Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 9110H
Active Energy Group PLC
16 March 2018
 

16 March 2018

 

Active Energy Group Plc / EPIC: AEG / Sector: Alternative Energy

 

                                      Active Energy Group Plc ('Active Energy', 'AEG' or the 'Company')

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

Active Energy, the London quoted international biomass based renewable energy and forestry management business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Simon Melling as Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Mr Melling, who will serve on the Company's Audit and Remuneration Committees, is a highly experienced corporate and commercial specialist with extensive experience in the growth company arena, both as a CEO of an AIM listed company and as a corporate finance adviser to growth companies.  His appointment complements the Company's strategy to promote its unique CoalSwitch™ product and forestry management business to international utility companies, government agencies and power plant operators and the wider investment community.

 

Simon Charles Melling (aged 57) is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) with over 30 years' experience of working in senior roles within the finance sector, the last 24 of these at board level. During his career to date he has held the role of CEO of AIM listed stockbroker Cenkos Securities Limited ('Cenkos'), previously serving as its Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director following its listing on AIM in 2006.  During his time at Cenkos, Mr Melling was directly responsible for the running of the finance, risk control, IT and operations departments, senior roles which he has also performed within a number of other organisations.  He has had significant involvement with devising and implementing the corporate strategy of the organisations that he has worked for. In recent years, Mr Melling has served as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of a number of companies outside the finance sector, including property investment, waste management and consumer finance companies.

 

Active Energy Executive Chairman, Michael Rowan, said, "I am delighted to welcome Simon to the board of AEG and we look forward to working with him as the Company continues to promote its CoalSwitch™ product in global markets. Simon's extensive commercial and capital markets experience will be invaluable to AEG as we continue to build the profile of the Company and promote our unique products and investment proposition to the investment community. Simon will also provide considerable support to the wider management team as we implement AEG's strategy of revolutionising the biomass and international forestry management sectors through the roll out of our CoalSwitch™ plants and Timberlands business."

 

The information required by Schedule 2 Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to the appointment of Simon Melling is as follows:

 

Current Directorships

A Vartan Limited

Vermeer Holdings LLP

Former Directorships within the past 5 years

Ravenscroft Limited

Ravenscroft Investment Management Limited

Ravenscroft Services Limited

Huntress (CI) Nominees Limited

ASG Group Limited

ASG Leasing Limited

ASG (Flight Support) Limited

Fly ASG Limited

West Grass Hangarage Limited

Westgrass Hangarage (No.2) Limited

Westgrass Hangarage (No 3) Limited

Aircraft Servicing (Guernsey) Limited

LTS Tax Limited

The Octane PCC Limited

Octane Property Limited

Guernsey Recycling (1996) Limited

Mitonoptimal International Limited

Acorn Group Holdings Limited

Jacksons (CI) Limited

El Sol (Channel Islands) Limited

Fondon Holdings Limited

Jacksons Vehicle Finance Ltd

Lamda Limited

MM Car & Van Leasing Limited

MM Fuels Limited

SHG (1) Limited

Sport Holdings Limited

Trinity Tyres (2004) Limited

 

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of the appointment of Simon Melling under Schedule 2(g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies. 

 

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014.

**ENDS**

 

Enquiries & Further Information:

 

Website

LinkedIn

 

www.active-energy.com

www.aeg-plc.com

www.linkedin.com/company/activeenergy

 

 

 

Enquiries

Active Energy Group Plc

Michael Rowan

Executive Chairman

michael.rowan@aegplc.com

 

 

Richard Spinks

Chief Executive Officer

richard.spinks@aegplc.com

 

Northland Capital Partners Limited

Nominated Adviser

 

David Hignell/Gerry Beaney

Office: +44 (0)20 3861 6625

Optiva Securities Ltd Broker

Graeme Dickson/Ed McDermott

Office: +44 (0)20 3137 1902

St Brides Partners

Financial PR Adviser

Susie Geliher

info@stbridespartners.co.uk

Office: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177

 

About Active Energy Group:

Active Energy Group Plc (AIM: AEG.L) is a London Stock Exchange-listed international renewable energy business based upon forestry assets.  Its model is focussed on capturing the entire forestry value chain through sourcing, utilising and commercialising assets, and setting a new standard in the sustainable management and optimisation of timber resources.  The Company is led by a highly technical and commercial team with the experience to execute its defined growth strategy and build its visibility, primarily as a London-listed timber opportunity with a revolutionary biomass fuel technology.  It has two subsidiary companies:

 

·     Advanced Biomass Solutions Plc (www.abs-plc.com), which is commercialising a revolutionary biomass coal replacement fuel, CoalSwitch™; and

·     Timberlands International Ltd, a sustainable international forestry management business.

 

 


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