21 Oct 2015 07:00
Nature Group PLC
("Nature" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Board Changes
Nature Group PLC (AIM:NGR), the provider of port reception facilities and waste treatment solutions for the oil, marine and process industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maarten Smits as Chief Financial Officer of the Company with effect from 16 November 2015.
Mr Smits is a qualified accountant with over 20 years' experience in the sector, having started his career with PwC in The Hague in 1995 before joining KPMG and ING Barings. He joins Nature from Royal Dutch Shell where he served in various positions since 2004, including as a controller of early stage LNG projects in the Middle East and North Africa, finance manager of Shell Energy Europe BV and, most recently, as head of finance of Shell Pension Funds.
Mr Smits replaces Kieron Becerra, who has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Group since 2011 and who will remain as an adviser to the executive management on a consultancy basis in order to ensure an orderly transition. Accordingly, following Mr Smits' appointment, the Group's executive and key management functions will be centralised in its Rotterdam headquarters, which the Board believes will provide further operational efficiency.
Nigel Sandy, Chairman of the Company, commented:
"The Board is very pleased to welcome Maarten to complete the senior executive team in Rotterdam. Maarten has a wealth of International experience, including working in the UK, and is joining Nature at an interesting and exciting time in its development. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Kieron on behalf of the entire Board for his contribution to the business and especially his willingness to facilitate a smooth transition of the Group's financial management and reporting activities."
For further information contact:
Nature Group PLC | |
Jan Vesseur, CEO | Tel: + 31 6462 878 96 |
Cenkos Securities plc | |
Neil McDonald | Tel: +44 (0)131 220 9771 / +44 (0)207 397 1953 |
Nick Tulloch | Tel: +44 (0)131 220 9772 / +44 (0)207 397 1950 |
Hermes Financial PR | |
Chris Steele | Tel: +44 (0)7979 604 687 |
Trevor Phillips | Tel: +44 (0)7889 153 628 |
Other Information
In relation to the appointment of Mr Smits, the Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies save as disclosed below:
Full Name: | Maarten Bernard Smits
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Age: | 46
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Current Directorships / Partnerships in the last 5 years: | Berkeley Investments BV
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About Nature Group
A company with more than 25 years' experience in waste water treatment and a unique corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy that enables us to be truly a part of Nature and responding to the ever expanding and demanding legislative framework.
Nature Group combines port reception services and facilities, offshore treatment services and the latest sustainable waste treatment technologies in a steadily growing global network. Nature Group is traded on the AIM market, (ticker: NGR). www.ngrp.com