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Directorate Change and Appointment of J.P. Morgan
Directorate Change and Appointment of J.P. Morgan.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 6739N SIMEC Atlantis Energy Limited 22 January 2019 \n\nThe information contained in this announcement is inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596 / 2014. The person responsible for arranging the release of this announcement on behalf of Atlantis is Tim Cornelius, Chief Executive Officer of SIMEC Atlantis Energy. \n \n22 January 2019\n \nSIMEC ATLANTIS ENERGY LIMITED\n(\"Atlantis\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \nDirectorate Changes and appointment of J.P. Morgan Cazenove as Adviser and Joint Broker\n \nAtlantis, a diversified sustainable energy generation company and technology developer with a diversified portfolio of more than 1,000 megawatts in various stages of development, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Ian Wakelin as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee with immediate effect. \n \nIan was previously Chief Executive Officer of Biffa plc, one of the UK's largest waste management businesses and led the IPO of the business in 2016. He was previously co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Greenstar UK, a waste management and recycling business which was acquired by Biffa plc in 2010 and will bring significant waste management expertise to the Company's board of directors. Ian trained as a Chartered Accountant at Arthur Andersen after graduating with a degree in Accounting and Finance. \n \nIan Macdonald, who has acted as a Non-Executive Director and as Chairman of the Audit Committee since 2014, has stepped down from his role on the Board of Atlantis.\n \nAtlantis is also very pleased to announce that J.P. Morgan Cazenove has been engaged to act as adviser and joint broker to the Company with immediate effect. \n \nJohn Neill, Chairman of SIMEC Atlantis Energy, commented: \"On behalf of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management Group of Atlantis, I would like to thank Ian Macdonald for his invaluable contributions over the past five years. As Chairman of the Audit Committee, Ian presided over the transformation of Atlantis from a pure play tidal power company into a global, diversified sustainable energy generator. His professionalism and dedication to the roles undertaken during his tenure on the Board has set a high standard for all current and future Directors. We wish...