Investor Fact Sheet

Name:

Quickstep Holdings Limited

Business Description:

Quickstep is an Australian-based public listed company (ASX:QHL) at the forefront of advanced composite manufacturing and technology transfer for the global aerospace, defence and automotive industries. 

Quickstep has significant capabilities and expertise in the production of aerospace-grade composite components using both conventional autoclave-based manufacturing and new generation out-of-autoclave production technologies, including its proprietary Quickstep Process.

The Company generates revenue from three distinct business streams: 

1. Technology transfer through the provision of the proprietary Quickstep Process equipment and solutions;

2. Manufacture of composite components, out of its Australian facilities; and

3. Conducting paid or self-funded Research & Development on new composite structures.

The Company has a fully-commissioned aerospace-grade manufacturing facility located at Bankstown Airport, New South Wales, Australia on the site previously occupied by Boeing Aircraft.  As well as Quickstep Process development sites in the United States (Dayton, Ohio) and Germany (Ottobrunn). 

Established:

Quickstep was founded in 2001 to commercialise the patented ‘Quickstep Process’ for composites manufacturing. The Company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2005 trading under the code QHL.

Shares on Issue:

323.8 million as at 20 May 2013

Listings:

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX code: QHL).  ASX Announcements

Market Capitalisation: 

Approximately $48 million (undiluted) as at 20 May 2013  Share Price Information

Registered Office:

Board of Directors:

Tony Quick (Chairman)

Philippe Odouard (Managing Director)

Mark Jenkins

Bruce Griffiths

Peter Cook

Air Marshal Errol McCormack (Ret'd) AO

David Singleton

David Wills

Directors' Profiles

Managing Director:

Mr Philippe Odouard

Senior Management:

John Johnson – VP Commercial & Administration; Australia

Paul Robertson - VP Finance; Australia

Sebastien Godbille - VP Quickstep Process Systems; Australia

Michael Schramko - VP Manufacture & Operations Manager; Australia

Tracy Swinley - VP Human Resources; Australia

Dale Brosius –  VP Quickstep Composites LLC

Dr Jens Schlimbach - Joint CEO Quickstep GmbH, VP Head of Research & Development

Ari Vihersaari - VP Global Business Development

Senior Management Profiles

Company Secretary:

Mr Jaime Pinto

Solicitors:

Clifford Chance
Level 7
190 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000

Auditor:

KPMG Chartered Accountants
10 Shelley Street
Sydney   NSW   2000

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