Solarvest BioEnergy Inc. announced that Richard Groome has agreed to chair the company's newly created financial advisory committee and to support the recruitment of two additional members. The Advisory Committee will offer knowledge and skills in relation to fundraising, strategic acquisitions, marketing and to connect Solarvest with potential investors, customers, partners, service providers, employees and media. Richard (Rick) Groome, over the last three decades, was instrumental in creating and building two securities firms, Marleau Lemire and Groome Capital, which funded many successful biotechnology and nutraceutical companies.

Among Mr. Groome's achievements are: Launching two securities trading and underwriting houses, with each achieving leading status within 3 years and one traded publicly on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Managing and participating in more than 600 financings representing some $4 billion of small cap deals, with several companies successfully becoming billion and multi-billion-dollar companies. Serving as past Director of the CDNX, the predecessor of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Serving on more than 30 boards of directors of emerging growth companies and experience in corporate governance and early start-up situations.