Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Appoints Mr Clifford Ashby as an Executive Director

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Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited

09 October 2013

Tuesday 8 October 2013

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (AIM/ASX: CFU), a leading developer of small-scale electricity generators that use fuel cell technology to convert natural gas into electricity and heat at high efficiency and low emissions, has appointed Mr Clifford Ashby as an executive director.

Mr Ashby has over 20 years of extensive general and financial management experience and has previously served on the board of an ASX listed aquaculture company as managing director and as a non-executive director thereafter. He has also served on many private company boards and been company secretary of an ASX listed agribusiness company.

Mr Ashby, a chartered accountant, joined Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited in July 2013 as the Chief Financial Officer and is the senior executive in the Australian operations.

Ceramic Fuel Cell Limited's Chairman, Mr Alasdair Locke, said "we are pleased to welcome Clifford to the board of the company. In the short time he has been with us he has exhibited a good understanding of the business and the challenges and opportunities that face the company. His broad commercial and financial skills are relevant to our international business and his leadership attributes will assist with the management of our Australian operations."

Disclosures under AIM Rule 17

Clifford Walter Ashby, age 51, is or has been a director of the following companies during the previous five years:

Other current directorships: 0

Directorships held within previous five years:

Clean Seas Tuna Ltd

EAG Nominees Pty Ltd

Southern Ag Grain Pty Ltd

SQP Storage Pty Ltd

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Appoints Ms Janine Hoey as Non-Executive Director 06 July 2011

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Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited

Wednesday 6 July 2011

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited [AIM/ASX: CFU], a leading developer of high efficiency and low emission power products for homes, has appointed Ms Janine Hoey as a non-executive director. In addition to sitting on the company's board, Ms Hoey will serve on Ceramic Fuel Cells' Audit Committee.

Ms Hoey, aged 48, has had extensive experience in commercial, operations and finance roles in the clean energy and airline industries over the last 20 years.

Based in Melbourne, Ms Hoey currently holds an executive role with Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd as the General Manager Group Operations and Commercial As part of her role with Pacific Hydro, Ms Hoey is a director of a joint venture hydro company in Chile and a director of Perenia Pty Ltd in Australia, a carbon services joint venture company.

Pacific Hydro is an Australian company and one of the world's leading clean energy independent power producers, with nearly 2,000 megawatts of hydro power and wind farm projects at varying stages of development, construction and operation in Australia, Chile and Brazil.

Ms Hoey is also a non-executive director of Ecogen Holdings Pty Ltd which is owned by Industry FundsManagement. Ecogen owns and operates 960 megawatts of gas fired generation at Newport Power Station in Melbourne and the Jeeralang Power Station in the La Trobe Valley.

Ms Hoey said, "I am excited by the opportunity of joining the Ceramic Fuel Cells board and be able to contribute my skills and experience for the next stage of the company's development."

Ceramic Fuel Cells' Chairman, Mr Jeff Harding, said: "We are delighted to welcome Janine to the board of Ceramic Fuel Cells. Janine has had extensive commercial and finance experience and has led international businesses in the development and operation of clean energy projects around the world. Janine's skills are very relevant to Ceramic Fuel Cells' next stage of international commercial growth and we are thrilled to have her as part of our team."

As required under schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules, the list of companies of which Ms Hoey is a director, or has been a director in the last five years, is set out in the schedule to this announcement.

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Appoints Germany-based Dr Roman Dudenhausen as Non-Executive Director

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19 May 2011 Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Appoints Germany-based Dr Roman Dudenhausen as Non-Executive Director

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited [AIM/ASX: CFU], a leading developer of high efficiency and low emission power products for homes, has appointed German-based Dr Roman Dudenhausen as a non-executive director.

Dr Dudenhausen, 42, attended university in Germany and Canada, and has extensive experience in strategic advice, marketing and innovation in the German energy industry.

Based in Essen, north of Bonn, Dr Dudenhausen is CEO and co-founder of conenergy ag, a leading independent service provider to the German energy Industry.

Since its establishment in 1996, conenergy ag has advised and built up long term partnerships with more than 500 energy utilities and other customers in the energy sector. Services provided by conenergy include strategic and management consulting, mergers & acquisitions, marketing and training courses. These activities are bundled in five specialized companies.

The conenergy group includes energate, the leading energy information company in the German energy market. conenergy is also co-host of E-World, the largest energy fair in Europe. In addition conenergy is co-founder of electric car manufacturer mia electric Gmbh. Mia electric starts series production of its electric city car in June 2011.

Ceramic Fuel Cells' Chairman, Mr Jeff Harding, said: "We are delighted to welcome Roman to the board of Ceramic Fuel Cells. He is very well respected in the energy industry in Germany, one of Ceramic Fuel Cells' most important markets. His network and experience will be a tremendous asset to the company as we continue to sell our world-leading products in the German market."

Dr Dudenhausen said: "I am delighted to be joining the board of Ceramic Fuel Cells during this very exciting time in the world energy industry. I have no doubt that small-scale power generation technology - in which Ceramic Fuel Cells is a leading player - represents an important way of the future for the world's energy industry. Notably, Germany is a leading market for low emissions technologies. Ceramic Fuel Cells' technology has the highest electric efficiency of any technology in its class, which will continue to give it a significant competitive advantage."

There are no further disclosures required under schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules.

For further information please contact:

  Ceramic Fuel Cells  Andrew Neilson                   Tel: +613 9554 2300