10th Mar 2008 12:35
D1 Oils Plc10 March 2008 10 March 2008 Change to Non-Executive Directors D1 Oils plc (D1), the UK-based global producer of biodiesel, announces that itsfounder and first Chairman, Karl Watkin, has resigned today as a Non-ExecutiveDirector of the Company. Lord Oxburgh of Liverpool, Chairman of D1, commented on the announcement asfollows: "Karl has made a major and critical contribution to D1 Oils. The Company hasbeen built on his vision for the potential of jatropha as one of the mostpromising sources for sustainable biodiesel. His early conclusion that suppliesof traditional food oils and grains could not support the development of thebiofuels industry, and that alternative energy crops like jatropha would beimportant sources of green fuel was truly farsighted." Contacts: D1 Oils:Graham Prince, Head of Corporate CommunicationsTel: +44 (0) 1642 755580Mobile: +44 (0) 7973 323840 Brunswick:Mark AntelmeTel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 Notes to EditorsD1 is a vertically integrated biofuels technology company. We develop new energycrops into sustainable commercial fuels. We provide vertically integratedtechnology and services: upstream technology for the breeding, development andplanting of new varieties of commercial biofuel crops; and downstream technologyto test and process crops to produce high-quality biofuels. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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