Phoenix Spree Deutschland announced the appointment of Monique O'Keefe as an independent Non-Executive Director of the company, with effect from April 17, 2018. Monique has over 20 years' financial services and legal experience. She currently holds directorships at a number of companies, including Kairos Wealth Limited, Board Apprentice Global Limited and Actera Group Limited. Between 2016 and 2017 Monique acted as Board Observer at Kennedy Wilson Real Estate (Europe) Limited. Monique was previously an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch and a structured finance lawyer at Clifford Chance and Minter Ellison. Monique is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission to act as a company director. At the same time, Richard Prosser, who has served on the board since the company's inception in 2007, and Andrew Weaver, who has served on the board since 2012, will step down as a Non-Executive Directors.