Ceramic Fuel Cells Regulatory News (CFU)

23 Nov 2007 07:01

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited23 November 2007 23 November 2007 CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED APPOINTS JEFF HARDING AS CHAIRMAN Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, a global leader in fuel cell development, hasappointed Mr Jeff Harding as Chairman. Mr Harding was appointed as a Director and Deputy Chairman on 18 September 2007. Mr Harding has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector. From 1995 to2005 he was Managing Director of Pacific Hydro Limited, Australia's largestrenewable energy developer with wind and hydro energy projects in Australia,Asia and Chile. During his tenure, Mr Harding oversaw the internationalexpansion of the business with growth in market capitalisation from A$5 millionto over A$750 million and an increase in profit after tax each year from 1996 to2005, when the company was sold to IFM Renewable Energy. Mr Harding resides in Europe and Australia and is currently a director ofRenewable Energy Holdings Plc, an AIM-listed owner and operator of renewableenergy technologies, and Chairman of Proven Energy, a Scottish manufacturer ofmicro-wind generators. Previously, he was deputy chair of the AustralianBusiness Council for Sustainable Energy. Mr Harding has Degrees in Civil Engineering and Economics, and a Masters Degreefrom Purdue University (USA). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute ofCompany Directors. Mr Harding succeeds Mr Julian Dinsdale, who retired as a Director at theCompany's Annual General Meeting on 22 November 2007. The directors would like to thank Mr Dinsdale for his significant contributionto the Company's development since his appointment as Chairman in 2002. For further information please contact: Ceramic Fuel CellsAndrew Neilson Tel: +61 419 950 771 Email: investor@cfcl.com.au Hogarth Partnership (PR for CFCL) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7357 9477Sarah MacLeod / Vicky Watkins Libertas Capital (NOMAD for CFCL) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7569 9650Aamir Quraishi / Andrew Hardy NOTES TO EDITORS About CFCL Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is a world leader in developing solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) technology which can provide reliable, energy efficient, high-quality,and low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas and renewablefuels. CFCL is developing SOFC products for small-scale on-site micro combinedheat and power (m-CHP) and distributed generation units that co-generateelectricity and heat for domestic use. CFCL is listed on the London StockExchange AIM market and the Australian Stock Exchange (code CFU). www.cfcl.com.au This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange