Summerset Welcomes Vena Crawley to Board

NZX & ASX RELEASE 31 January 2020 SUMMERSET WELCOMES VENA CRAWLEY TO BOARD Summerset Group Holdings Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Venasio (Vena) Crawley to the Board of Directors. Mr Crawley is currently the Chief Customer Officer at Contact Energy covering a diverse range of areas including strategy, pricing, finance, digital, call centres and health and safety. Mr Crawley is also an Advisory Board Member at Auckland University of Technology and was a Future Director for The Warehouse Group during 2017-2018. Summerset Chair Rob Campbell welcomed Vena saying he has a wide range of experience from across a number of sectors. "Vena has a wealth of experience in strategy, marketing and equity capital markets from customer-focused businesses. We are a people business, and Vena's skills will enhance the strengths of the board. We look forward to him joining us." The appointment brings the Board of Directors to seven members, all of whom are independent. Vena Crawley joins the Board as a non-executive independent director on 1 February 2020. He holds an MBA and BA from Steinbeis University in Germany and has studied at the Darden School of Business via Virginia State University. He's worked in New Zealand and internationally across seven different sectors and is fluent in five languages. ENDS For investor relations enquiries: Scott Scoullar CFO & Deputy CEO scott.scoullar@summerset.co.nz 029 894 7317 For media enquiries: Jenny Bridgen Communications Manager jenny.bridgen@summerset.co.nz 021 408 215 End CA:00347753 For:SUM Type:ADMIN Time:2020-01-31 08:30:42