Published on Monday 10th November, 2014

10 November 2014, London (UK) - Intelligent Energy Holdings plc, the international power technology company, welcomes the Leicester Mercury Large Business Executive of the Year 2014 Award for CEO, Dr Henri Winand. Dr Winand was recognised for overseeing the commercialisation of the company's fuel cell technology and the successful listing of the Company on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year.

"I am humbled to receive the Executive of the Year Award in the Large Business category, thank you," said Dr Henri Winand, CEO of Intelligent Energy. "This award is a true recognition of the hard work of everyone at Intelligent Energy in taking the company from strength to strength in commercialising our fuel cell technology. It is a truly team effort."

The winners were announced at the third Leicester Mercury Business Executive of the Year Awards ceremony held at Leicester City's King Power Stadium on 6 November. Presented in association with The University of Leicester, the Awards are aimed at showcasing successful leaders from within the Leicestershire business community. An independent panel of judges selected from the Leicestershire business community evaluates nominees on their drive, dynamism and quality of leadership.

Dr Winand joined Intelligent Energy as Chief Executive Officer on 1 September 2006. He was previously Vice President of Corporate Venturing at Rolls-Royce plc. Dr Winand has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Warwick and a BEng from Imperial College, London. He is a Governing Board member of the European Union's Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) and Treasurer of the FCH JU's New Industrial Grouping. He is a member of the UK Government's Green Economy Council, advising the Secretaries of State for DECC, DEFRA and BIS and also a former member of the University of Cambridge's Alumni Advisory Board.

About Intelligent Energy
Intelligent Energy Holdings Plc is an energy technology group which develops efficient and clean hydrogen fuel cell power systems for the global automotive, consumer electronics, distributed power and generation markets - from powering zero-emission vehicles to compact energy packs for mobile devices and stationary power units for the always-on infrastructure.

Working with international companies, Intelligent Energy aims to embed its technology in mass market applications to solve the challenges of continuous power and productivity, by creating everyday energy solutions to power people's lives. The Group's intellectual property and expertise is based around proprietary fuel cell technologies, which are the product of over 25 years of research and development. Its patent portfolio includes more than 400 patents granted (and over 600 patents pending) across more than 300 patent families. The Group also maintains a significant body of confidential know-how and trade secrets.

With its principal facility and headquarters in Loughborough, UK, the company also has operations in India, Japan and Singapore, a commercial office in Silicon Valley, USA, and research facilities in Florida, USA. Intelligent Energy Holdings Plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: IEH).

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