Mr. William Thomas Bird (“Tom”) is the President of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), the only global recycling industry federation, and a trusted expert for global trading of recycled raw materials, and connecting world markets. He has more than 35 years of extensive experience in the field of metal recycling and will help the Company to unify its activities serving customers to become more circular and sustainable in their supply. Tom obtained a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Business Administration in Plymouth University. He also completed the Senior Executive Finance Programme in Templeton College Oxford University. From 2017 to 2019, he was the Chief Operating Officer of the Company. From 2016 to 2017, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Metal Recycling. From 2010 to 2016, Tom was the Managing Director of Van Dalen UK Limited and Mettalis Recycling Limited. He worked with Sims Metal Management UK Limited as the Managing Director from 1995 to 2009. From 1991 to 1995, he was the General Manager of Allied Bird Fragmentation and from 1986 to