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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Peter Ashley Marks (Chairman of Watermark Global plc)

Mr Marks has over 20 years experience in corporate finance, capital raisings, venture capital management and securities regulation. For the last 15 years he has specialised in capital raisings (for listed and unlisted companies), underwritings and IPO's. He has served as an Executive at Lazard Brothers and Co., Ltd in London, as an Associate Director of McIntosh Securities Ltd (now a part of Merrill Lynch Australia) and as Director of Corporate Finance at Barings Securities (Australia) and Burdett Buckeridge & Young (BBY) in the Melbourne office. He has served as the Head of the Companies Division at the Australian Stock Exchange (Melbourne Branch) and Director of Equity Capital Markets Group at KPMG Corporate Finance (Australia). Since early 2001, he has held the position of Executive Director of Peregrine Corporate Ltd, a Melbourne based boutique investment house and major shareholder in MicroFuze International plc.

Mr Marks is responsible, as Chairman, for the overall governance of Watermark Global plc and contributes significantly to the identification and evaluation of new technology opportunities. Mr Marks ensures full and timely reporting of company affairs, and through the Company Secretary, the compliance of Watermark Global plc to requirements in all jurisdictions.
Wilhelm Jacobus Schoeman (Managing Director and CEO of Western Utilities Corporation)

Mr Schoeman is a scientist and holds a B. Tech Degree in Analytical Chemistry from Pretoria Technikon in South Africa. Mr Schoeman is currently the Technical Director of Mintails Ltd (ASX:MLI), a South African based, but Australian-listed gold mining company which reprocesses tailings. Prior to joining Mintails, he held senior positions including that of General Manager of Atomaer RSA, Product Specialist at Nalco-Chemserve and Senior Chemist at Amplats (now Anglo Platinum). His responsibilities at Mintails have included initiating a commercial alternative to existing technologies for the treatment of acid water.

Mr Schoeman has overall responsibility for the water treatment project, ensuring accountability of funds and reports to the Board against agreed milestones. Mr Schoeman has also accepted responsibility for the establishment and continuation of vital strategic relationships with the regulatory agencies and major mining enterprises of South Africa.
Dirk Albertus Kotze (Chief Financial Officer and Director)

Mr Kotze qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and holds a Masters Degree in Business Leadership. He has worked as a Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting and as a Finance Transformation Director at Barclays Bank plc. His expertise covers financial management, operational and performance management, corporate strategy and organisational restructuring. Most recently, he has concentrated on corporate restructuring projects using business intelligence models to co-ordinate planning, performance, financial and strategic goals. He is a part-time lecturer in Advanced Project Management at the University of Pretoria. Aged 40, Mr Kotze is a South African national and has extensive experience in a number of industries, including banking, manufacturing and the resources sector.
 
COMMITTEES
Audit Committee

Dirk Kotze, Chief Financial Officer, Watermark Global plc
Peter Marks, Chairman, Watermark Global plc
Remuneration Committee

Dirk Kotze, Chief Financial Officer, Watermark Global plc
Peter Marks, Chairman, Watermark Global plc
Nomination Committee

Wilhelm Schoeman, Director, Watermark Global plc
Peter Marks, Chairman, Watermark Global plc
 
 
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