Richards Packaging Income Fund has announced the election of Susan Allen to the Fund's Board of Trustees. Ms. Allen is a recently retired PwC Assurance partner with over 30 years' experience which spans a number of industries, namely consumer and industrial products in both Canada and the US. She was the first woman in PwC elected to sit on PwC's Global Partnership Board and was a member of PwC's Global Steering Committee and Emerging Company Practice Leader for PwC Canada where she founded and chaired PwC Canada's annual Vision to Reality conference for CEO's. Ms. Allen has been recognized with the Women's Executive Network "Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada" award. She is currently a Board member and Audit Committee Chair for a large privately held North American promotional marketing company and a Director on the Mississauga Arts Council, Living Arts Centre and National Ballet of Canada.