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Board Appointments.
About this update from Active Energy Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2307A Active Energy Group PLC 20 January 2020 \n\nActive Energy Group Plc / EPIC: AEG / Sector: Alternative Energy\n \n20 January 2020\nActive Energy Group Plc\n('Active Energy', 'AEG' or the 'Company')\nBoard Appointments\n \nActive Energy Group Plc, the London quoted international biomass based renewable energy business, is pleased to announce the appointments of Max Aitken and Jason Zimmermann as independent Non-Executive Directors.\n \nCommenting on the board appointments, Michael Rowan CEO of AEG, said, \"As we approach the commercialisation phase of our growth strategy at our Lumberton facility, we are delighted to welcome such highly experienced board members. Max's experience in the UK biomass sector in the last 10 years will help AEG accelerate its future biomass expansion plans and Jason's acknowledged expertise of timberland assets globally will further complement AEG's growth strategy. We look forward to benefiting from their contributions during this exciting period for the Company.\"\nMax Aitken is an entrepreneur who has founded and been instrumental in the financing of several businesses in energy, IT, and media. He is currently the CEO of Estover Energy Ltd. Over the last 10 years Estover Energy has established itself as a leader in the UK biomass industry developing 3 wood-fuelled biomass CHP plants producing up to 70 MW in the UK, financed with £375m of capital. He is also a trustee of the Beaverbrook Foundation London, and President of the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation in Montreal. He is also a Non-Executive Director for 42 M&P, a fully integrated management and production company in the TV and film industry, based in London and Los Angeles. \n \nMax Aitken, said \"I am delighted to be joining the Board of AEG at this time. I have observed the progress that AEG has made in recent months and I believe that AEG is now well positioned to start delivering its new renewable fuels to the established biomass markets in the US, UK and Europe.\" \n \nJason Zimmermann has over 20 years' experience in the timber resource sector. He is currently the President of Zimmfor Management Services Ltd (\"Zimmfor\"), an industry leading consulting firm focused on sustainable forestry management. Jason has field and technical expertise relating to timbe...