Management

Dr Robin Francis, Chief Executive Officer

Dr Robin Francis has considerable knowledge of the energy sector and is an expert in solid state chemistry. After a degree in chemistry and a PhD from Oxford University in inorganic chemistry, Robin joined the Material Research Centre at the University of Houston in 1998 where he gained a broad experience of different industries and their commercial requirements. Robin has successfully worked as a technology and business consultant for Scientific Generics, a leading consulting and development organisation and has provided strategic advice to many blue chip and multinational companies.

John Brown FCCA, CTA, Chairman

John Brown has served as Non-Executive Chairman of Voller Energy since April 2004 and was Chief Executive and founder of Speedy Hire plc (LSE:SDY) a FTSE 250 company until his retirement in 2005. John is also Chairman Norcros plc (LSE:NXR), Chairman of Scott Harris, the investor relations company, and Chairman of Rollalong Hire the portable accommodation hirer. John is also a Non- Executive Director of Lookers plc (LSE:LOOK), Henry Boot plc (LSE:BHY) and Oriel Securities Ltd.

Mike Clarke, Chief Operating Officer

Mike Clarke has 30 years management experience of the production of complex electronics, including Aston Electronic Designs Ltd, Perex Ltd, Sintrom PLC and Sperry Rand Inc. As COO he is responsible for the manufacture of the products and meeting production, quality and shipment targets.

Colin Bonsey FCA, Finance Director and Company Secretary

Colin Bonsey is a Chartered Accountant (ACA 1969, FCA 1971) and from 1999 to 2003 served as Group Finance Director and Company Secretary of Bullough plc, a small cap mini conglomerate with group turnover of £250 million. Colin was an Audit Senior at KPMG before joining Philip Morris as Corporate Controller in 1973. In 1976 he joined Siebe plc (now part of Invensys plc) a world leader in controls and automation with turnover of £3.7 billion. He joined the Board of Siebe in 1990 and remained on the Board until his departure in 1999.

David Cranston CBE, Non-executive Director

After a 30 year career in the Army, initially in the Artillery but mainly as an Army Aviator, David Cranston's final appointment was as Deputy and then Commander of the Germany based Multinational Airmobile Division with 26,000 personnel from four nations, a capital budget of £8 billion, and an £800 million annual operation budget. Leaving the army in 1995, he became a financial regulator joining the Personal Investment Authority (PIA) as Head of Member Relations and in 1997 became Head of Group Compliance of The Royal Bank of Scotland. From 2000 to 2002 he was Director General of The National Association of Pension Funds. Currently David has a small portfolio of non executive and voluntary appointments, the latter includes being a member of the British National Olympic Committee.

David Port, Non-executive Director

David Port is a Fellow Chartered Management Accountant and widely experienced in the energy sector. David is the Non-Executive Chairman of ATH Resources plc (LSE:ATH), the mining group, is a freeman of the City of London and is a former President of the Coal Trade Benevolent Association. He is also Chairman and Chief Executive of Global Natural Energy plc (LSE:GNE), and the Non-Executive Chairman of Petrol Express Ltd and of Leach Colour Ltd. David is also a Non-Executive Director of TRS Developments Ltd and of WMT Ltd a specialist consultancy advising on the processing of Nuclear Waste.