ITM Power : Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Wednesday, 04 June 2014 07:35

ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Roger Bone as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Sir Roger Brideland Bone, 69, has been President of Boeing UK since September 2005. He is a non-executive director of F&C Investment Trust plc, and a non-executive director and Trustee of the National Centre for Universities and Business. Sir Roger is also one of the Prime Minister's honorary UKTI Ambassadors for British Business.

Sir Roger previously had a career in the British Diplomatic Service. He was Ambassador to Brazil from 1999 to 2004 and to Sweden from 1995 to 1999. He was an Assistant Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1991 to 1995, and at earlier stages in his career served in Moscow, Brussels and Washington.

Sir Roger is a graduate of Oxford University, and a former Visiting Fellow at Harvard University. He is also a Trustee of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the following disclosures are made relating to Sir Roger Brideland Bone:

Current Directorships or Partnerships
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services Europe Limited
Boeing Defence UK Limited
Boeing Norwegian Holdings AS
Boeing United Kingdom Limited
Boeing UK Training and Flight Services Limited
Continental DataGraphics Limited
Foreign and Colonial Investment Trust plc
Jeppesen UK Limited
The Durward & Roxburghe RTM Company Limited
Directorships or Partnerships held within the last five years
Anglo Latin American Foundation
The Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain
AIR League Enterprises Limited

There is nothing further to disclose in relation to his appointment under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Prof. Roger Putnam, Chairman of ITM, commented, 'I am extremely pleased to welcome Roger to the board of ITM Power plc. He brings a broad wealth of experience to the team which is already one of the strongest in the sector as is demonstrated by the way the company has driven hydrogen fuelling and energy storage into global markets.'

Sir Roger Bone added, 'I am very excited to join this highly innovative company, and look forward to working with it as it grows its business footprint and expands into new markets.'

For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or contact:

ITM Power plc Graham Cooley, CEO	0114 244 5111
Zeus Capital Tim Metcalfe (Nominated Adviser) John Goold (Institutional Sales)	020 7533 7727
Tavistock Communications Simon Hudson / James Collins	020 7920 3150

About ITM Power plc:

ITM Power plc was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2004 and raised its initial funding of £10m gross in its IPO. Further funding rounds of £28.5m in 2006, £5.4m in 2012, £2m in 2013 and £10m in 2014 have been completed. The Company has now made the transition from a research and development company to a product manufacturer and technology provider. The Company has both a strong base of intellectual property and engineering expertise for providing complete hydrogen solutions.

www.itm-power.com