Nano One Materials Corp.(TSX:NANO)

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["Nano One and global automotive company expand their NMC/LNMO cathode evaluation program. The expanded collaboration will evaluate economic and environmental advantages of Nano One’s process technologies for the production of nickel rich cathode materials. The increased scope will include an engineering report that models cathode manufacturing at an automotive scale based on Nano One’s patented One-Pot process, coated nanocrystal, and M2CAM technologies. Nano One has engaged global engineering firm, Hatch, to lead an engineering study and provide a report to automotive company. Nano One announced a cathode material evaluation program with a multinational automotive company last year and is now pleased to report that progress has led to an expansion of their joint project. The expanded program will include an engineering cost model report on the industrial scale production of nickel rich cathode materials to supply a full-scale automotive battery cell assembly plant. The additional scope will examine the economic, environmental, and engineering details of industrial production. The report will be prepared by Hatch, based on the engineering study being prepared for Nano One, and will include a Front-End Loading level 1 (FEL1) analysis on capital costs, operating costs, and a cost comparison of the Nano One process versus the conventional cathode material manufacturing process. The report will enable the companies to evaluate both the economic and environmental advantages of NanoOne’s patented One-Pot, Metal to Cathode Active Material (M2CAM) and coated nanocrystal process technologies at large industrial scale. This work runs in parallel to the ongoing performance testing and validation work on Nano One’s nickel-rich and manganese-rich cobalt free cathode materials."]
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Kelli Forster Senior Vice President, People and Culture Kelli Forster also serves as the Chair of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council. Kelli Forster has spent more than 20 years as a Human Resources professional and over 10 years leading HR (or People and Culture) teams for large and small technology, clean tech and manufacturing companies. Kelli has extensive experience with quickly growing talented teams, facilitating people’s best practices and supporting positive culture and engagement. Kelli is an active leader in the Tech and People (TAP) Network (formerly the HR Tech Group) as a steering committee member and senior HR group leader. Kelli has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from UBC, a certificate of Strategic HR Leadership from Cornell and is a chartered professional in Human Resources (CPHR) in Canada and a Certified Senior HR leader in the US (SHRM-SCP). Denis Geoffroy Chief Operating Officer An executive with more than 25 years of experience in the field of Lithium batteries. Obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from Laval University and then joined Argo-Tech Productions, a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec responsible for developing Lithium-Polymer batteries, the first commercial version of solid-state lithium batteries. He then participated in the start-up of the LiFePO4 cathode material (LFP) industry at Phostech Lithium, where he worked for 17 years as Technical Director, Chief Operating Officer or General Manager, under various entities (Phostech Lithium, Sud-Chemie, Clariant and Johnson Matthey). It was under his leadership that the Candiac plant, LFP’s only commercial plant in America, was built. Denis moved in 2019 to support Lithion Recycling in its start-up and he started supporting Nano One in its commercialization efforts since 2021 and became Chief Commercialization Officer with the company on November 1 st , 2022. Adam Johnson Senior Vice President, External Affairs Adam brings over 20 years of experience advising corporate and government leaders. Over his career, he has worked on public policy, government relations, and communications for some of Canada’s leading energy, infrastructure, and transportation companies as well as key associations. He has helped with large development projects, secured the support of governments, and implemented effective community engagement. Before joining Nano One, he was a senior partner at Earnscliffe Strategies–one of Canada’s leading strategic communications and government relations firms. Adam has worked in the Government of Canada, serving as a Director of Parliamentary Affairs to a Minister of Industry. Selected by his peers, he served as the founding President of the Public Affairs Association of Canada – BC (PAAC-BC). Dr. Guoxian Liang Senior Vice President, Technology Dr. Guoxian Liang brings 19 years of global battery industry experience and deep expertise in lithium-ion cathode materials. He played a pivotal role in the first large-scale commercialization of LFP at Phostech Lithium in 2006—an industry-defining milestone. He later held a global leadership position at Johnson Matthey, overseeing high-nickel cathode programs in Shanghai, and contributed to advanced battery development for electric vehicles at Rivian’s Palo Alto team. Dr. Liang’s expertise spans cathode development, cell engineering, product development, and process scale-up. