Armadale Capital Regulatory News (ACP)

17 May 2006 10:47

MicroFuze International plc17 May 2006 17 MAY 2006 MICROFUZE INTERNATIONAL PLC (MFZ) APPOINTS COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR MicroFuze International plc today announces the appointment of Sandy Barblettonto the Board of Directors with immediate effect. He will be CommercialDirector. He joins from Pace Micro Technology plc ("Pace"), where he worked for 10 yearsin a variety of roles. Most recently he was Regional Director for EMEA (Europe,Middle East and Africa) where he was responsible for sales and marketing for theregion and played an important part in Pace becoming the leading developer ofpay television equipment in Europe. Prior to that, Mr Barblett was RegionalDirector responsible for establishing Pace Asia Pacific Ltd based in Hong Kongand was responsible for developing a new team and driving the businessthroughout the region. Mr Barblett was a Director of Pace Asia Pacific Ltd. Mr Barblett was instrumental in the start up of Pace Micro Technology Americasin Boca Raton, Florida, where he was Vice President of Sales with responsibilityfor sales and new business development with key customers including Time WarnerCable and Bright House Networks. Mr Barblett also held the position of VicePresident of Operations, responsible for all operational aspects of the companyincluding finance, legal, manufacturing, purchasing, IT, logistics andfacilities. Duncan Clegg, MicroFuze's Chairman, said: "This is a significant appointment togain the services of someone with the necessary experience in driving start-uptechnology companies to commercial rollout. Sandy has gained a wealth ofexperience while at Pace and we welcome his global sales, marketing andleadership talents as MicroFuze begins the process of signing large deals withits expanding customer base." Mr Clegg continued, "This appointment will benefit MicroFuze greatly as thecompany expands its operations throughout the world and focuses on developingits customer base." Prior to joining Pace, Mr Barblett worked as a solicitor for boutique law firmAmhurst Brown Colombotti in London's West End and before that was a barristerand solicitor for leading Australian law firm Minter Ellison in Perth, WesternAustralia. Mr Barblett holds a Bachelor of Business (Economics & Finance) from CurtinUniversity of Technology in Perth, Western Australia and a Bachelor of Laws fromUniversity of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Mr Barblett is a Non-ExecutiveDirector of Apogee Power, Inc. Contacts: Doug Parrish, CEO, MicroFuze International plc 020-7016-5100Tim Wall, Finance Director, MicroFuze International plc 020-7016-5100Henry Gewanter, PR, Positive Profile 020-7489-2028 END. Attached: Notes to Editors Notes to Editors: MicroFuze International MicroFuze is a metals technology company which owns, through its 85% ownedsubsidiary Tesla USA, Inc. (TUI), the sole licence to commercialise the USDepartment of Energy's patented process for Microwave Diffusion Treatment("MDT") discovered by their Oak Ridge, Tennessee Nuclear Research Facility. TheUS Department of Energy retains a 10% interest in TUI and Harley Grant, the OakRidge inventor of the process, holds the remaining 5% of TUI shares. Because MDT is quicker, cheaper and cleaner than all known existing surfacetreatments of metals, it provides significant physical, economic andenvironmental advantages. MDT can make cheap steel nearly impenetrable and hasendless potential uses for parts, components and accessories which requirehardening, lubricity, wear resistance and corrosion protection. Industries thatwill benefit from MDT include power generation, automotive, aeronautical andgeneral manufacturing in a global market worth US$6 billion annually. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange