Questor Announces Board Changes and CEO Appointment
22 Septembre 2023 - 10:01PM
Questor Technology Inc. (“
Questor” or the
“
Company”) (TSX-V: QST) announces the resignation
of James Inkster, Derek O’Malley-Keyes, Glenn Leroux and Stewart
Hanlon (collectively, the “
Resigning Directors”)
from the Board of Directors of the Company (the “
Questor
Board”). The positions made available by the resignations
have been filled through the appointment of four new directors
being, Dr. Normand Brais, Mr. Paul Huizinga, Mr. Bastien Commet and
Mr. David Stam (the “
New Directors”). The Questor
Board will now be comprised of the New Directors as well as Audrey
Mascarenhas, who has also resumed her position as President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective immediately and
will take on the role of Chair of the Questor Board. In conjunction
with his resignation from the Questor Board, Mr. O’Malley-Keyes has
also stepped down from his position as interim President and Chief
Executive Officer.
Following the previous announcement on August
23, 2023, regarding the departure of Ms. Mascarenhas from the
position of President and Chief Executive Officer, certain
shareholders of Questor, including Ms. Mascarenhas, comprising a
majority position of shareholdings in the Company, engaged in
communications with the Resigning Directors regarding the future
direction of the Company and certain other related matters. The
communications ultimately led to the decision by the Resigning
Directors that stepping down from the Questor Board is in the best
interests of the Company.
THE NEW DIRECTORS
The Company is extremely pleased to welcome
Normand, Paul, Bastien and David to the Questor Board. Alongside
Ms. Mascarenhas, it is expected that their diverse experience and
expertise will help drive growth and success at Questor. Their
contributions will help Questor continue to make a positive impact
on the environment and the bottom line for our clients and help the
Company grow both domestically and internationally. The New
Directors will help in positioning Questor well to address
important challenges facing industry.
Dr. Normand Brais holds a mechanical engineering
degree and a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from Polytechnique of
Montreal. He was appointed as a professor at the Energy Engineering
Institute of Polytechnique after he graduated. He has founded
several technological companies in fields as various as atmospheric
pollution from combustion equipment, biomass combustion, water
treatment, photonics, and air/surface UV disinfection. He is the
founder of Natcom, an ultra-low NOx burner manufacturer and of BMA,
a consulting firm specializing in industrial combustion. In 1995 he
founded Sanuvox Technologies, which is now a worldwide leader in
air and surface disinfection for hospitals and buildings using
ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
Mr. Paul Huizinga has over 30 years of global
executive leadership experience across the Energy, Utilities and
Resources services sectors. As a proven business leader with a
track record of driving innovation and growth, Paul provides a
wealth of experience across a broad range of business segments,
including engineering and construction, management and technology
consulting, operations and maintenance and corporate strategy. Key
roles included Regional Managing Director (Alberta) for Accenture,
CEO of FT Services, and Senior Vice-President operations for
Worley. Paul has a BA Economics for the University of Calgary and
an MBA from the University of Houston Clear Lake.
Mr. Bastien Commet has an entrepreneur spirit
and is a value investor. Bastien currently works as a fund manager
in Paris, and the funds he manages hold approximately 5% of the
issued and outstanding shares of Questor. Bastien has a strong
understanding of high yield and equity market investments and has
also gained practical experience in fundamental research,
engineering and lean manufacturing process analysis through his
career at Solvay Rare Earths, Safran and Airbus. He has a proven
ability to deal with complex issues with a quantitative focus in
cross-cultural environments. Bastien has a MSc in Supply Chain
Management from Rennes Business School and a MSc in Finance from
Neoma Business School.
Mr. David Stam is a graduate in Arts and Law
from the University of Alberta and was an active member of the
Alberta Bar for over 35 years. He commenced his career in private
practice with two law firms in Edmonton. He then joined the
Department of Justice (Canada), carrying out a wide array of
litigation matters for several government departments and agencies.
For the last few years of his professional life he worked for a
major provincial insurer, concluding his legal career as Associate
Counsel at a small full service firm in Edmonton. In addition,
David has lectured in law and continues to do so at both the
University of Alberta and McEwan University.
ABOUT QUESTOR TECHNOLOGY INC.
Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, with
operations across North America, the Company provides specialized
waste gas incineration products and services that destroy harmful
pollutants in any waste gas stream at 99.99 percent efficiency
enabling its clients to meet emission regulations, reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, address community concerns and improve
safety at industrial sites. The Company also has proprietary heat
to power generation technology and data solutions to deliver an
integrated system that amalgamates all of the emission detection
data available and demonstrates how Questor’s combustion and power
generation technologies can be used to help clients achieve zero
emission targets at their sites.
QUESTOR TRADES ON THE TSX VENTURE
EXCHANGE UNDER THE SYMBOL ‘QST’.
Audrey MascarenhasPresident and Chief Executive
OfficerPhone: (403) 539-4369 Email:
amascarenhas@questortech.com
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