Haydale Graphene Industries PLC Appointment of Chairman (9181K)
July 13 2017 - 1:00AM
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Haydale Graphene Industries PLC
13 July 2017
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For immediate release 13 July 2017
Haydale Graphene Industries plc
('Haydale' or the 'Group)
Appointment of Chairman
Haydale (AIM:HAYD), the global nanomaterials group, is pleased
to announce the appointment of David Banks as Non-Executive
Chairman with immediate effect. David is replacing John Knowles,
who as previously announced, had decided to retire and has stepped
down as the Group's Non-Executive Chairman.
David Banks is a senior executive Investment Banker with over 30
years' experience in advising companies. He joins Haydale from
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe, where he held the position of Managing
Director in Corporate Broking. David brings a wealth of capital
markets experience to Haydale, having held senior positions at
Dawnay Day, Durlacher, Arbuthnot Securities and Panmure Gordon
& Co prior to his role at Cantor Fitzgerald Europe.
David has considerable sector experience, having represented
clients in the automotive, engineering, industrials and
high-technology sectors. David specialises in analysing small to
mid-cap companies and helping them communicate and realise their
potential as well as ensuring they uphold the highest standards of
corporate governance. Furthermore, he is well versed in applying
his financial knowledge to early stage companies to direct their
financial growth, which is of particular benefit to Haydale as the
Group has changed from being an R&D focused business to a
commercial entity. David will be eligible to participate in the
Company's share option scheme.
David Banks, Non-Executive Chairman of Haydale, said: "I am
really pleased to have joined Haydale today as their new Chairman.
Given my background in investment banking, I fully appreciate the
importance for growth companies to clearly communicate their
investment story not only to their current investor base but also
to potential investors who can help facilitate the growth of the
company.
I am already very close to the Haydale story and as such, I am
really excited at the prospect of applying my expertise to a
business which is already commercialising nanomaterials for the
benefit of global industry."
Commenting on the appointment, Ray Gibbs, CEO of Haydale, said:
"We are delighted to welcome David to our Board. He has significant
experience at a senior level within the City and, together with his
considerable industrial connections, he will undoubtedly be of
great added value to Haydale. Having acted as our corporate broker,
David knows the business and its shareholders extremely well and we
are looking forward to David's counsel as we transition to a
sales-driven global advanced materials business. We will benefit
from his knowledge and experience in helping commercialise our
business further whilst generating value for our shareholders.
The Board would also like to extend our sincere thanks to John
Knowles for his significant contribution to the Group and its
shareholders over the last three years. As our Chairman, John has
been instrumental to Haydale's growth since our AIM listing in
2014. We wish him a long and very happy retirement."
There is no further information to be disclosed about David
Doidge Richard Banks, age 58 years, pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule
Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
David does not currently hold any shares in, or options over
shares in, the capital of the Company.
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For further information:
Haydale Graphene Industries
plc
Ray Gibbs, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0) 1269 842
Officer 946
Matt Wood, Finance Director www.haydale.com
Trevor Phillips, Head
of Communications
Cairn Financial Advisers
LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Tony Rawlinson / Emma Tel: +44 (0) 20 7213
Earl 0880
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
(Broker)
David Foreman / Will Goode Tel: +44 (0) 20 7894
(Corporate Finance) 7000
Mark Westcott (Sales)
Media enquiries:
Buchanan
Henry Harrison-Topham / Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466
Jamie Hooper 5000
haydale@buchanan.uk.com www.buchanan.uk.com
Notes to Editors
Haydale is a global technologies and materials group that
facilitates the integration of nanomaterials into the next
generation of commercial technologies and industrial materials.
With expertise in graphene, silicon carbide and other
nanomaterials, Haydale is able to deliver improvements in
electrical, thermal and mechanical properties, as well as
toughness. Haydale has granted patents for its technologies in
Europe, USA and China and operates from four facilities in the UK,
USA and the Far East.
For more information please visit:
www.haydale.com
Twitter: @haydalegraphene
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