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Calgary, Alberta — July 15, 2024 — AdvEn Inc. (“AdvEn”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Donald (“Don”) Nicholson to its esteemed Board of Directors, succeeding Eloner Habtezghi. Don brings a wealth of experience in corporate leadership and governance coupled with his extensive engineering career in overseeing major projects across multiple industries.
Mr. Nicholson began his career as an engineer at Shell Canada Ltd. and advanced to executive roles, including President, Vice President, and Chief Executive Officer at several multinational companies. In these positions, he oversaw major projects in LNG, power generation, mining, nuclear energy, natural gas production, and pipeline construction. Most recently, from January 2005 to August 2008, Mr. Nicholson served as President of Pan Pacific Aggregates plc, where he steered the company through its critical start-up and growth phases. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Nicholson was actively engaged with professional and industry bodies, including the Registered Professional Engineers of the Province of British Columbia, the Prospector and Developers Association of Canada, the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and the Institute of Corporate Directors of Canada. Mr. Nicholson earned a B.A. Sc., in Electrical Engineering at the University of British Columbia and a DIC in Automatic Control Systems at the Imperial College in London, England.
“We are excited to welcome Don to the AdvEn Board of Directors,” said Dr. Grzegorz Ombach, Chairman of AdvEn’s Board. “His extensive experience in engineering and executive leadership perfectly aligns with AdvEn’s strategic goals. His appointment to the Board marks a new chapter for the Company and we are confident that his vast executive management, capital markets and technical expertise will significantly contribute to the Company’s ongoing success and innovation. Additionally, we would like to express our appreciation to Eloner Habtezghi for her dedication and leadership. Her extensive proficiency in M&A, capital markets, and energy operations has been invaluable to AdvEn and we wish her success in all her future endeavors.”
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AdvEn Inc. (formerly Nano Innovations Inc.), through its wholly owned subsidiary AdvEn Industries Inc., develops and commercializes carbon-centric advanced technologies converting petroleum refinery residues into non-combustible products for energy and environmental applications. AdvEn’s 36,000 ft2 manufacturing plant and research facility in Nisku, Alberta, Canada will initially produce up to 400 metric tons per year of advanced super activated carbon (“ASAC”) before scaling to 1,200 metric tons per year; and is also piloting the Company’s patented dry electrode super adhesive coatings (“ESAC”) process. Both ASAC and ESAC provide superior technical performance, reduced GHG emission and energy consumption with excellent cost efficiency.
AdvEn, ASAC and ESAC are trademarks of AdvEn in Canada and the United States.
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