Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. on February 27, 2019 the Board of Directors of the company voted to increase the size of the Board from five directors to seven directors and appointed Brian Leen to the Board to fill one of the resulting vacancies effective February 27, 2019. Further, Mr. Leen will serve as chair of a new committee, the Activated Carbon Committee, which was created to evaluate adjacent market growth opportunities for the activated carbon business. Mr. Leen will stand for election by the company's stockholders at the company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders in June 2019. Mr. Leen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC until December 7, 2018, on which date the company acquired Carbon Solutions (the Carbon Solutions Acquisition). Mr. Leen is now the President and Chief Executive Officer of Gopher Resource, LLC, a lead battery recycler. Mr. Leen has over 25 years of experience in the specialty chemicals and materials business. Prior to joining Carbon Solutions in 2010, he was President of the North American printing ink operations for Sun Chemical Corporation.