Versarien plc announced that Peter Jay, Head of Policy and Governance for Outward Direct Investment at the UK Government's Department for International Trade has joined Versarien on a secondment for a minimum of 12 months. During this period he will work exclusively for the company and will be primarily responsible for overseeing the Company's planned People's Republic of China expansion implementation in the role of Deputy Head of International Strategy and Government Relations. The appointment of Peter Jay follows that of Matt Walker announced on 22 May 2018, who also joined the company on secondment from the DIT as the Company's Head of International Strategy and Government Relations.