RENO,
Nev., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Battery Technology Company (ABTC) (NASDAQ: ABAT), an
integrated critical battery materials company that is
commercializing its technologies for both primary battery minerals
manufacturing and secondary minerals battery recycling, welcomes
Tony DiCenso as its director of
corporate development and strategy. ABTC has recently commenced
high-throughput operations at its first commercial scale
lithium-ion battery recycling facility, and DiCenso is responsible
for using his extensive experience in the metals industry to
optimize the marketing and contracting for purchase of these
recycled products by ABTC's strategic partners.
DiCenso brings over 15 years of industry experience in global
commodities markets. He joins ABTC from Apple, where he was
most recently responsible for global battery metals and
cathode procurement, as well as long-term strategy development in
support of Apple's recycled battery materials initiatives.
Prior to Apple, he was a vice president in base metals trading
at Goldman Sachs, responsible for trading and analysis of physical
and derivative metals markets. Over the course of his career, he
has gained experience and transacted in a broad range of primary
and secondary materials, and occupied the seat of a consumer,
trader, analyst, and now producer. DiCenso began his commodities
journey in the aluminum department of Glencore Ltd.
"We are excited to have Tony join the team to lead the
development and optimization of our strategic contracts and offtake
agreements with our corporate partners," stated ABTC CEO
Ryan Melsert. "The types of recycled
products that we are currently manufacturing domestically are in
high demand and require multi-faceted long-term offtake agreements
in order to fully capture their value, and through Tony's
experiences in battery metals trading and global metals purchasing
at some of the premier institutions in the world, he has the exact
skillset needed to lead these efforts as ABTC progresses through
its commercialization plan and growth roadmap."
In the newly created position, DiCenso will lead the company in
commercial sales of ABTC's battery metals products, pricing and
financing strategies, and new customer acquisitions. Additive to
the company's business development team, DiCenso will support
overall strategy and new growth initiatives, M&A, negotiations,
and deal structuring.
"I'm thrilled to join ABTC at such an important time for both
the company and the industry as a whole," stated Tony DiCenso, ABTC director of corporate
development and strategy. "ABTC is simultaneously pursuing multiple
strategies – all of which are critical to enabling the energy
transition. I couldn't be more excited to leverage my entire
background to help commercialize new technologies and accelerate
the company's trajectory."
DiCenso received his bachelor of science degree in economics
with a minor in business administration from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
About American Battery Technology Company
American Battery Technology Company (ABTC), headquartered in
Reno, Nevada, has pioneered
first-of-kind technologies to unlock domestically manufactured and
recycled battery metals critically needed to help meet the
significant demand from the electric vehicle, stationary storage,
and consumer electronics industries. Committed to a circular
supply chain for battery metals, ABTC works to continually innovate
and master new battery metals technologies that power a global
transition to electrification and the future of sustainable
energy.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other
than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking
statements." Although the American Battery Technology Company's
(the "Company) management believes that such forward-looking
statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that such
expectations are, or will be, correct. These forward-looking
statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, which could
cause the Company's future results to differ materially from those
anticipated. Potential risks and uncertainties include, among
others, interpretations or reinterpretations of geologic
information, unfavorable exploration results, inability to obtain
permits required for future exploration, development or production,
general economic conditions and conditions affecting the industries
in which the Company operates; the uncertainty of regulatory
requirements and approvals; fluctuating mineral and commodity
prices, final investment approval and the ability to obtain
necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all. Additional
information regarding the factors that may cause actual results to
differ materially from these forward-looking statements is
available in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended June 30, 2023. The Company
assumes no obligation to update any of the information contained or
referenced in this press release.
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