SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Dotz Nano Limited (ASX:DTZ) announced Mr Sharon Malka has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately.

Dotz Nano Limited is an Australia-based technology company focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing advanced materials for tagging, tracing and verification and diagnostics solutions.

Sharon Malka’s appointment follows an extensive international recruitment process led by Dotz’s Board of Directors. With the appointment of Mr Malka, Dotz Executive Chairman Mr Bernie Brookes AM will resume the role of Independent Non-Executive Chairman.

Sharon Malka is an accomplished senior executive with over 20 years of strategic, operational, commercial and financial leadership in innovative technology companies.

His international experience working for a range of organisations includes US listed companies and a track record in raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, building and managing high performance teams, developing technical assets and driving corporate growth.

Prior to joining Dotz, Mr Malka served as Chief Executive Officer of MediWound Ltd, a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company. During his time at MediWound, he directed the development of an innovative drug through world-wide regulatory approvals and led its global commercialization strategy via multiple distribution channels and collaborations, becoming the new standard-of-care.

In addition, he established a certified pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity to support a global commercial launch. In doing so acquired an intimate understanding of technology development roadmaps and commercialisation pathways.

Prior to that, Mr Malka was a partner at Variance Economic Consulting Ltd., a multi-disciplinary consulting boutique, specialising in financial services for international and local Hi-Tech clients.

Mr Malka also served as a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance, where he gained extensive experience in company valuations, joint ventures and financial instruments for investments, M&A, and IPOs.

Mr. Malka is a certified CPA and holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration from the Business Management College in Israel and an M.B.A. from Bar Ilan University, Israel.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr Brookes said, “We are delighted to attract someone of Sharon’s calibre as Chief Executive Officer of Dotz. His credentials, experience and track record are ideally suited to leading Dotz through its next phase of growth. Sharon’s appointment underscores international confidence in the Dotz technology and his extensive senior management and commercialisation experience will play an important role in shaping and leading the Dotz strategy moving forward. Dotz’s exciting future is in capable hands and we look forward to the fresh ideas and enthusiasm Sharon will bring to the role.”

Mr Brookes added that the appointment of Mr Malka follows several key senior management and Board appointments.

“Dotz has undergone a significant acceleration of our strategy during the past 12 months and we now have in place a senior management and Board structure that will drive our strategy and seek new opportunities,” Mr Brookes added. Mr Malka said: “I am honoured to have the opportunity to lead Dotz and very excited about the opportunities that exist for the Company I look forward to working closely with the Board and the rest of the talented Dotz team to leverage the Company’s technology platform. My passion is to advance the Dotz go-to-market strategies, deliver a step up in business performance and accelerate commercialisation for a number of growth initiatives as we work to deliver significant value for our clients, employees and shareholders.”