Versarien PLC Appointment of Director (9289D)
July 01 2019 - 2:01AM
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Versarien PLC
01 July 2019
1 July 2019
Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Appointment of Director
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering
group, is pleased to announce that Susan Bowen has been appointed
as a non-executive director of the Company, with immediate
effect.
Susan is an experienced business leader with over 20 years of
operational experience in the technology sector. She is currently
President and CEO of Cogeco Peer 1, a Canadian headquartered
company providing managed IT services, where she is responsible for
providing leadership and direction for the company globally, with a
strong focus on helping customers scale their business. She is also
a non-executive director of JISC, a membership organisation
providing digital solutions for UK education and research and a
member of the techUK membership, finance and performance board.
Prior to joining Cogeco Peer 1 in 2016, she spent 17 years at
Hewlett Packard, latterly as Chief of Staff UK and Ireland and
formerly as Director of Strategy in the UK and Ireland.
Commenting on the appointment Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien,
said: "We are delighted to welcome Susan Bowen to the Versarien
board. She brings strong digital, commercial and people management
skills gained from her current and previous transformational
roles.
"In particular Susan has significant experience in business
scale up and we look forward to utilising her skills and experience
as Versarien progresses its graphene commercialisation
strategy."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and
Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in
relation to Susan Bowen, aged 45:
Current Directorships Previous Directorships (last
5 years)
Cogeco Peer 1 (UK) Ltd N/A
JISC
Tech Talent Charter Community Interest
Company
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Susan Bowen holds no ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company.
Save as disclosed above there are no additional disclosures to
be made in accordance with Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of
the AIM Rules for Companies.
Enquiries:
Versarien
Neill Ricketts, CEO +44 (0)1242 269
Chris Leigh, CFO 122
Canaccord Genuity (Nominated
Adviser and Broker)
Bobbie Hilliam
Emma Gabriel +44 (0)20 7523 8000
IFC Advisory (Financial PR
and IR)
Tim Metcalfe
Graham Herring
Heather Armstrong +44(0)20 3934 6630
About Versarien
Versarien plc (AIM:VRS), is an advanced engineering materials
group. Leveraging proprietary technology, the Group creates
innovative engineering solutions for its clients in a diverse range
of industries. Versarien has six subsidiaries operating under two
divisions:
Graphene and Plastics
2-DTech Ltd, which specialises in the supply, characterisation
and early stage development of graphene products.
www.2-dtech.com
AAC Cyroma Limited, which specialises in the supply of
vacuum-formed and injection-moulded products to the automotive,
construction, utilities and retail industry sectors. Using
Versarien's existing graphene manufacturing capabilities, AAC will
have the ability to produce graphene-enhanced plastic products.
www.aaccyroma.co.uk
Cambridge Graphene Limited, supplies novel inks based on
graphene and related materials, using patented processes to develop
graphene materials technology.
www.cambridgegraphene.com
Gnanomat S.L. ("GNA"), based in the Parque Cientifico Madrid,
Spain, is a company capable of utilising Versarien's graphene
products in an environmentally friendly, scalable production
process for energy storage devices that offer high power density,
almost instant recharging and very long lifetimes for use in
electrical vehicles and portable electronics
products.www.gnanomat.com
Hard Wear and Metallic Products
Versarien Technologies Limited has developed an additive process
for creating advanced micro-porous metals targeting the thermal
management industry and supplies extruded aluminium.
www.versarien-technologies.co.uk
Total Carbide Limited, a leading manufacturer in sintered
tungsten carbide for applications in arduous environments such as
the oil and gas industry. www.totalcarbide.com
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