Unibio International PLC Appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Unibio, the leading sustainable protein company, has appointed Mr. Spencer White as Chief Financial Officer, effective 29th April 2024. Mr. White will join the executive management team and report to David Henstrom, Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. White is an experienced international finance specialist with more than 30 years of experience working in financial services and investment management. He joins from TWL Pacific, a corporate consulting company, where he was the founding partner providing strategic advice and capital structuring services to a range of early stage and growth companies.
Mr. White brings a unique insight into the funding and growth challenges across a wide range of sectors, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets. His extensive experience in corporate finance, capital raising and M&A will be a significant element of his role as he works alongside the board to identify other sources of investment for Unibio. He will also be leading the development and implementation of Unibio’s global investment strategy and be responsible for the day-to-day financial operations at Unibio.
David Henstrom, CEO of Unibio commented, “We are thrilled to welcome Spencer to our management team as our Chief Financial Officer. His extensive experience in corporate finance, investment strategies, and proven success in helping companies raise capital will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in steering our Company towards sustained growth and success. “
Commenting on his appointment, Spencer White said: “I am truly excited to join Unibio as Chief Financial Officer, a company with a noble mission to feed the planet through innovation and sustainable protein production. Unibio’s commitment to produce feed & food in a planet-friendly way aligns with my belief that you can do good business and create significant positive impact simultaneously. I am looking forward to joining the team.”
Additional information on Unibio, is available at the Company’s website: https://www.unibio.dk/
For more information please visit: www.unibio.dk or contact:
| Unibio A/S
Trine Leth, Head of Communications/Kommunikationsdirektør
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+ 45 23 23 1965 |
| St Brides Partners Limited
Ana Ribeiro / Paul Dulieu
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+44 (0) 7980 321 505 |
Notes to Editors
About Unibio
Unibio is a leading sustainable protein company, that has developed a fermentation technology – the U-Loop® – to produce Uniprotein®, a high-quality protein. The technology which has been scaled up to an industrial scale and is being rolled out globally, uses methane, such as natural gas and biogas as feedstock. It is Unibio’s mission to become the food of the future through the provision of secure and sustainable protein for farming and fishing feed.
Unibio’s technology is highly resource efficient and sustainable. The process replicates the same process that happens every day in nature. Unibio is headquartered in Roskilde near Copenhagen in Denmark, where it also has its Research & Development centre. Unibio’s Innovation centre with a pilot and demo plant is located in Kalundborg west of Copenhagen.
About U-Loop® technology
Unibio’s patented U-Loop® technology uses a continuous-flow fermentation process to mimic a process that occurs in nature every day and uses gases, including methane to produce Uniprotein®. Through its proprietary process, microbes grow with methane as feedstock, and they are turned into single-cell protein – Uniprotein® that is subsequently treated and purified to a nutritious, high-quality feed grade. Unibio owns the intellectual property rights to the U-Loop® technology.
About Uniprotein®
Uniprotein® is a high-quality and sustainable protein on par with other high-quality proteins such as fishmeal and soy protein. The amino acid profile for Uniprotein® is very close to fishmeal. Uniprotein® has been approved for feed for terrestrial and aquatic animals in the EU and registrations globally are in progress. Uniprotein® has a high uniform quality, is free from pesticides, is fully traceable, and is non-GMO. The product has been introduced commercially, drawing significant interest from customers from all over the world. The product is in development for direct human consumption.
Unibio, the world’s leading sustainable protein company, uses microbial fermentation to convert methane into high quality and sustainable protein for fish and animal feed. It is Unibio’s mission to deliver sustainable protein for livestock, aquaculture, and the food of the future. Unibio’s technology is highly resource-efficient and sustainable. The process
