Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. announced that former member of the SES management team, Mr. Khee Yoong Lee, an accomplished leader with more than ten years' experience in project development related to the power, energy and chemicals industries, has been appointed Director of Commercial Development for China, reporting to Robert Rigdon, SES's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lee, who begins his tenure on October 8th, will be responsible for helping grow SES's business in China, with specific emphasis on cleaner coal power generation and the natural gas replacement market. SES's clean syngas can be used as a lower-cost alternative to expensive imported natural gas and LNG for industrial use, and can be efficiently converted into a substitute natural gas (SNG) to be sold into natural gas pipelines.

Mr. Lee previously served in various leadership roles for SES in China from 2005 to 2013 and is a well-known and highly respected leader within the company. Mr. Lee holds a degree in economics and commerce from the University of Melbourne and his career spans 19 years with positions at The Wing Group and Arthur Andersen. He brings deep experience in China related to project development and financing, formation of Sino-Foreign joint venture businesses and their related commercial arrangements.