Clenergen Corporation: Clenergen Corporation (OTCBB: CRGE) Welcomes Mike Starkie, BP Global Chief Accountant as Non Executive D
NEW YORK, NEW YORK--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2009) - Chief Executive Mark Quinn announced today the appointment of Mike Starkie as non executive director of [ Clenergen Corporation ] (OTCBB:CRGE).
Mike Starkie is Chief Accountant of BP, a role to which he was appointed in 1994.
Mike started his career, after a degree in Philosophy and Political and Social Science from Cambridge University, with Price Waterhouse where he qualified in 1974.
Mike moved to BP in 1976, and spent the next two decades in a variety of financial jobs in BP businesses and offices in Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Brussels and London.
As Chief Accountant, Mike plays a leading role in BP's mergers and acquisitions. He is responsible for the Group's financial statements (including US corporate) and for the Group's US SEC filings (20Fs and 6Ks), compliance with other financial reporting requirements, and for providing accounting advice to BP's businesses, accounting network and directors.
Mike sits on several institutional boards acting as professional advisor and chair. His expertise is used on the CBI Financial Reporting panel of which he is Chairman and also in advising the European Commission on the adoption of International Reporting Standards and Interpretations on the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Technical Expert Group.
Dr Arvind Pandalai Non Executive Group Chairman said "We welcome Mr. Starkie to the board and recognise his skills and expertise further strengthens the Board and will be of considerable value to the Company."
About Clenergen Corporation
Clenergen Corporation is a publicly listed company on the OTC stock market (symbol CRGE). Clenergen develops [ Clean Energy Generation ] projects to address the requirement for renewable and sustainable supplies of electricity. Clenergen Installs and operates Distribution Environmental Power Systems (DEPS) and applies Plant Science to the cultivation of [ proprietary biomass ] feedstock's in order to provide sustainable supplies of clean energy to regional, independent clients and national grids. [ www.clenergen.com ]
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