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Carlo Valente Chief Financial Officer Carlo Valente also serves as Corporate Secretary. With over 26 years of experience, Mr. Valente is a seasoned professional in international business and finance. His proven track record—from nurturing start-ups to leading multinational corporations—demonstrates exceptional leadership and strategic acumen. Before joining Nano One, he served as CFO for six companies, including TSX Venture 50 honourees and an international renewables firm, where he was directly involved in raising $500 million in corporate and project equity facilities. With extensive M&A expertise, Mr. Valente’s financial stewardship and deep understanding of capital markets position him to drive Nano One’s growth in the cathode sector and enhance shareholder value. Russell Barton Principal Engineer Russell has 40+ years of experience in mechanical and electrochemical systems including eighteen years designing parts and systems for fuel cell products. He was instrumental in designing Ballard Power System’s first commercial product, NEXA, taking components of the design from concept to manufactured product. He has worked with Energizer, Poly Fuel, Ballard and Neptune Dynamics and brings a wealth of knowledge to Nano One in energy storage, chemistry and mechanical systems. Russell is known for his innovative solutions and is credited with 40 patents in the US and foreign jurisdictions. Ian Bernier Director, Capital Projects Ian has 10+ years’ of experience in the Cathode Active Materials (CAM) industry, working in commercial operations for LFP manufacturing and large-scale capital projects for other chemistries. Ian joined Nano One in early 2022 and leads the Capital Project portfolio for the commercialization of various patented CAM chemistries. Ian is building a project team and structure to deliver multiple production plants to support Nano One’s growth. Previously, Ian was the Engineering and Maintenance Director at an LFP start-up in Quebec which became part of a global CAM manufacturing company. Ian obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Université de Sherbrooke. Sébastien Dakin Director, Stakeholder Engagement Sébastien Dakin is a multilingual government relations, communications, and business development professional with over 20 years of international experience. He has held various positions from a journalist at the largest TV network in Québec, to managing communications at an intergovernmental organization in Moscow (for the Canadian Government). He managed a chamber of commerce for Canadian companies active in Eurasian countries, where he advocated for market access and identified business opportunities for members. Prior to joining Nano One, he was Director of Business Development at Montréal’s economic development agency, supporting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign direct investments in sectors such as manufacturing, agrifood, and technology. Jasmin Dufour Director, Pilot Plant Jasmin has been actively developing Battery cathode material for 15 years +, leading scale-up efforts and manufacturing of different LiFePO4 chemistries. Jasmin started as a research assistant at Phostech Lithium (now Nano One) in 2007, helping the development of the first generation LiFePO4-C. He gained expertise in cathode material synthesis, deep knowledge in the production process and quality control of such material. Since 2019, he has been managing the Manufacturing effort of 25 people at Candiac, leading operators, lab technicians and warehouse technicians to produce high-quality LiFePO4-C at an industrial scale for the automotive market. At Nano-One, the same team, now including Maintenance, is leading the piloting efforts at the Candiac Plant having the goal of commercializing Nano One’s One-Pot cathode materials. Jasmin holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Sherbrooke University and a master’s degree in Material Sciences from Trois-Rivières University. Andrea Goodman Director, Projects & Funding Andrea has an engineering background, with over a decade of experience in the clean technology sector, most recently managing funding and investment portfolios focused on advancing Canada’s transition to net zero. She spent the beginning of her career working in environmental compliance and process engineering roles. Prior to joining Nano One, she held various roles at Sustainable Development Technology Canada, including Project Manager, Investment Lead, and Director of Business Transformation, managing portfolios of over $60 million. Andrea joined Nano One in 2023 to support business analysis and strategic corporate development, specifically managing market research and analysis activities, as well as government, strategic and project finance initiatives. Andrea holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the Universities of Manitoba and Ottawa, respectively. She resides in Chelsea, QC, with her husband and two young kids. In her free time, she enjoys cross-country skiing, hiking, and yoga. Pamela Kinsman Director, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Pamela Kinsman is a member of the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Council. Pam has over a decade of mining and public company experience with a focus on corporate governance and shareholder services. Previously, the Corporate Secretary at Plateau Energy Metals from November 2019 until its acquisition in May 2021, and Corporate Secretary and Office Manager of Equinox Gold from August 2016 to November 2018 as the company grew from a single-asset developer to a multi-asset producer. She has assisted with overseeing the implementation of corporate governance, managed shareholder services, private placements, and filings; through the acquisition at Plateau, a share consolidation, two mergers, a spinout and