Symphony Environmental Technologies plc announced that Michael Kayser has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect. Michael is an experienced finance professional with more than 40 years' experience across a variety of roles in both UK and with international organisations. During the last 10 years he has primarily provided non-executive director services to organizations including the Transport Research Foundation, Biome Technologies Plc, the Transport Systems Catapult and Stobart Group Limited.

Prior to this, Michael also worked for Accenture, Guinness (worldwide Finance Director for its beer division), HSBC, Laporte plc (Finance Director), Lloyds Register (CFO and Chief Operating Officer), Royal Bank of Scotland (private equity) and Unilever. Michael Arthur Kayser (aged 68) holds, or has held in the past five years, the following directorships and partnerships: Current directorships: Transport Research Foundation, Trade Advisers Ltd. Directorships held in last 5 years: Transport Systems Catapult Ltd., Malachite Advisers Ltd. and Biome Technologies Plc.