– UK, London – Accsys Technologies PLC (LON: AXS / Euronext: AXS) today announced the appointment of Dr. Trudy Schoolenberg (Ph.D.) as permanent Non-Executive Chair effective from 12 December 2023.
The company also announced the appointment of Edwin Bouwman to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 12 December 2023.
Trudy Schoolenberg will also join the Nomination Committee as Chair, while Edwin will join the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
About Trudy Schoolenberg
Trudy Schoolenberg was announced Interim Chair on 12 September 2023 having joined the Accsys Board as a Senior Independent Director in April 2018. She has almost 30 years of experience working for blue-chip companies in the chemicals, engineering, and high-performance product sectors. She spent over 20 years with Royal Dutch Shell where she led in R&D, operations, and business strategy. She continued her career leading R&D in Wartsila, a blue-chip Finland-based engineering company. Later she moved to AKZO Nobel decorative paints, where she was global Director for R&D, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain. Trudy has over 10 years of experience as a Non-Executive Director for UK plc businesses, including roles as Senior Independent Director at Spirax Sarco Engineering plc, Elementis plc, and TI Fluid Systems plc.
Trudy Schoolenberg said: “I am delighted to have been appointed as Chair of Accsys. I am also pleased to welcome Edwin to the Board and we look forward to benefitting from his highly relevant experience. As I look ahead I believe Accsys is a business with tremendous opportunity, able to navigate the near-term market challenges and capable of meeting its significant potential. I look forward to supporting our CEO, Dr. Jelena Arsic van Os and the wider team in my role as Chair.”
Dr. Schoolenberg has a Ph.D. in Technical Physics from the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) and holds a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering.
About Edwin Bouwman
Edwin Bouwman brings over 30 years of experience in the energy and building materials industry and has held executive roles at both public and private multinational companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, Roto Smeets NV, CRH Plc, and SHV Energy. During his career Edwin has established a track record of successful business transformation, delivering both organic and acquisitive growth strategies to enable substantial portfolio performance improvement.
He has been appointed by Teslin Participaties Coöperatief U.A. and “De Engh” B.V. under the terms of a Relationship Agreement dated 21 November 2023.
Edwin Bouwman currently serves as Non-Executive Director of Intergamma Coöperatief U.A where he is Chair of the Risk and Audit Committee, and CliniClowns where he is Chair of the charity’s Audit Committee.
About Accsys Technologies PLC
Accsys Technologies PLC is a fast-growing business with a purpose: changing wood to change the world. The Company combines chemistry, technology, and ingenuity to make high-performance wood products that are extremely durable and stable, opening new opportunities for the built environment and giving the world a choice to build sustainably.
Accsys transforms fast-growing, certified sustainable wood into building materials with characteristics that match or better those of man-made, intensely resource-depleting, and heavily carbon-polluting alternatives.
The Company’s primary focus is on the production of Accoya wood and Tricoya wood elements, as well as technology licensing via its subsidiaries Titan Wood Limited and Tricoya Technologies Limited. Accsys has its head office in London, UK, production operations in Arnhem, the Netherlands, an American office in Dallas, Texas, and is constructing the world’s first Tricoya plant in Hull, UK.
Accsys is committed to a more sustainable world and uses abundantly available wood sources that are certified as sustainable. With our business model already aligned with several UN Sustainable Development Goals, Accsys is currently working on identifying further strategic ESG priorities to have an even greater positive impact on the world.
SOURCE: https://www.accsysplc.com
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