an asset acquisition at Equinox Gold. Prior to joining Equinox Gold, Pamela was Assistant Corporate Secretary and Executive Assistant at Nevsun Resources Ltd. from October 2009 until March 2016, providing support to the Investor Relations program and managing their regulatory filings on both the TSX and NYSE American exchanges. Dan Martino Vice President, Finance Dan has 10+ years of experience in accounting, assurance, and financial reporting. Dan started his career providing assurance services and has now transitioned into a senior position at a firm providing contract CFO and financial reporting consulting to public venture companies. O’Rian Reid Director, Scale-Up, MSc O’Rian has over ten years of clean energy experience, specializing in battery cathode materials for over five years. He joined Nano One in 2017 as a Research Scientist to develop LNMO cathode material using the One-Pot® technology. Since joining, he has progressed to Scale-up Director in Burnaby since 2023, overseeing a team of scientists and engineers, and working closely with the Commercialization Hub in Candiac to scale the technology commercially. Previously, O’Rian was the Lead Physical Characterization Scientist at a materials testing lab, focusing on electron microscope analysis and root cause analysis across various industries. He also contributed to the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology for automotive applications as a Research Assistant. O’Rian holds a Master’s degree in Materials Science and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, both from Ontario Tech University in Ontario. Brigitte Ruel Director, People & Culture, CRHA Brigitte has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources (HR). She has worked for small, medium and large companies in the manufacturing, construction and pharmaceutical industries. Her roles encompassed organizational development with a focus on Talent Management and Development, Succession Planning, Strategic planning, Communication and Coaching. Throughout her career, she always focused on the team’s well-being, continuous improvement, efficiency and change management. Her roles varied from implementing an HR Service to managing all aspects of HR. Brigitte graduated with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration – Human Resources Management from UQAM, has succeeded in the Intensive Organizational Development program from HEC, is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR), specifically CRHA in Quebec and holds a Lean Six Sigma green belt from Mouvement Québécois de la Qualité. Robin Sweeny Director, Programs & NPI Robin is a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of business-to-business marketing and product management experience in the telecommunications, information technology, and material sectors. He has defined, launched, and managed the life cycle for several successful products, has prospected and qualified market opportunities, executed marketing campaigns, and has been an integral part of all aspects of system sales cycles. Pierre Thibodeau Sr. Key Account Manager Pierre has 13+ years of experience in the battery materials industry. Before joining Nano One, Pierre held the position of Customer Service Specialist at Johnson Matthey Battery Materials, overlooking a wide range of customers supplying to markets: Automotive, Mobility, Electronics, ESS, Health, and Military. Dedicated and respectful, Pierre has solid experience implementing sales & distribution processes, applying automotive standards and industry best practices to support customers’ multi-million growth. Pierre has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from HEC University, Montreal. Wei Weng Director, Finance Wei has 10+ years of experience in Finance and accounting with both private and public companies in the telecommunications, engineering, mining, and energy industries. Most recently, he was the Group Controller for Smardt in Dorval, Québec. Wei has also worked abroad in both France and China. Wei received a Master’s degree in accounting at the Université du Québec à Montréal and he is also a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA). Wei lives in Candiac, Québec with his wife and 2 daughters. When he’s not busy driving them to skating and piano lessons, he enjoys hiking, camping, jogging and a good cup of coffee. Jason Zandberg, CFA Director, Capital Markets Jason Zandberg previously held various sell-side analyst roles at leading Canadian investment dealers and has built, over the course of his career, a strong network of institutional investors, family offices, high-net-worth individuals and retail investors. Mr. Zandberg currently serves as Director of Investor Relations at Blackline Safety Corp. (“Blackline”) (TSX: BLN), where he continues to support the company through its pending C$850 million acquisition. During his tenure, Blackline has expanded its institutional shareholder base, broadened analyst coverage and earned recognition on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ list. Dan Blondal CEO, Director & Founder Dan is the CEO, Director, and Founder of Nano One Materials Corp., with over 30 years of experience as a professional engineer leading high-growth technology ventures across materials handling, medical devices, industrial printing, nuclear fusion, and materials science. Since founding Nano One in 2011, he has guided the company from concept to commercialization, establishing it as a recognized leader in sustainable lithium-ion battery materials innovation. Earlier in his career, Dan held leadership roles at