Appointment of New Non-Executive Director

10 August 2015

Active Energy Group Plc
("Active Energy Group" or the "Group" or the "Company" or "AEG")

Appointment of New Non-Executive Director

Active Energy Group Plc (AIM: AEG.L), the London Stock Exchange AIM-quoted international supplier of wood fibre products for MDF manufacturing and Biomass for Energy (BFE) power generation, global forestry and natural resources development services, and Biomass for Energy (BFE) fuel solutions and processing systems, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Rowan as a Non-Executive Director of the Group with immediate effect.

Michael is a qualified solicitor, experienced investment manager and successful corporate financier with a broad range of international commercial and legal contractual experience.

After graduating from Gonville & Caius College at the University of Cambridge, he practised as a solicitor in the International Finance and Corporate Finance Departments at Linklaters in London, Hong Kong and New York, working with leading global financial institutions.

He then moved to Merrill Lynch International, based at their London and New York offices, where he was initially Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel of Equity Capital Markets, before being appointed Director/Co-Head of the Syndicate Desk, Equity Capital Markets, in which role he was responsible for origination, execution and commercial negotiation of equity and equity-linked transactions, including major privatisations in the UK and EMEA region.

Since then he has held a number of senior roles within the Venture Capital, Mid Cap Broking and Asset Management sectors with Accelera Capital, Numis Securities and Charles Stanley Securities in London and Hong Kong; and was most recently Business Development Director and Investment Manager at JM Finn & Co, where his responsibilities included strategic advice and investment management for equities, bonds, collectives, small cap and alternative assets. 

He was also a Non-Executive Director at Voiamo Group Plc, a global provider of advanced mobile data connectivity and communication solutions.

His current Board-level roles include Director and Partner at RD Active Capital Limited and Rowan & Associates Limited, private companies that specialise in international micro capital and seed financing opportunities.

Richard Spinks, CEO of Active Energy Group, commented:  "My co-Directors and I are delighted to welcome Michael to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, and we look forward to drawing upon his considerable international commercial experience to assist us in achieving the ambitious expansion plans that the Group has committed to.  I am confident that he will prove to be an independent voice and a very valuable addition to the AEG team."

Regulatory Information:

Michael Rowan (aged 49) currently holds or has held the following directorships and partnerships in the last five years:

No further disclosure is required under Paragraph (g) to Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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NOTES TO EDITORS & CONTACT INFORMATION

ABOUT ACTIVE ENERGY GROUP PLC:

Active Energy Group Plc is a London Stock Exchange AIM-quoted company (AIM: AEG.L).  Headquartered in the UK, it is a fast-expanding international business, which has experienced exceptionally strong growth and diversification into complementary industry sectors since the current management team assumed responsibility in mid-2012.

The Group has considerable expertise across the entire timber industry supply chain - from forest to finished product.

Its three specialist business divisions, which reflect its knowledge and experience and which work together to maximise commercial opportunities, are focussed on providing products and services to specific global market sectors:

·   Forestry & Natural Resources Development and Management

·   Wood Fibre Products for Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) Manufacturing and Biomass for Energy (BFE) Power Generation

·   Advanced Biomass for Energy (BFE) Fuel Solutions and Processing Systems

Active Energy Group Plc operates from five international locations:

·   Ukraine, where it is the largest producer and exporter of processed wood products for the Turkish MDF market.

·   Canada, where it has entered into a landmark joint venture - KAQUO Forestry & Natural Resources Development Corporation - with several indigenous Métis Settlements to commercialise in excess of 250,000 hectares of their lands, containing valuable forests and natural resources, including oil and gas reserves.

·   Spain, from where it sources industrial wood products for export to international customers.

·   United Kingdom and United States of America, from where it develops advanced BFE fuel technologies.

Ukraine and Canada, with their large forestry reserves and comprehensive road, rail and sea transport links, are ideal locations from which to source raw timber and manufacture wood fibre products and fuel pellets for supply to MDF producers and Biomass power plants.

In addition to its existing activities, the Group is actively developing innovative Biomass fuel solutions, converting waste wood and industrial/agricultural by-products into feedstock for clean energy power generation as a direct 'coal switch' replacement for traditional coal-burning power plants.

A highly experienced and dedicated management team leads Active Energy Group Plc, each of whom possesses a proven track record in the industries and regions in which it operates and from which its revenues are generated. 

The Company has grown significantly in recent years, and has established a firm foundation, excellent reputation and international customer base upon which to build for the future.

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