TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 11/03/14 — BIOX Corporation (BIOX) (TSX: BX), a renewable energy company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stanley Spavold to its Board of Directors.
Since 2002, Mr. Spavold has been Executive Vice President of Clearwater Fine Foods Incorporated (“CFFI”), a diversified holding company with major holdings in the seafood, telecommunications and biotechnology industries and with over $2.7 billion of assets under management. Working alongside the President, Mr. Spavold provides a broad financial management and oversight role to CFFI. Mr. Spavold joined CFFI after 15 years with McCain Foods Limited where he held various senior financial leadership roles.
Mr. Spavold has extensive public board experience and is currently a director of Clearwater Seafoods Incorporated (TSX: CLR) and is Chairman of its finance committee and a member of its corporate governance and audit committees. Stan has also served on the board of directors of a number of other public and private companies. Mr. Spavold graduated from Dalhousie University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1981 and received his CA designation in 1983. In 2011, Stan received the FCA honorary designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia. Mr. Spavold is active in a number of not-for-profit organizations in his community, having served as a Governor of Dalhousie University, Chairman of The Cobequid Hospital Foundation and Governor of the Tax Foundation of Canada.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, we welcome Stan to our Board and the injection of new ideas, business expertise and leadership that come with his appointment,” said David Colcleugh, Chairman of BIOX. “Stan–s broad range of experience will complement our current Board of Directors and we look forward to his contributions.”
About BIOX Corporation
BIOX is a renewable energy company that owns and operates a 67 million litre per year continuous flow biodiesel production facility in Hamilton, Ontario. BIOX has an innovative, proprietary and patented production process that is capable of producing the highest quality, renewable, clean burning and biodegradable biodiesel fuel utilizing a variety of feedstocks – from pure seed oils to animal fats to recovered vegetable oils with no change to the production process. BIOX–s high quality biodiesel fuel meets North American (ASTM D-6751) quality standards.
Forward-looking Statements
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Contacts:
BIOX Corporation
Chris Clinning
Executive Vice President & CFO
905-521-8205 ext. 253