Celestial Green Ventures welcomes Michael Starkie to the Board

DUBLIN - Oct. 31, 2014 - PRLog -- Irish eco-business Celestial Green Ventures (CGV) today announces the appointment of Mr Michael Starkie as non-executive director with oversight of finance.  Mike will be playing an active role in monitoring the financial aspects of the company and the development of future strategies.

Mike is well experienced for the role, having served as Group Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of BP, a role that he held from 1994 until 2009.

After receiving his degree in Philosophy and Political and Social Science at Cambridge University, Mike started his financial career with Price Waterhouse, where he qualified in 1974.  As Chief Accountant of BP, Mike played a leading role in their mergers and acquisitions.  Mike also has sat on several institutional boards acting as professional advisor and chair. His expertise was used on the CBI Financial Reporting panel of which he was Chairman and also in advising the European Commission on the adoption of International Reporting Standards and Interpretations on the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) Technical Expert Group.

Ciaran Kelly, Celestial Green Ventures CEO commented “Mike brings immeasurable experience and knowledge in all aspects of the financial sector and CGV are delighted to have him on board.”

Mike also expressed his eagerness to begin his new role within the company, stating “I am very much looking forward to working with CGV and the Trocano Araretama Project in particular. The company and project are so important for the future of the Amazon Rainforest, addressing all the important environmental, social, diversity and ecosystem issues which are so often neglected by the free market economic approach. Yet the CGV and project methodology are such that they encourage just the sort of investment needed to make things happen, truly a marriage of two approaches which are often seen as incompatible.”

Mr. Starkie becomes non-executive director with immediate effect and will be working closely with the eco-business’ current team.

“I am impressed with the enthusiasm of the young team at CGV and on the project and their impressive talents and skills. Having seen how the local people in the Amazon both understand and welcome this project, I am confident that it will be a great success and a model for similar projects elsewhere.”

To find out more about Celestial Green Ventures and their Trocano Araretama Project, please visit their website: http://www.celestialgreenventures.com