7th Jul 2009 07:00
7 July 2009
Ceramic Fuel Cells appoints Roy Rose to board
Melbourne-based clean energy company Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (ASX/AIM: CFU), a global leader in fuel cell development, today announced it had appointed Mr Roy Rose to its board.
Mr Rose, based in Melbourne, will be a non-executive director of the company and will join the board's Technical Committee.
Mr Rose, aged 62, has 30 years experience in the paint, chemicals, fertiliser and medical products industries and brings to Ceramic Fuel Cells strong skills in technology and innovation, including experience commercialising and manufacturing innovative technologies.
Mr Rose has held non-executive directorships of Incitec Limited, CRC for Environmental Biotechnology and Qenos Pty Ltd. Mr Rose has also held senior management positions at Orica Australia.
He is currently chairman of CSIRO's Future Manufacturing Flagship Advisory Committee and is a non-executive director of ITL Limited, a rapidly growing medical technology company specializing in innovative medical devices, hospital equipment and pre-sterilised surgical procedure packs. Mr Rose chairs ITL's Audit & Risk Management Committee. ITL Limited is based in Australia, with manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and customers in 35 countries.
Mr Rose has a B.Sc with a major in chemistry from Monash University and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Rose has also served on the following industry groups:
Member & Past President - Australian Industrial Research Group
Member - Green Chemistry Centre Advisory Board, Monash University
Member - Industrial Advisory Group, Faculty of Science, Melbourne University
Member - Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia Advisory Board
Member - Prime Minister's Science, Engineering & Innovation Council Working Group "Australia's Science & Technology Priorities for Global Engagement" (2006)
Member - Energy Futures Forum (2005-2006)
Member - National Nanotechnology Strategy Taskforce Reference Group (2005)
Member - Low Energy Technology Action Group (2005)
There are no further disclosures required under schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules.
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For further information please contact:
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Ceramic Fuel Cells |
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Andrew Neilson |
Tel: +61 3 9554 2300 |
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Email: investor@cfcl.com.au |
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Nomura Code Securities |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 776 1200 |
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Juliet Thompson / Chris Golden |
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Australia Media enquiries Richard Allen, Oxygen Financial Public Relations Tel: +613 9915 6341 |
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About Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is a world leader in developing solid oxide fuel cell technology to provide highly efficient and low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas. The company is developing micro combined heat and power and distributed generation units that generate electricity and heat for homes and other buildings. Ceramic Fuel Cells is developing products with leading appliance partners and utility customers in Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Japan. In May 2009 the company launched its BlueGen gas-to-electricity product. Headquartered in Melbourne, and with operations in the UK and Germany, Ceramic Fuel Cells is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market and the Australian Securities Exchange (code CFU).
www.cfcl.com.au
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