Appointment of CFO

RNS Number : 2274H

Seeing Machines Limited

18 June 2013

 

Seeing Machines Limited

("Seeing Machines" or "the Company")

Seeing Machines Appoints New CFO

Canberra, Australia, 17^th June 2013 - Seeing Machines (AIM: SEE), today announces the appointment of James Walker to the position of CFO with immediate effect. 

James is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales.

Most recently James was CFO and COO and, for 7 months, acting CEO, of Optalert Limited, a company specialising in driver fatigue monitoring technology.

He brings extensive experience as a CFO across a range of international high growth businesses in the mining services, hospitality, biotechnology and technology commercialisation sectors.

James brings particular experience in M&A transactions, IPO listing, Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) compliance, corporate governance, raising capital and institution and shareholder communications.

Ken Kroeger, CEO of Seeing Machines, commented: "We are delighted to have been able to attract a CFO of James's experience and track record and it is a bonus that he brings significant sector experience to the company. He will be an important addition to our senior team as we steer the Company through the next few years of significant growth."

About Seeing Machines

Seeing Machines, (AIM: SEE), is an AIM-listed technology company that specialises in visual computing systems that track faces, eye and facial features in real time. Its software and engineering services are used in products and applications that range from devices that detect eye disease to prevent loss of sight, to those that improve driver safety and save lives. Seeing Machines technology is used worldwide across the automotive, mining, gaming, transport and aviation industries; as well as many of the leading academic research groups, transportation authorities, and Defence Departments. Seeing Machines is based in Canberra, Australia, and Tucson, Arizona and counts Freeport McMoRan, BHP Billiton, Newmont, Cloud Peak Energy, Toll Mining Services and Teck Resources among its mining customers.

For further information please contact:

Ken Kroeger, CEO Seeing Machines Limited [e-mail] Tel: [phone]	Terry Winters, Chairman Seeing Machines Limited [e-mail] Tel: [phone]
Ed Frisby / Ben Thompson (corporate finance) Simon Starr (corporate broking) finnCap Tel: [phone]	James Kennedy AxiCom [e-mail] Tel: [phone]

 

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