Eco (atlantic) Regulatory News (ECO)

17 Jan 2008 07:00

EcoSecurities Group plc17 January 2008 James Thompson commences role as EcoSecurities' Chief Financial Officer Dublin, 17 January, 2007: EcoSecurities, a leading company in the business ofsourcing, developing and trading carbon credits from greenhouse gas emissionreduction projects, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement of7 December 2007, James Thompson has now taken up his position as Chief FinancialOfficer (CFO), as of 13 January 2008. James Thompson, formerly CFO of Greenergy International Ltd., replaces JackMacDonald, who has now commenced his new role as Director of CorporateDevelopment. Pedro Moura Costa, President, commented, "We are very excited that James hasjoined the EcoSecurities team. His relevant experience and expertise will beinvaluable in helping the company fulfill its strategic objectives for 2008 andin the long-term". - Ends - For further information please contact: EcoSecurities Group plcJill Barker +44 (0) 1865 202 635 Citigate Dewe Rogerson +44 (0) 20 7638 9571Kevin Smith / Ged Brumby Editor's Notes: About EcoSecurities: EcoSecurities is one of the world's leading companies in the business ofsourcing, developing and trading carbon credits. EcoSecurities structures andguides greenhouse gas emission reduction projects through the Kyoto Protocol,working with both project developers and buyers of carbon credits. EcoSecurities works with companies in developing and industrialising countriesto create carbon credits from projects that reduce emissions of greenhousegases. EcoSecurities has experience with projects in the areas of renewableenergy, agriculture and urban waste management, industrial efficiency, andforestry. With a network of offices and representatives in 36 countries on fivecontinents, EcoSecurities has amassed one of the industry's largest and mostdiversified portfolios of carbon projects. EcoSecurities also works with companies in the developed world to assist them inmeeting their greenhouse gas emission compliance targets. Utilising its highlydiversified carbon credit portfolio, EcoSecurities is able to structure carboncredit transactions to fit compliance buyers' needs, and has executedtransactions with both private and public sector buyers in Europe, North Americaand Japan. Working at the forefront of carbon market development, EcoSecurities has beeninvolved in the development of many of the global carbon market's most importantmilestones, including developing the world's first CDM project to be registeredunder the Kyoto Protocol. EcoSecurities Global Consulting Services has been atthe forefront of all significant policy and scientific developments in thisfield. EcoSecurities has been voted 'Best Advisory Firm - Kyoto ProjectCredits' over the last seven years by reader surveys conducted by EnvironmentalFinance magazine. EcoSecurities Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM (ticker ECO). Additional information is available at www.ecosecurities.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange