Board Changes

RNS Number : 6213Z

Infrastrata PLC

18 January 2011

 



18 January 2011                                                                                    For Immediate Release

InfraStrata plc

("InfraStrata" or the "Company")

Board Changes

InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the independent gas storage and infrastructure specialist, is pleased to announce the appointment of William Colvin (aged 52) as a non-executive Director of the Company, effective 1 February 2011. With effect from the same date, Mark Abbott steps down from his role as non-executive Director after three years of valuable service to the Board. Mark has been a non-executive Director of the Company since its demerger from Egdon Resources Plc in January 2008.

William has wide experience in the oil and gas, and healthcare sectors in senior management and board positions of large corporations. He was Finance Director of British-Borneo Oil & Gas Plc from 1992 to 1999. From 1990 to 1992, William was Finance Manager/Director at Oryx UK Energy. From 1984 to 1989, he worked in a variety of financial roles for Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) Inc. He qualified as a Scottish Chartered Accountant in 1982 and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Edinburgh. William is currently a non-executive Director of Energy XXI, the independent oil & natural gas exploration and production company.

Ken Ratcliff, the Chairman of InfraStrata plc said:

"Bill Colvin joins us on 1 February and we look forward to benefitting from the wealth of experience that he brings to our Board. Bill's background in international exploration, energy services and innovative financial funding structures will be of particular interest to the Board as we move forward into 2011 and we anticipate that his experience in the strategic development of major energy projects will be put to good effect".

"On behalf of the Board I would like to offer my thanks to Mark for a job well done over the past three years during which time his contribution has been consistently informative and constructive. Mark believes that now is the time for him to concentrate on Egdon Resources and we wish him every success in the future".

The following disclosures are being made under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules following William's appointment to the Board of Infrastrata plc. William Colvin is or has been a director of the following companies during the past five years.

Current Directorships:

Elizabeth Finn Care; Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited; S C Commerce Limited; Scottish Care; and The West Hill Golf Club (1959) Limited; and Energy XXI (Burmuda) Limited.

Previous Directorships:

Abbeycourt Care Limited; Customvis Plc; Dunlarg Home Limited; English Community Care Association; Eton Hall Homes Limited; Libra Careco Holdings Limited; Libra Careco Investments 1 Limited; Libra Careco Investments 2 Limited; Libra Careco Limited; Libra Guaranteeco Limited; Llnh Limited; Longfield Care Limited; Nightingale Private Nursing Home Limited; Sondex Limited; and Southern Cross Healthcare Group Plc.

For further information please contact:

InfraStrata plc

Andrew Hindle, Chief Executive Officer                                                            020 8332 1200

Craig Gouws, Chief Financial Officer

Financial PR - Buchanan Communications

Richard Darby                                                                                              020 7466 5000

James Strong

Nominated Advisor and Broker - Seymour Pierce

Jonathan Wright/ Jeremy Porter - Corporate Finance                                      020 7107 8000

Richard Redmayne - Corporate Broking

Notes to Editors:

Background on InfraStrata plc

InfraStrata plc is developing two gas storage projects in the United Kingdom at Portland, Dorset (50% interest) and at Islandmagee, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (65% interest). The two projects could between them provide over 10% of the total UK and Ireland peak daily demand in the latter part of this decade.  During 2010, the Company took the decision to enhance its existing gas storage business within the two core areas. This includes conventional and unconventional petroleum exploration, where the Company can use its existing geological and geophysical knowledge and databases to leverage initial funding for the projects.

Further information is available on the Company's website www.infrastrata.co.uk.

 

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