Xeros Appoints Sustainability Director

RNS Number : 3963Y

Xeros Technology Group plc

03 March 2017

 

3 March 2017

Xeros Technology Group plc

New Appointment: Group Director, Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

Xeros Technology Group plc (AIM: XSG), the developer and provider of patented polymer technologies with multiple commercial applications, has appointed Karen Mignone as Group Director, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs.

Karen will work with Xeros' partners, customers and regulatory bodies to promote understanding of the substantial improvements in sustainability which are delivered by Xeros' platform technology. Across Cleaning, Tanning and Textile Technologies, Xeros attains significant reductions in water, chemicals, energy and effluent whilst delivering enhanced product performance. These advantages are highly attractive to Xeros' customers and partners.

Karen has more than 25 years' experience in environmental affairs, safety, and compliance. She was most recently a Partner at Verrill Dana LLP, prior to which she was at Pepe & Hazard LLP. Environmental affairs were her specialty in both roles.  Karen graduated from Pace University School of Law in 1989, after completing her Bachelor degree at Brown University. She is an Executive Committee member of the American Bar Association's Section on the Environment, Energy and Resources.

Prior to beginning her legal career, Karen worked on the front line of 'blue light' emergency services in the North East of the US. She was the first female firefighter in Rhode Island and one of the first in the country, leading to her subsequent recognition by the Governor of Rhode Island as one of its 'First Ten Women'.

Karen will join Xeros' Executive Management team and will also lead Xeros' own sustainability and compliance programmes.

Mark Nichols, Chief Executive of Xeros, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Karen to our Executive Management team. Xeros' technology enhances sustainability and performance whilst reducing cost, and this is highly attractive to our customers and partners.

"Karen will further the understanding of the substantial benefits which Xeros delivers, thus accelerating adoption of our technology."

NB: This is not a PLC Board appointment.

Enquiries:

Xeros Technology Group plc Mark Nichols, Chief Executive Officer	Tel: [phone]
Jefferies International Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Simon Hardy / Harry Nicholas	Tel: [phone]
Berenberg (Joint Broker) Chris Bowman / Ben Wright / Amritha Murali	Tel: [phone]
Instinctif Partners Adrian Duffield / Helen Tarbet / James Gray	Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors

Xeros Technology Group plc (LN: XSG) is a platform technology company that is reinventing water intensive industrial and commercial processes by reducing water and chemistry usage with its polymer technologies.  Its patented technologies have the capacity to provide material economic, operational and sustainability improvements that are unattainable with traditional processes.  The Group is currently exploiting its intellectual property in three areas: Cleaning Technologies, Tanning Technologies and Textile Technologies. Xeros has a number of agreements in place with such international organisations as Hilton and Wollsdorf Leder.

For more information, please visit - http://www.xeroscleaning.com/

 

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