Versarien PLC LON:VRS CEO Neill Ricketts & CFO Chris Leigh talk to DirectorsTalk about the release of final results for the year ended 31 March 2015.
Neill is a graduate engineer with over 20 years of senior level experience in manufacturing and engineering companies, including several directorships of AIM-quoted companies. Neill has demonstrated success in introducing and commercialising new technology, including new materials and coatings for diverse sectors from aerospace to Formula One, including significant work in the oil and gas sector. Neill has successfully led several successful turnarounds and was a board level director at Elektron Technology PLC, a group which included Total Carbide, which at that time sat within the Elektron Ventures division.
Chris is an experienced finance director with a significant track record in the manufacturing and engineering sector. His expertise covers corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, post‑acquisition integration, organisational restructuring and change management. He was previously Chief Financial Officer at a leading medical recruitment agency and was group finance director of AIM-listed Elektron Technology Plc for 18 years between 1992 and 2010.
Versarien Plc utilises proprietary technology to create innovative new engineering solutions that are capable of having a game-changing impact on a broad variety of industry sectors. Versarien Technologies Limited holds the exclusive rights to a patent-protected additive process for creating microporous copper foam, which has multiple potential markets with primary focus on electronic equipment through the production of highly efficient heat exchange materials. The company also own Total Carbide Limited, 2-DTech Limited and DV Composite Tooling Limited
