GRAPHENE NANOCHEM PLC 
By Graphene NanoChem PLC
("Graphene NanoChem" or the "Group")
Appointment of Non-Executive Director
Graphene NanoChem (AIM: GRPH), the performance nanochemicals and advanced materials company, announces that Dato' Mohamed Sallehuddin bin Othman has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company. At the same time, the Company wishes to announce that Dr. Wong Kai Fatt has resigned from a Non-Executive role at Graphene NanoChem.
Dr. Wong remained as a Director following the reverse takeover of Biofuels International in March 2013, in order to facilitate the orderly transition of the Company's business. Following the completion of the transition process, Dr. Wong has now resigned in order to pursue his other business interests.
Dato' Mohamed Sallehuddin bin Othman, a chartered accountant with an MSc from City University, London, will join the Company's Board with immediate effect. A member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, he will serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Previously Sallehuddin bin Othman served as the Group Managing Director of Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad ("MIDF"), one of Malaysia's leading development finance institutions, focusing on accelerating the development and modernisation of the country's manufacturing and services sectors.
Dato' Mohamed Sallehuddin bin Othman is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd ("Cradle"). Cradle, an agency of the Malaysian Ministry of Finance, is a not-for-profit organisation that supports and encourages the development of Malaysian entrepreneurship in high growth technology industries. In addition, Sallehuddin bin Othman sits on the Executive Boards of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd, a leading provider of general insurance solutions, and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) Berhad, a subsidiary of Japan's largest bank.
Jespal Deol, Chief Executive Officer of Graphene NanoChem, commented :
"We would like to thank Dr. Wong for the guidance he has provided during the transition process post the reverse takeover and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours.
"We are also delighted to welcome Dato' Sallehuddin to the Board. He has significant experience in the finance industry and we look forward to working with him and drawing on his wealth of knowledge that will be invaluable as we continue to explore industrial applications and opportunities for graphene."
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies. Dato' Sallehuddin tin Othman, aged 62, has been a director of the following companies during the five years preceding the date of this announcement:
Current directorships: | Past directorships: |
AXA Affin Life Insurance Bhd | Al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Malaysia) | Offshore Works Holdings Sdn Bhd |
COPE-KPF Opportunities Sdn Bhd | Offshore Works Capital Sdn Bhd |
COPE Opportunities 2 Sdn Bhd | Topside I&E Sdn Bhd |
Cradle Funds Sdn Bhd | |
MSIG Insurance | |
Platinum NanoChem Sdn Bhd | |
UMW Holdings Berhad |
Dato' Mohamed Sallehuddin bin Othman is interested in 45,374 ordinary shares in Graphene NanoChem, representing 0.04 per cent of the issued share capital.
There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information:
Graphene NanoChem | Tel: +603 2282 3080 |
Jespal Deol, Chief Executive Officer | |
Panmure Gordon (NOMAD and Broker) | |
Callum Stewart / Tom Salvesen | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 |
Tom Nicholson | Tel: +65 8614 7553 |
Buchanan | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
Mark Edwards / Fiona Henson / Helen Greenwood |
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