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Directors

Chris Sherwell, Chairman aged 60, is a non-executive director of a number of investment related companies. He was Managing Director of Schroders (CI) Limited from April 2000 until January 2004 and served as a director of various Schroder group companies and investment funds. He remains a non-executive director of Schroders (CI) Limited. His other directorships include chairmanship of Hermes Absolute Return Fund (Guernsey) Limited and of Goldman Sachs Dynamic Opportunities Limited, both funds of hedge funds. Before joining Schroders in 1993 he worked as Far East regional strategist with Smith New Court Securities in London and then Hong Kong. He was previously a journalist, working for the Financial Times. He is a resident of Guernsey.

Donald Adamson, aged 49, is a resident of Jersey and a member of The Securities Institute. He is also Chairman of the Offshore Committee of the UK Association of Investment Companies. He started his career in fund management with Baillie Gifford in 1980 and has since gained experience in fund management, corporate finance and private equity. He serves as director or chairman of a number of listed and private investment companies.

Patrick Firth, aged 46, is Managing Director of Butterfield Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited. He is based in Guernsey and holds a number of directorships for offshore funds and management companies. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in 1990 and is also a Member of The Securities Institute. He joined Rothschild Asset Management (C.I.) Limited in 1992, where he assumed responsibility for combined assets in excess of US$3 billion. There he gained experience in funds of funds, direct investment funds and venture capital funds. On the acquisition of the company by BISYS Fund Services in February 1999, he became Head of Operations and subsequently Managing Director before moving to Butterfield in 2002.

Jonathan Griffin, aged 46, is Managing Director of JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.a` r.L. in Luxembourg. He began his career with Barclays Bank plc in 1978, where he held various retailbanking roles. In 1986 he moved to Global Custody Operations with Chase Manhattan Bank in London and Bournemouth and in 1989 became Global Custody Operations Manager for Chase Manhattan Bank Luxembourg SA. In 1995 he was appointed Operations Manager at Chase Manhattan Bank AG, Frankfurt and later that year was appointed Senior Relationship Manager for the Offshore Funds Group at Chase Investment Bank, London. Between 1996 and 2000 he held various management roles in the European Fund Management Group of JPMorgan Investment Management, London, being appointed head of that group in 1999. Immediately prior to his current position at JPMorgan Asset Management (Europe) S.a r.L., he was the Chief Operating Officer at JPMorgan Trust Bank in Tokyo relocating to Luxembourg in August 2001.

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