Gasol declare the appointment of Alan Buxton as its Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect.

Mr. Buxton joins the Board of Gasol from Standard Bank plc where he was a Managing Director and Global Head of its Power and Infrastructure Group, with responsibility for building the bank's franchise into several territories, including Africa, advising clients on a number of domestic and cross-border transactions.

Prior to working with Standard Bank plc he was a core member of Royal Bank of Canada's Infrastructure Finance Group, having joined in 2000, and over the following eight years built it into a significant business with gross revenues of C$250 million. Mr. Buxton joined Royal Bank of Canada from National Power plc where for three years he led the evaluation and acquisition of generating assets in Europe, the Middle East and India; and was responsible for all aspects of project management, including construction, operations, power offtake, financing, risk assessment and shareholder returns.

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