AFC Energy plc announced the appointment of Gary Bullard as its non-executive chair with immediate effect. He succeeds John Rennocks who retired from the board after the company's annual general meeting on April 14, 2021, after four years as chair. Bullard is an experienced chairman, non-executive director and executive with a successful international career in the Industrial and Information Technology industries. His board level experience includes working with companies in the scale up of high-volume manufacturing and supporting high value, high growth businesses in the commercialisation of technology across a range of sectors. He has particular expertise in understanding the opportunities for companies to expand their market reach through geographic expansion; expanding their value chain; digital transformation and innovation; increasing services or annuity revenues; partnering and expanding their routes to market. He will draw upon his considerable experience on the boards of UK companies who have specialist offerings with a global marketplace and growth aspirations. Bullard brings strong business and governance experience to the role. Gary has held several senior management positions in major corporates such as IBM and BT. Until 2012 he was President at Logica UK and a member of the Executive Committee of Logica plc. He has a wealth of AIM & Main Market experience and is currently chairman of Gooch & Housego plc as well as being a non-executive director of Spirent Communications plc. Gary Bruce Bullard is currently a director of Recycling Technologies Ltd. and New Model Identity Ltd. In the previous five years, he held Directorships in Rotork plc and Catquin Ltd.