Fluor, Andronic, Creo, Kodak, and General Fusion, where he developed a reputation for bridging engineering excellence with strategic vision to drive technology and business transformation. Dr. Joseph Guy Director and Chair of the Heath, Safety, Environment and Sustainaibility Committee Dr. Joseph Guy is the President of Patent Filing Specialist, Inc. and a Patent Agent focusing on complex technologies including material science, electronic components, pharmaceuticals and medical products. He has more than 23 years of experience prosecuting patents and serving as an expert witness on intellectual property matters. Dr. Guy was awarded a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in physical inorganic chemistry with a focus on organometallic complexes. Dr. Guy has authored numerous references in peer-reviewed journals and has written and prosecuted over 2000 U.S. and foreign patent applications, with more than 600 issued U.S. Patents and numerous foreign patents. Carla Matheson Director and Audit Committee Chair Carla is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with over 10 years of experience in a variety of public and private industries, specializing in business development, mergers and acquisitions and financial reporting. She is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Plank Ventures Ltd., an investment company targeting investments and business opportunities in the technology arena, with a focus on early-stage start-up companies that have developed a customer and revenue base and are seeking funding for expansion. Most recently, she was Chief Financial Officer of Tiny Capital, where she was responsible for the strategic oversight of the technology-heavy portfolio. This oversight included onboarding new acquisitions, and the development of core financial and operational processes as the primary point of contact for portfolio CEOs experiencing periods of high growth. Throughout her career, Carla has been on both buy and sell sides, having closed 30+ majority acquisitions and 50+ minority/venture-type transactions, raised over $150M in capital via both debt and equity markets and deployed over $60M in capital. Anthony Tse Chair of the Board of Directors Mr. Anthony Tse brings nearly 30 years of private and public corporate experience across multiple high-growth technology industries, including 15 years in the energy transition space—particularly within the electric vehicle, energy storage, and lithium battery value chain sectors. His career has been largely focused on senior management roles emphasizing strategy and development, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance on an international scale. Mr. Tse has managed businesses and operations across four continents, spanning the Greater China and Asia region, Australia, and North and South America. He is the former Managing Director and CEO of Galaxy Resources, where he served on the Board for over a decade and oversaw a global portfolio of lithium operations and project developments in Australia, China, Argentina, and Canada. During his tenure, he led the company’s transformation from a junior mining developer into one of the world’s top five lithium producers. This was achieved through the creation of Allkem and its merger with Orocobre in 2021, resulting in a combined market capitalization exceeding A$6 billion. Allkem has since merged with Livent to form Arcadium. Mr. Tse currently serves as Executive Board Chair of Li-FT Power Ltd. (TSXV: LIFT), a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration, and development of lithium pegmatite projects in Canada. He also chairs Minviro, a global leader in sustainability measurement, reporting, and life cycle assessment with a primary focus on the battery value chain. In addition, he is a Strategic Advisor to Sicona Battery Technologies, a developer of silicon–composite anode materials for advanced lithium batteries, and Novalith Technologies, a developer of lithium extraction technologies. Beyond his industry roles, Mr. Tse has held positions with leading institutional investors. He currently serves as Senior Advisor to EMR Capital, a global natural resources private equity firm, and was previously an Operating Partner with the Global Private Equity Group of Franklin Templeton (NYSE: BEN), a global asset management organization. Lisa Skakun Director and Chair of the People, Compensation and Governance Committee and Member of the Audit Committee Lisa Skakun is a lawyer and executive with over 20 years of experience in a variety of private and public industries. Currently the Chief Legal, Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Officer of Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union, Lisa is responsible for all legal, mergers and acquisitions, public affairs, compliance, financial crimes risk management and corporate governance functions. Lisa has her LLB from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Laws degree in business law from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, and also holds her ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Lisa is the recipient of the Lexpert Zenith Award: Celebrating Women in Law, the Association of Women in Finance’s PEAK award for Rising Star, and the National Post Award for Tomorrow’s Leader at the Western Canada General Counsel Awards and has been named to Canada’s Diversity 50 list by the Canadian Board Diversity Council. Previously, Lisa was the Board Chair of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a past board member of the Cause We Care Foundation, a previous Chair of the BC