The Group is a developer, owner and operator of ethanol production facilities in the United States. In 2005, the Group acquired an approximate 85 per cent. controlling interest in IRE, a US company, which subsequently constructed the Plant, a dry mill ethanol plant with nameplate capacity of 50 million gallons per annum (“mgpa”) at Rochelle, Northern Illinois. The Plant occupies a site which enjoys strong geographic advantages for ethanol production and distribution. The Plant, which is the principal operating asset of the Group, commenced ethanol production in December 2006, and since then has become fully operational with performance ahead of expectations. Through its operations at Rochelle, the Group produces ethanol and dried distillers grains with soluble's (“DDGS”), which are a co-product of corn-based ethanol production that are used as animal feed. The Group sells ethanol in the US market and DDGS principally in the Asian market.
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Richard Ruebe, Group CEO (Aged 50)
Richard has nearly 30 years of general business experience in the USA, most recently in the managing of multi-site manufacturing operations. Prior to taking his position with GTL Resources plc, Richard was, between 2002 and 2006, the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Operations of Hollinee LLC, a fiberglass and non wovens filter manufacturing company which had nine manufacturing facilities in Europe and the US and over 750 employees. As its Chief Executive Officer, Richard successfully streamlined the manufacturing facilities, improved profitability and successfully arranged the sale of the business. Prior to this role, Richard spent seven years as Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer of Interlake Material Handling Inc., a company with sales of $300m. In this role, Richard managed four plants and the construction of a Greenfield facility in Mexico. Previously, Richard worked for Boots Pharmaceuticals, part of the Boots UK global business, between 1992 and 1995, and Zenith Electronics Inc. between 1981 and 1992 in several financial roles. Richard has an MBA, BS in Accounting, and a CPA.
Mike Brennan, Finance Director (Aged 48)
Prior to joining GTL in April 2005 Mike Brennan qualified as a Chartered Accountant before joining ICI. He has worked for over 20 years in the Petrochemicals industry. In 1996 he joined Petroplus Refining Teesside Ltd (formerly Phillips-Imperial Petroleum Ltd). In 1999 he was appointed Chief Accountant of this refiner, marketer and distributor of hydrocarbon oils and in 2002 became Divisional Finance Director of the Petroplus Group Refining Division.
Julia Henderson, Non-Executive Chairman (Aged 47)
Julia Henderson has 20 years’ experience of advising UK quoted growth companies across a broad range of sectors. She left ANZ Merchant Bank in 1989 to become a founder member of Beeson Gregory Limited (now Evolution Securities). Having resigned from Beeson Gregory in 2001 she formed her own consultancy and acts as a consultant and independent adviser to private and quoted companies. Julia was previously a non-executive director of TTG Europe plc. In June 2007, Julia joined the board of Alkane Energy plc.
Graham Wickham, Non-Executive Director (Aged 65)
Graham Wickham has over 25 years’ experience in the London financial markets, specialising in investment analysis and corporate finance. Graham joined what was Hoare Govett, now ABN Amro Hoare Govett, in 1970 as an investment analyst and left in 1973 to join Williams de Broe. At Williams de Broe Graham worked on floating and financing small companies on the London Stock Exchange’s main market and on AIM. Graham has held a number of positions as non-executive director, including Double Exposure, an independent television production company which was successfully sold.
Michael Nobbs, Non-Executive Director (Aged 58)
Michael Nobbs has a thirty year track record in investment banking, with a focus on corporate and project finance. He was a Managing Director and senior credit officer for Citigroup/Citibank and Group Finance Director for Tishman International Companies, a major global real estate development and investment business. In his career, Michael has participated in many capital raisings, both debt and equity, and in the areas of securitisation, initial public offerings, and corporate acquisitions. He has held positions in London, New York and Los Angeles. Today, Michael acts as an Independent Company Director and Investment advisor. In addition to GTL and IRE, Michael is on the Boards of Ithaca Energy, Sound Oil, Plasco Energy, Mart Resourses, Inc., and Leeder Financial Services. These entities are listed on AIM, the TVX or the TSX, or are still Private pending IPO.He chairs a variety of Committees, including Remuneration, Audit, Governance and Investment. He is resident in the USA, but travels extensively in the UK, Asia and Canada.
As an AIM company, the Company is not obliged to, and does not currently fully, comply with the corporate governance regime in the UK, as is set out in the Combined Code on Corporate Governance. The Company intends to continue to comply with the Combined Code so far as is practicable and appropriate for a public company of its size and nature.
The Company operates with a remuneration committee and an audit committee. The remuneration committee comprises Michael Nobbs, Graham Wickham and Julia Henderson, and is chaired by Michael Nobbs. It reviews the scale and structure of the executive directors’ remuneration and the term of their service contracts. The remuneration and terms and conditions of the non-executive directors are set by the Board. No Director may participate in any meeting at which discussions or decisions regarding his/her own remuneration take place. The remuneration committee also administers the Company’s share incentive schemes.
The audit committee comprises Graham Wickham, Michael Nobbs and Julia Henderson, and is chaired by Graham Wickham. It is responsible for ensuring that the financial performance of the Group is properly reported on and monitored and for reviewing the auditors’ reports relating to the accounts and internal control systems.
The Directors do not consider that given the size of the Board, it is appropriate to have a nomination committee. However, this will be kept under regular review by the Board.
The Company takes all reasonable steps to ensure compliance by the Directors and applicable employees with the provisions of the AIM Rules relating to dealing with securities of the Company and has adopted a share dealing code for this purpose.
GTL Resources Plc is incorporated in England and Wales with Registered Number 2811366. The Groups only manufacturing operation is conducted by it US 87% subsidiary Illinois River Energy LLC which is incorporated and operates within the USA.
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The Ordinary £1.00 Shares of GTL Resources Plc are listed on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange, they are not traded on any other exchanges or platforms and the group has no other traded securities.
The total issued share capital of the company is 31,988,745 Ordinary £1.00 shares, 16.36% of these shares are not in public hands.
Significant shareholders with a 3% or more holding are as follows:
| Shareholders | Numbers of ordinary Shares | % |
| Gartmore Investment | 5,164,677 | 16.15% |
| Tudor Capital | 3,122,986 | 9.76% |
| UBS Investment Bank | 2,333,899 | 7.30% |
| Standard Life Investments | 1,999,493 | 6.25% |
| Cazenove Capital Management Ltd | 1,537,049 | 4.80% |
| Royal London Asset Management | 1,265,000 | 3.95% |
| RAB Capital | 1,150,589 | 3.60% |
There are no restrictions on the transfer of AIM securities.