London, 31 January 2011:
To strengthen Whitefox Technologies’ position in the Brazilian market, the Company is pleased to announce the appointment this month of an experienced Project Manager, Monica Saraiva Panik.
Monica is Brazilian and qualified in communications and marketing. She has extensive experience and connections at all levels of the Brazilian market, having been directly involved for many years in the ethanol, automotive and fuel cell sectors. She was instrumental in getting the fuel cell technology introduced into the Brazilian market, and has worked for many years with the Brazilian ethanol industry on a project for the development of a fuel cell system with an ethanol reformer.
Since 2006 Monica has been responsible for managing the Brazilian Fuel Cell Bus Project, which is a project under the auspices of the United Nations Development Programme, of the Ministry of Mines and Energy and of the São Paulo State Government, bringing together leading participants (AES Eletropaulo, Ballard Power Systems, BR Petrobras, EPRI Internantional, Hydrogenics, Marcopolo, Nucellsys and Tuttotrasporti). Consequently, Monica is very experienced in managing projects amongst different entities in Brazil and internationally.
Monica is fluent in Portuguese, German and English and her excellent language skills will act as a good bridge with Whitefox Technologies’ partners in Brazil, Germany and Canada.
Initially Monica will be responsible for managing a number of projects being worked on with Whitefox Technologies’ partner Proeng and other engineering groups in the region.
About Whitefox
Whitefox Technologies Limited (www.whitefox.com) specialises in technology development and process integration based on membranes. The company focuses on efficient, integrated production systems through providing process engineering know-how, as well as membrane module design. With more than 10 years of experience Whitefox Technologies provides customers with solutions in green fuels and has patented fuel cell technology for the generation of clean electricity.