The Directors of Infrastrata plc (AIM: INFA) are pleased to announce the appointment of William Cargo as a Non-executive Director of 65% owned subsidiary, Islandmagee Storage Limited.

William Cargo held management positions in the UK gas industry from 1981, before becoming Engineering Director for Phoenix Natural Gas Limited from 1993 to 1999 during the introduction of natural gas to Northern Ireland. After working as Managing Director of Nile Valley Gas Company (Egypt), he became CEO of Premier Power limited in 2001 during the construction of the new 600 megawatt CCGT. Joining Premier Transmission Limited prior to mutualisation, he became Managing Director in March 2005. He was appointed Managing Director of Belfast Gas Transmission in 2008. William was Executive Director of Mutual Energy until 2010.

Commenting on the news, Andrew Hindle, CEO of Infrastrata plc said:

“We are delighted Bill will be joining the Islandmagee Storage team. His expertise and knowledge of the gas business will be invaluable as the gas storage project progresses through the planning stage towards becoming a key piece of infrastructure for Northern Ireland. Bill previously managed Mutual Energy, the partner with Infrastrata and he has already made a substantial contribution to the development of the project to date.”

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