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HAZER GROUP LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2016
Jun 20, 2016
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Board/Management Information
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APPOINTS NEW BOARD MEMBER & CREATES SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Hazer secures key talent as the company further progresses towards commercialisaCon of the ‘Hazer Process’
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Dr Andrew Harris, lead Director of Laing O’Rourke Engineering Excellence Group, appointed as a Non-execuCve Director
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Dr Andrew MineM appointed Chairman of the newly created Science Advisory CommiMee
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producCon and new energy technologies
PERTH, AUSTRALIA; 21 JUNE 2016: Hazer Group Ltd (“Hazer” or “the Company”) (ASX:HZR, HZRO) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr Andrew Harris as a Non-Execu=ve Director of the Company effec=ve 21 June 2016 and Dr Andrew MineF as the Chairman of Hazer’s newly created Science Advisory CommiFee.
These two appointments provide Hazer with in depth commercial and technical capability to assist with the further develop of the Hazer Process.
DR ANDREW HARRIS, lead Director of Laing O’Rourke Engineering Excellence Group, appointed as a Non-execu=ve Director
DR ANDREW MINETT, appointed Chairman of the newly created Science Advisory CommiFee
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DR ANDREW HARRIS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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APPOINTMENT OF DR ANDREW HARRIS AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
Dr Andrew Harris is a global expert in renewable energy, sustainability, biomimicry, nanotechnology, process engineering and the hydrogen energy economy. He is the lead Director of the Engineering Excellence Group within Laing O’Rourke’s internal engineering and innova=on team. Laing O’Rourke is one of the world’s largest privately owned engineering and construc=on companies, with annual revenues of $8 billion, 15,000 staff and opera=ons in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.
The Engineering Excellence Group was established to be a global centre of excellence, to transform Laing O’Rourke’s capabili=es through strategic innova=on, research and development, and enhanced technical performance.
Dr Harris is also Professor of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and codirector of the Laboratory for Sustainable Technology, the state of art laboratory where Hazer has established its core development ac=vi=es for the Hazer Process. Dr Harris was the youngest ever professor of Chemical Engineering appointed at the University of Sydney.
produc=on technology company, and was a co-founder of Oak Nano, a University of Sydney start-up commercialising novel carbon nanotube technology. Oak Nano designed and built the largest carbon nanotube produc=on facility in the southern hemisphere.
Andrew holds a PhD in engineering from the University of Cambridge and undergraduate degrees in engineering and science from the University of Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Ins=tu=on of Chemical Engineers and Engineers Australia and a member of the Australian Ins=tute of Company Directors.
Hazer’s Chairman, Mr Rick Hopkins, is delighted to welcome Andrew to the Board:
The Board is delighted with Andrews’s appointment, his extensive experience in industrial engineering and the application of innovation in industry, as well as hydrogen and graphite research will be invaluable as the Company further develops the Hazer Process
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Suite 7, 29 The Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009 | PO Box 1458, West Perth WA 6872
DR ANDREW MINETT CHAIRMAN OF HAZER’S ‘SAC’
APPOINTMENT OF DR ANDREW MINETT AS CHAIRMAN OF NEWLY CREATED SCIENCE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE: The Company is also excited to announce the crea=on of a Science Advisory CommiFee (SAC), which will provide advice to the Board on scien=fic and technical maFers, and make recommenda=ons regarding Hazer’s research development strategies and commercial opportuni=es.
also play a key role within the commiFee.
Dr MineF is an Associate Professor of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and is a co-director of the Laboratory for Sustainable Technology where Hazer conducts core development ac=vi=es.
Dr MineF is also the Energy Theme Leader and Deputy Director of the Energy Storage Flagship within the Australian Ins=tute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at the University of Sydney. Pior to joining Hazer, Dr Minnet chaired the Scien=fic Advisory Board of start-up company Zenogen.
With a PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of Wollongong, Dr MineF’s exper=se include nanomaterials processing for electrodes and device fabrica=on of fuel cells, electrolyzers, rechargeable baFeries and supercapacitors.
Dr Andrew MineF is thrilled to be working with Hazer
The potential of the Hazer Process is significant, and I am excited to be involved in the commercialisation of the technology as Chair of the newly created Scientific Advisory Committee. My expertise in battery technologies, functional nano-materials and sustainable energy has clear synergies with the Hazer vision and I believe the technology has the potential to disrupt the status quo of both the Hydrogen and Graphite markets.
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Suite 7, 29 The Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009 | PO Box 1458, West Perth WA 6872
PROPOSED OPTION ISSUE TO NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PROPOSED OPTION ISSUE TO NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:
The Company has agreed to issue the following op=ons to Dr Andrew Harris, subject to shareholder approval at the next general mee=ng of the Company:
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i. 575,000 Series F Op=ons which have an exercise price of 55 cents and an expiry date of 30 June 2019. They vest 6 months ajer appointment (December 2016) provided the holder has con=nued to be engaged as an employee, contractor, consultant or Board member prior to the ves=ng date; and
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ii. 575,000 Series G Op=ons which have an exercise price of 75 cents and an expiry date of 30 June 2020. They vest 18 months ajer appointment (December 2017) provided the holder has con=nued to be engaged as an employee, contractor, consultant or Board member prior to the ves=ng date.
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Suite 7, 29 The Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009 | PO Box 1458, West Perth WA 6872
ABOUT HAZER GROUP
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ABOUT HAZER GROUP:
Hazer Group Limited is a pioneering technology company undertaking the commercialisa=on of the Hazer Process, a low-emission hydrogen and graphite produc=on process. Hazer Group strives to lead the way in clean hydrogen and graphite produc=on with low carbon dioxide emissions.
hydrogen and high quality graphite, using iron ore as a process catalyst. The aim of the Hazer Process will be to achieve savings for hydrogen producers, as well as providing 'clean’ hydrogen (with significant lower produc=on of carbon dioxide emissions), enabling such hydrogen to be used in a range of developing 'clean energy' applica=ons, as well as in large exis=ng chemical processing industries. The graphite produced by the Hazer Process is high purity, highly crystalline 'synthe=c' graphite as is generally used in baFeries and other high value graphite applica=ons.
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CLEAN ENERGY
NATURAL GAS HYDROGEN
PETROLEUM
IRON ORE
AMMONIA
GRAPHITE
REFACTORY STORAGE
LUBRICATION
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