Directorate Change

Haydale Graphene Industries PLC

21 November 2024

 

For immediate release

Haydale Graphene Industries plc

('Haydale', the 'Company', or the 'Group')

Directorate Change

Haydale (AIM: HAYD), the global advanced materials group, is pleased to announce, further to the notification on 25 October 2024, the appointment of Simon Turek as Non-Executive Director of the Group with immediate effect.

Simon will serve as a Board representative of Quidos Technologies Limited (which holds 19.07 per cent. of the Company's shares) and will accordingly not be deemed to be an independent Director for the purposes of the Company's Corporate Governance policies. Simon will join the Audit, Nominations and Remuneration Committees.

Simon brings over 15 years of experience in environmental and financial markets. He is currently the Chair, and previously served as Managing Director of PNZ Carbon, a leading carbon market project developer. His background includes being Executive Director at Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, where he managed international government relations, as well as roles in financial regulation within the UK and EU. He began his career as a lawyer in New Zealand. Simon has been a Chair and Non-Executive Director on several boards, in financial services and the social housing sector, and a trustee of several charities.

Gareth Kaminski-Cook, Executive Chair of Haydale, commented:  

"I am delighted to welcome Simon to the Board of Haydale. In addition to his legal and financial background Simon also has strong commercial acumen, senior Executive and Board experience and has unique insight to key target environmental markets.  His skill set is directly relevant in helping Haydale bring a more focused growth vision towards profitable growth."

For further information:

Haydale Graphene Industries plc
Gareth Kaminski-Cook, Executive Chair	Tel: [phone]
Patrick Carter, CFO	www.haydale.com
Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Julian Blunt/Edward Whiley/Trisyia Jamaludin, Corporate Finance Andrew Burdis, ECM	Tel: [phone]

The following information regarding the appointment of Simon Andrew Turek, aged 39, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Current directorships and/or partnerships:	Former directorships and/or partnerships (within the last five years):
East End Homes (Community Development) Limited	Commodities Markets Council Europe
East End Homes Limited	Electronic Debt Markets Association Europe
Helios Trustee Limited	Four Vector Technologies Ltd
Hermes Bidco Limited
Lot 303 Holdings Limited
Pioneer Global Resources Pte. Ltd
PNZ Carbon Limited
Poplar Housing and Regeneration Community Association Limited
Quidos Technologies Limited
The Federation of London Youth Clubs

Mr Turek does not own any Shares in the Company in a personal capacity. There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Notes to Editors

Haydale is a global technologies and materials group that facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials into the next generation of commercial technologies and industrial materials. With expertise in graphene, silicon carbide and other nanomaterials, Haydale can deliver improvements in electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties, as well as toughness through its state-of-the-art functionalisation. Haydale has granted patents for its technologies in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan, and China and operates from five sites in the UK, USA, and the Far East.

For more information please visit: www.haydale.com  

LinkedIn: Haydale-ltd

Twitter: @haydalegraphene

 

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