Business Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association, and was also a member of the Securities Law Advisory Committee for the British Columbia Securities Commission. Honorable Frank R. Fannon Strategic Advisor Frank is currently the managing director of Fannon Global Advisors, a strategic advisory focused on geopolitics, the energy transition, and market transformation. He is also a non-resident senior advisor at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a visiting senior fellow at the Center for Technology Diplomacy at Purdue. Prior to his time at the State Department, Frank established BHP’s U.S. Corporate Affairs function as a Managing Direction and served as Chief U.S. Advisor to the BHP Foundation, focused on transparency and governance, environmental resilience, and education equity. Prior to BHP, Frank led government affairs for Murphy Oil Corporation where he facilitated new country entry in multiple regions and developed the industry’s first point-of-purchase consumer energy campaign. Previously, he served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, where he drafted, negotiated and helped pass key legislation. Frank also served as counsel to Senators Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) and Pete V. Domenici (R-NM). Frank holds a J.D. from the University of Denver College of Law, an M.A. in International Affairs, Economics & Trade from the University of Denver Korbel School of International Studies, and a B.A. from Radford University. Dr. Yuan Gao Strategic Advisor Dr. Yuan Gao is an accomplished executive with a successful track record leading businesses throughout the lithium-ion battery supply chain. He is also a globally recognized innovator and expert in lithium-ion battery cathode materials, including LFP, NMC, LCO and LMO with 100+ patents, dozens of publications, and innovations at the core of today’s lithium-ion batteries. He is the Vice-Chair of the board of Pulead Technology, a respected producer of cathodes for lithium-ion batteries, having served as President and CEO from May 2014 to September 2019. In addition, Dr. Gao also serves as a member of the board of directors for Lithium Americas Corp. Previously, Dr. Gao served as Vice President at Molycorp Inc., and as Global Marketing Director and Technology Manager at FMC Corporation (USA). He completed a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of British Columbia and did post-doctoral research on lithium metal oxides at Simon Fraser University in Professor Jeff Dahn’s laboratory. He has also completed an executive education program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Byron Gates Strategic Advisor Dr. Byron Gates collaboratively assists the company in determining correlations between the structure, function, and properties of new lithium-ion battery materials. Dr. Gates is a Tier II Canada Research Chair in the Department of Chemistry at Simon Fraser University, investigating the surface and interface chemistry of nanomaterials and is the Head of the Centre for Soft Materials in 4D LABS, a materials research institute at SFU. Dr. Gates’ work includes a series of analytical and materials studies to prepare and analyze the surface chemistries of nanostructured materials. Dr.Gates received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington working with Professor Younan Xia and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University working with Professor George M. Whitesides. Joe Lowry Strategic Advisor Joe Lowry has 20 years of experience in senior roles with leading lithium producers and an extensive network in the global cathode supply chain network. Joe has worked for top lithium producers in the US, Japan and China, and has extensive worldwide market experience, a large contact base and a good pulse on the lithium market. He is widely respected and known as one of the world’s experts in the lithium sector. After a two-decade tenure working in senior positions in leading international lithium companies, Joe formed Global Lithium LLC as an advisory firm in 2012. Global Lithium LLC has been successfully supporting lithium producers, users, investors, hedge funds and governments. Robert Morris Strategic Advisor Robert is the Managing Director of Morris Consulting Corporation, a consultancy and advisory firm providing services to the base metals industry. Founded in 2019, the company’s clients include top-tier mining and trading companies. Robert has over 15 years of experience as a senior executive in the mining industry, most recently with Vale, where he was Executive Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, at Base Metals. Robert was instrumental in developing Vale’s strategic direction relating to the company’s electric vehicle strategy. Specifically, how to position Vale’s vast nickel and cobalt assets towards the production of essential battery materials. While based in Tokyo, he was president of Vale’s Japanese subsidiary Vale Japan Ltd., managing the company’s nickel production assets and leading the sales and business development activities covering nickel and cobalt specialty products. Prior to Vale, Robert was Managing Director at Umicore Greater China responsible for marketing Umicore’s line of cathode battery materials to the China market. Robert is also a non-executive Director at Giga Metals Corporation, a mining company, developing one of the world’s largest undeveloped nickel and cobalt sulphide deposits that is geared toward supplying the future demand for battery metals to fuel the growing electric vehicle industry.

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