WesternOne Equity Income Fund (TSXV: WEQ.UN) today announced that Andrew Greig has accepted the position of manager of investor relations with WesternOne Equity.

Greig has a Diploma in Marketing Management from the B.C. Institute of Technology and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this newly created position with WesternOne Equity. Greig provided consulting advice and liaison services that formed an integral part of WesternOne Equity’s successful initial public offering in August 2006.

Darren Latoski, CEO, said “Mr. Greig’s expertise will greatly assist WesternOne Equity by providing a dedicated point of contact for our current and future investors, and assisting WesternOne Equity in coordinating its established growth objectives.”

WesternOne Equity has been established to seek out and acquire predominantly privately owned businesses located primarily iBritish Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, in order to generate stable and growing distributions to its unitholders as well as to achieve overall capital appreciation.