PV Crystalox Solar plc announced the retirement of Dr. Peter Finnegan from the Board of the Company and from his role as Chief Financial Officer, and the appointment of a new CFO. Peter has notified the Board of Directors that he will not stand for re-election at the Group's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 22 May 2014 and that he will retire from office on 31 May 2014. Notwithstanding his retirement, Peter will make himself available to the Company to ensure a smooth transition to the new CFO.

The Board also announced that it has appointed Matthew Wethey as the new CFO in addition to his role as Group Secretary. In this role his responsibilities have extended to liaising extensively with the current CFO on all investor and shareholder relations matters, and on the statutory reporting of the Group.