Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand Limited announced that its Independent Director Richard Bobb has decided to retire from the Board and will therefore not be standing for re-election at the upcoming annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Bobb's retirement will take effect at the end of the meeting on 25 May. MCK Chair Colin Sim thanked Mr. Bobb for his contribution to the company on both sides of the Tasman. Mr. Sim also confirmed that there would not be an additional director appointed to replace Mr. Bobb as the Board would still have three independent directors (McKenzie /Preston /Sim).