ACAL Energy - The Board
Chief Technology Officer - Dr Andrew Creeth
Dr Creeth is the co-founder and inventor of the ACAL Energy technology. Andrew has extensive experience of the industry based R&D processes built at Unilever, one of the world's leading blue chip companies. He has a strong inventive record with 17 patents. Andrew stems from a sound science base, with depth of knowledge, 11 publications, and has led teams which delivered the technology for market launches.
Executive Chairman - Dr Bob Pettigrew
Bob Pettigrew has more than 20 years experience in the development of emerging businesses. 
In 1986 he co-founded Generics and was key member of the team that took the company public in December 2000.
He is an investor director on the board of a number of technology companies including Sphere Medical, BioWisdom, Zinwave, Oxonica, Timberpost and Digital Health Care. He was Chairman of Voxar Ltd and managed its $50m trade sale in Sept 2004. He is a member of the advisory boards of Antenova, the Synergy Fund as well as being a non executive board member of two Venture Capital Trusts listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Independent Non Executive Director - Dr David Fyfe
David Fyfe is a 30-year veteran of the global chemical and engineering industries, most recently as Chairman and CEO of CDT Ltd. Previous positions include senior executive roles in companies on both sides of the Atlantic, including ICI and BF Goodrich.
Dr Fyfe spent three years as CEO of Harris Speciality Chemicals (HSC), headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, USA. leading a very successful turnaround and subsequent sale of the company to SKW - part of Germany's Viag Group - on behalf of Kelso & Company, one of the principal investors in CDT.
Investor Representative Non Executive Director - Dr Byron McCormick
Byron is well known in the automotive industry, bringing with him 35 years of basic research, 
product development, manufacturing and operations experience, the last 25 years of which have been in advanced automotive systems, electric vehicle propulsion systems, fuel cells and hydrogen.
Most recently he was Executive Director of General Motors’ fuel cell car development team, which at one time comprised up to 1,500 engineers, technicians and support staff. He has also been a member of the U.S. Energy Department's Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee.
Non Executive Director - Michael Baunton CBE
Michael brings to ACAL Energy extensive experience in engineering and production worldwide, having worked within manufacturing for over 40 years. He has held senior executive roles with companies including Caterpillar Inc., Perkins Engines Company Limited and Tenneco Inc. He is currently Chairman of the Board of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited’s Industry Forum, and an independent non-executive director of TT Electronics plc. Michael was awarded a CBE in 2004 for services to the automotive and engineering industries in the UK.
Investor Director - Patrick Francoisse
Dr. Patrick Françoisse has joined the board in 2010 as Solvay investor representative. He is currently in charge of the Sustainable Energy programme at Solvay Corporate New Business Development department, aiming to develop materials and components for fuel cells, batteries and organic photovoltaics.
He has spent 25 years at Solvay, in different R&D and manufacturing positions, in Belgium and France, in specialty polymers, environmental processes and active pharmaceutical ingredients, before joining the New Business Development team end 2006.