RENO, Nev., Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American
Battery Technology Company (NASDAQ: ABAT), an integrated
critical battery materials company that is commercializing its
technologies for both primary battery minerals manufacturing and
secondary minerals lithium-ion battery recycling, appoints
Steven Wu as its new chief operating
officer (COO). Wu brings an extensive background from his previous
companies in successfully scaling first-of-kind technologies into
high-volume, bespoke manufacturing operations, an extremely
applicable skillset as American Battery Technology Company (ABTC)
continues to progress commercialization and ramp up efforts to
onshore and build out a resilient battery metals supply chain for
its North American strategic customers.
"We are thrilled to welcome Steven to the team at this exciting and
critical stage of growth of our commercialization efforts," stated
ABTC CEO Ryan Melsert. "As we
move beyond the first-of-kind design and commissioning phases,
Steven brings the exact skillset and experiences needed in scaling
commercial operations, building engaged and high-productivity
teams, and innovating and implementing ground-up, high-volume,
product manufacturing operations to meet the needs that our
domestic strategic partners are demanding as we scale-up our
domestic critical battery material solutions."
Wu has extensive experience with operationalizing innovative
technologies manufactured in customized facilities and employed in
first-of-kind products at global companies. As director of product
and programs at Rivian, he led efforts to ramp products, set and
drive achievement of objective and key results (OKRs), and build
and manage partnerships with key customers and suppliers.
While working at autonomous vehicle startup Nuro as head of new
product introduction, he developed and led their revenue generation
initiatives, led partnerships with OEMs, led manufacturing and
process improvement operations, commissioned facilities, and
managed the operational scale-up of in-house manufacturing.
He also worked at Uber as an operations group manager, and at Apple
as a global supply manager scaling production of products
internationally and in the United
States. Each of Wu's previous experiences have grown and
demonstrated his abilities to lead global operational scale-ups of
new technologies for high-volume, brownfield manufacturing
facilities, and to build out large, cross-functional operational
teams.
"I am very excited to step into this role at this transformative
stage of ABTC's journey to widespread commercialization," said
Steven Wu, ABTC's incoming COO. "I
share Ryan's vision to drive accelerated but efficient and smart
growth for a company leading the efforts to secure a domestic,
sustainable supply of battery metals enabling our transition to
electrification."
In his role at ABTC, Wu will be responsible for accelerating the
company past its current stage of commissioning and ramp up of its
first integrated lithium-ion battery recycling facility and primary
claystone to lithium hydroxide pilot plant, progressing toward
widespread commercialization and proliferation of these
technologies. He will oversee ABTC's manufacturing operations
while also working closely with ABTC's leadership teams across the
organization on growth initiatives.
Wu graduated from Rutgers University
with a bachelor's degree in electrical and computer
engineering.
He will succeed Andrés Meza who served as COO for over three
years and is stepping down to pursue other opportunities. "Andrés
has been an integral part in driving ABTC's foundational growth and
success to date, and we are grateful for his contributions,"
continued Melsert.
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, risks and uncertainties related to the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern; 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. 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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