BiON plc announced that Mr. Halian Fadzli Shah has been appointed as the Chief Administrative Officer ("CAO") of the Company, with responsibility for managing day-to-day operations including sales, marketing and human resources. Halian previously spent over 10 years as Legal Counsel at PETRONAS, a Malaysian oil and gas company that is one of the largest corporations in the world. During this time, he advised on various activities such as dispute resolution, procurement, upstream and downstream operations, including acting as Head of Legal for PETRONAS' Vietnamese subsidiary in Ho Chi Minh City. Halian also served in the office of the former Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia as a Special Functions Officer. Halian, a qualified lawyer who holds a Master of Philosophy in Environmental Policy from University of Cambridge and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Urban Development from University of Oxford, is not being appointed to the Board of Directors at this time.