph 3.59 of the JSE Limited Listing Requirements       
shareholders are advised that Mr Kevin Johnson will be appointed as the         
Chief Financial Officer and will take over from Interim Group Financial         
Director, Terence Rensen, with effect from 1 March 2012. There will be a four   
month handover period, which includes the 2011 financial year end.              
Kevin is a qualified CPA (Australia), with a Masters in Accounting (MAcc) from  
Macquarie University, Australia and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA)  
from Hasselt University, Belgium. Kevin has been part of the Howden Group in    
Australia and the UK since January 2001. Kevin is a high calibre business       
process engineer with a proven record of developing and implementing Howden     
Group financial and operational processes globally, and has expertise in change 
management, and financial management and reporting.                             
The company thanks Terence Rensen for his valuable contribution to the company  
and wishes Kevin Johnson well in his new responsibilities.                      
Johannesburg                                                                    
25 October 2011                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                         
PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (Pty) Ltd                              
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