8 Oct 2014 12:34

8 October 2014
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Quadrise Fuels International PLC
("QFI", "Quadrise" or the "Company")
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Directorate Change - Board Appointment
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Quadrise, the emerging supplier of MSAR, a low cost alternative to heavy fuel oil in the shipping, refining and power generation markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Snaith as an independent non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.
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Appointment of Non-Executive Director
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Philip Neil Snaith, age 61 years, previously spent more than 35 years with the Royal Dutch Shell group in senior executive positions, latterly as General Manager of Shell International Trading & Shipping Company Limited in London. Mr. Snaith retired from the Royal Dutch Shell group in 2010.
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Between 2004 and 2008 Mr. Snaith spent four years in Singapore as President of Shell International Eastern Trading Company - with responsibility for that company's Asia-Pacific trading portfolio. Concurrent with this executive position, Mr. Snaith was a non-executive director of Shell Eastern Trading Company (Pte) Ltd, a refining, marketing, supply and trading company and then the largest company in Singapore with annual revenues of around US$55 billion, and was also Chairman of both Shell Tankers Singapore (Pte) Ltd, an owner and operator of oil and LNG ships, and Shell International Shipping Services (Pte) Ltd.
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Prior positions within the Royal Dutch Shell group of companies include roles as, variously, Chief Representative, President, Vice Chairman and Managing Director across a range of Royal Dutch Shell businesses and joint ventures spanning Europe, South-East Asia, China, North America and the Caribbean.
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Mr. Snaith holds an MBA from Cranfield University, a B.Sc. (Physics) from Imperial College, London and a Diploma in Marketing (Dip.M) from the UK Chartered Institute of Marketing. Mr. Snaith is currently a partner of PSI Energy.
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There are no further disclosures in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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Commenting on the appointment, Ian Williams, Quadrise's Executive Chairman, said:
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"We are delighted to welcome Philip to the board. Having spent more than 35 years with Royal Dutch Shell, Philip brings a wealth of international director level experience and a proven track record throughout his career spanning a diverse range of small, medium and large international energy businesses across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
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Philip's record of commercial successes in delivering, amongst other things, strategic positioning for growth, start-up joint ventures, new technology development and functional expertise in marketing, supply/logistics and trading, is a really good fit with the Quadrise requirements as we enter the commercial phase in our globally diverse projects portfolio."
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For further information on the Company, please refer to www.quadrisefuels.com or contact:
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Quadrise Fuels International Plc | +44 (0)20 7031 7321 |
Ian Williams, Executive Chairman | |
Hemant Thanawala, Finance Director | |
Nominated Adviser | |
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited | +44 (0)20 7131 4000 |
Dr Azhic Basirov | |
Ben Jeynes | |
Broker | |
Peel Hunt LLP | +44 (0)20 7418 8900 |
Richard Crichton | |
Matthew Armitt | |
Ross Allister | |
Public & Investor Relations | |
Bell Pottinger | +44(0)20 3772 2557 |
Philip Dennis | |
Rollo Crichton-Stuart |
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