Nanoco Names Keith Wiggins Chief Operating Officer

Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, today announced that it has appointed Keith Wiggins as Chief Operating Officer, a newly created role within the Company. In this role, Wiggins will oversee all business and operational functions at Nanoco with a focus on building the Company’s other strategic businesses in LED lighting, solar and bio-imaging.

A highly practiced chemicals industry executive with more than 25 years of experience, Wiggins began his career with ICI, working in R&D and manufacturing, before joining The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) in 1989 as a sales manager in its London office. He went on to lead progressively bigger and more complex specialty chemical businesses around the world. He lived in Switzerland and the USA before returning to the UK in 2006 as Managing Director Dow UK, Ireland & Nordic. He held this position until 2013 and, from 2006 to 2011, he was concurrently CEO-Global Business Director of Haltermann, a specialty chemicals subsidiary of Dow.

“Keith is a seasoned, trusted leader who has delivered results time and again for global companies,” said Nanoco CEO Michael Edelman. “I’m delighted to welcome him to Nanoco and to Nanoco’s Board. His appointment reflects the significant progress being made at Nanoco and the Board’s commitment to managing the Company’s growth successfully.”

“Nanoco’s position in the quantum dots industry has never been stronger and the Company is well on its way to transforming the industry,” said Wiggins, COO, Nanoco. “I am incredibly excited to join this world class team and help lead the company through its next phase of growth and innovation.”

ABOUT NANOCO

Nanoco (AIM: NANO) is a world leader in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nano-materials for use in multiple applications including LCD displays, lighting and solar cells. In the display market, it has an exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing agreement with The Dow Chemical Company.

Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, UK. It has production facilities in Runcorn, UK, and a US subsidiary, Nanoco Inc, based in Concord, MA. Nanoco also has business development offices in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Its technology is protected worldwide by a large and growing patent estate. For further information please visit: www.nanocogroup.com.

Contacts:

Tier One Partners
Kathleen Wilson, 781-652-0499
kwilson@tieronepr.com

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