Intelligent Energy : Tricia Grace to lead as Director of Operations and Appointed to Group Executive

Published on Friday 30th January, 2015

Intelligent Energy's Director of Operations, Tricia Grace, has been appointed to the Group Executive to lead the Company's global operations strategy.

Joining the business in March 2014, Tricia brings a wealth of leadership and programme management experience across the supply chain spectrum, having worked in a number of roles for global technology focused businesses including Director of Global iMac Operations and New Product Introduction for nine years at Apple and Executive Director of Global Supply Chain Strategy and Design at Dell.

She is replacing Joe O'Sullivan who will retire from the Company on 6th February 2015. Joe will be retained by the Company as an operations advisor.

Henri Winand, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Tricia's appointment as Director of Operations and to our Group Executive reflects the increased importance of our Indian, Chinese and Japanese activities and will be based in our Singaporean operational hub. She has already taken the lead on the management of our contract manufacturers in Asia. With Joe's retirement, she will now impart her exceptional experience and knowledge in operations strategy across the whole group to enable precise execution of our plans. We wish Joe well in his retirement and are glad to retain him as an advisor."

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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